By Mike Thayer Some people are coffee drinkers.  Some people are tea drinkers.  Some people are both.  I fall into the latter category.  I’ll have two cups of hazelnut coffee to get me jump started in the morning before work.  Then come mid-morning, I make the switch to tea. I’ve been a coffee drinker for […]

By Mike Thayer XX Large? Not so much… Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and my go-to meal is a Jimmy Dean sausage, egg & cheese croissant sandwich and a cup of coffee. It’s a convenient, simple, but pleasurable hot breakfast to start my work day.  I also like the Jimmy Dean breakfast […]

2556 N Greenwich Rd Suite 107, Wichita, KS 67226 Editor’s Note:  A visit to this joint, opening day 07/27, and getting some reader feedback motivated me to embark on the latest Bachelor on the Cheap Challenge for 2022: Who makes the best burger in Wichita? By Mike Thayer Starting out as a three stool hamburger […]

By Mike Thayer Back in June, I wrote about the Chicken Sandwich War going on in fast food and who makes the best chicken sandwich. That sandwich war is still happening and Burger King has re-grouped on the battlefront with a new weapon. Introducing the Burger King Ch’King Burger King kicks things up a notch […]

By Mike Thayer My go to off-the-shelf rub and all-purpose seasoning is Cookies Flavor Enhancer. It’s a great all purpose seasoning, does justice on a variety of meats and heck, it’s even good mixed with a little mayonnaise for a bologna sandwich. The promo on the bottle is no lie, it’s great on pork, beef, […]

1109 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67211 By Mike Thayer After eating at Fatburger on their opening day Wednesday and receiving some reader feedback, I decided to embark on another Bachelor on the Cheap Challenge: Who makes the best burger in Wichita?  I’ve never completed a best burger challenge (started one for local joints in […]

By Mike Thayer The DQ Crispy Chicken Sandwich There’s been a chicken sandwich war going on in fast food, it started in 2019 and it’s still going on today.   Shots fired!  Chick-fil-A made headlines in 2019 becoming the third largest fast food chain, led with their classic chicken sandwich.  Popeyes reacted by putting a new […]

By Mike Thayer Looking for some quick meals I can pop in the microwave when I don’t feel like cooking, I came across a box of Grande Ricotta Cheese Cannelloni made by Realgood Italian while making my last shopping trip to Costco. I love Italian food, I mean who doesn’t, right!?  But what made me […]

By Mike Thayer Looking for some quick meals I can pop in the microwave when I don’t feel like cooking, I came across a box of Grande Ricotta Cheese Cannelloni made by Realgood Italian while making my last shopping trip to Costco. I love Italian food, I mean who doesn’t, right!?  But what made me […]

By Mike Thayer French Fry Battle: Wendy’s vs. McDonald’s When it comes to fast food, a lot of folks claim that McDonald’s has the best fries.  I’m one of those people, when they’re hot and salted correctly, they’re tough to beat.  Coming out of the fryer, McDonald’s fries are golden brown and you get the […]

By Mike Thayer Just LOOK at that chicken breast! There’s been a chicken sandwich war going on in fast food, it started in 2019 and it’s still going on today.   Shots fired!  Chick-fil-A made headlines in 2019 becoming the third largest fast food chain, led with their classic chicken sandwich.  Popeyes reacted by putting a […]

By Mike Thayer XX Large? Not so much… Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and my go-to meal is a Jimmy Dean sausage, egg & cheese croissant sandwich and a cup of coffee. It’s a convenient, simple, but pleasurable hot breakfast to start my work day.  I also like the Jimmy Dean breakfast […]

By Mike Thayer About a month ago, I wrote about the need for a shed.  Now that I have my customized kayak for fishing at beautiful Lake Viking, I need a shed at the lake property to keep it in. So I’ve been doing some homework online and checking things out the traditional way as […]

1109 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67211 By Mike Thayer After eating at Fatburger on their opening day Wednesday and receiving some reader feedback, I decided to embark on another Bachelor on the Cheap Challenge: Who makes the best burger in Wichita?  I’ve never completed a best burger challenge (started one for local joints in […]