Ramen soup for dinner, Ramen hack #2,669 Why pay the price for cable TV, when you can have Roku? By Mike Thayer If you don’t feel like spending $20+ on a haircut, find the nearest Fantastic Sam’s.  That’s where I went today as a first time customer and boy I’m glad I did!  Arriving at […]

By Mike Thayer So you’ve got a bunch of ham leftover from the holiday dinner you made, or ham you were given to take home….  You can’t just keep slicing a big thick slice of it off and eating it as is…..  Well, you can, but there’s no variety in that. What else can you […]

By Mike Thayer I like to cook my bacon in the oven, it’s better than fried Hopefully everyone enjoyed a wonderful Easter holiday, the great company of family and friends, the excellent eats, the traditional ham and all the spring vegetables to go with it, the pies, cookies, cakes and of course, chocolates… But it’s […]

By Mike Thayer Ramen soup, it’s cheap, it’s a budget food, a single-person’s food, a plan ‘B’ food, a college dorm food, a don’t-know-what-else-to-have-so-this-will-have-to-do food… Don’t just make it per the package instructions, liven things up! Fire up the stove, heat up a pan.  Throw in a tab of butter and some olive oil.  Next, […]

By Mike Thayer If you don’t have any pork flavored Ramen on hand, beef works too Ramen soup, it’s cheap, it’s a budget food, a single-person’s food, a plan ‘B’ food, a college dorm food, a don’t-know-what-else-to-have-so-this-will-have-to-do food… Don’t just make it per the package instructions, liven things up!  And what a great way to […]

By Mike Thayer Ramen soup, it’s cheap, it’s a budget food, a single-person’s food, a plan ‘B’ food, a college dorm food, a don’t-know-what-else-to-have-so-this-will-have-to-do food… Don’t just make it per the package instructions, liven things up! Fire up the stove, heat up a pan.  Throw in a tab of butter and some olive oil.  Next, […]

By Mike Thayer If’ you’re running out of ideas on how to use up that leftover ham, here’s something super easy to try using ingredients you probably already have on hand. Ham Fried Rice Ingredients: 1/2 cup cubed ham 1 cup leftover rice (cold rice gives you that crispy edge you’re looking for in a […]

By Mike Thayer Everything is better with bacon! I love deviled eggs, but as much as I also love eggs over easy or scrambled for breakfast, I tend not to have enough eggs on hand when the mood for deviled eggs hits me.  But it is getting close to Easter and with deviled eggs on […]

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop’s Baja-inspired family meals are a great way to take the stress of cooking off of mom this Mother’s Day. The taco shop’s Taco Family Meals offer generous portions of the guest’s choice of meat, sides, fixings and more. Take it to the next level with a Chips & Queso Party Tray. The Taco Family Meal is available in two sizes; regular (serves 4-6, $35) and large (serves 6-8, $50), […]

By Mike Thayer OK, so you’re counting carbs and you’ve got a craving for chips, that crunch, but you’re tired of pork rinds……  What do you do? Eat some popcorn. When I first started counting carbs again, I had almost forgotten how relatively low carb it really is.  At only about 5 grams of carbs […]

Grilling Good Eats by Mike Thayer I already covered ‘must have’ essential tools in Chapter 2, but let’s do a quick recap of the basics needed for cranking out a great meal from the grill before we get into accessories and gadgets.   The charcoal chimney: For me, there’s really no better way to light charcoal.  […]

Grilling Good Eats by Mike Thayer Even if you aren’t an experienced griller, there’s no excuse for food that’s underseasoned.  That’s why I’m starting off this chapter with what to stock in your pantry.  You might wonder what a pantry has to do with grilling…..  FLAVOR!  Remember, we’re talking creating layers of flavor, cooking over […]

Grilling isn’t just about meat for lunch or dinner anymore.  You can cook anything on a grill.  There’s so much you can do over the fire and for any meal, heck, even a snack!  We’re talking pizza, breakfast dishes, grilled fruits, desserts, you name it.  If you can cook it on a stove top or […]

Grilling Good Eats by Mike Thayer If you aren’t really a big fan of veggies now, you will be once you start grilling them!  Adding veggies to your grilling menu really opens up a whole new world of flavors to your grilled fare.  Just about any vegetable can be done on a grill, simply dressed […]