By Mike Thayer When the eggs you’re frying up for breakfast stick to the ‘non-stick’ frying pan despite the ample dose of olive oil, you know it’s time to replace it.  The cheap frying pan set I bought at Walmart about five years back when setting up my apartment post-divorce were all in need of […]

By Mike Thayer In honor of National Drink Wine Day – who thinks up these days of celebration things anyway? – Well, I’m rolling with it! A drink review on a Chardonnay, produced by Clos du Bois Clos du Bois is one of California’s longest standing names in the marketplace, walk into almost any liquor […]

By Mike Thayer Who doesn’t like a good meatball sandwich right? So when I saw these in the freezer section at Costco and always looking for something in a convenience food to have at the ready at home, I picked up a box of Raybern’s Meatball Marinara Sandwiches and threw it in the cart. The […]

By Mike Thayer It was a birthday celebration for one of my friends and for dinner on this occasion, we headed to her restaurant of choice, P.F. Chang’s. If you’ve never been to a P.F. Chang’s, it’s an Asian restaurant founded in California and they take great pride in making food from scratch every day […]

By Mike Thayer It was a birthday celebration for one of my friends and for dinner on this occasion, we headed to her restaurant of choice, P.F. Chang’s. If you’ve never been to a P.F. Chang’s, it’s an Asian restaurant founded in California and they take great pride in making food from scratch every day […]

By Mike Thayer Like so many working stiffs, I’ve GOT to have my coffee in the morning to get jump started. Traditionally, I’m a Folgers Classic Roast kind of guy and I doctor my coffee with some hazelnut flavored creamer.  So no, I’m NOT a coffee snob.  I don’t do the whole beans and a […]

By Mike Thayer Blended and flavored whiskeys are red hot right now, consumer demand for brown spirits continues to rise with American Whiskey in particular seeing some phenomenal sales growth. Regular readers know that I am a fan of flavored whiskey, I’ve always got a bottle of something in my freezer for a chilled shot […]

By Mike Thayer Uniquely Chinese-American, General Tso’s Chicken is a battered and fried chicken dish served with a delicious ‘sweet heat’ sauce made with a combination of soy, garlic, ginger, chili peppers, sugar and other ingredients.  It’s my preferred go-to dish when I’m in the mood for Chinese food.  I’m always looking for a restaurant […]

By Mike Thayer Sloppy presentation, skimpy portions, well, EXCEPT the broccoli…. A friend of mine was celebrating a birthday the other day and so a group of us met her and her significant other at Logan’s Roadhouse to celebrate.  It was a Saturday night, a busy night for the restaurant, but there was no waiting […]

By Mike Thayer What do you do with an old coffee table that had a tile or slate top and a bunch of those pieces got broken rendering it unusable?  OH NO, a topless table!  And don’t ask what happened to make the table topless, I’m not telling. And sure, you could TRY to save […]

By Mike Thayer Sloppy presentation, skimpy portions, well, EXCEPT the broccoli…. A friend of mine was celebrating a birthday the other day and so a group of us met her and her significant other at Logan’s Roadhouse to celebrate.  It was a Saturday night, a busy night for the restaurant, but there was no waiting […]

By Mike Thayer Here’s a wine you may want to have on hand. The Ned Sauvignon Blanc. The Ned hails from New Zealand and the Marisco Vineyards located in the Waihopai Valley.  A number of wines made there are award winning, receiving accolades in several international competitions to include the Sauvignon Blanc. If you’re not […]

By Mike Thayer Back in May of 2019, I completed a hazelnut flavored coffee challenge, in search of the best one.  I’ve since found another one to add to the list.  Barissimo Hazelnut Coffee, available at Aldi, is definitely a coffee you should consider.  Costing me $3.79, that’s a VERY Bachelor on the Cheap friendly […]

By Mike Thayer Back in May of 2019, I completed a hazelnut flavored coffee challenge, in search of the best one.  I’ve since found another one to add to the list.  Barissimo Hazelnut Coffee, available at Aldi, is definitely a coffee you should consider.  Costing me $3.79, that’s a VERY Bachelor on the Cheap friendly […]