By Mike Thayer Chop, chop, chop! Some people like to plan their menus, to include yours truly, but a lot of people aren’t really into doing that.  No harm, no foul and eating on a whim can be fun!  But eating on whim can also be disappointing and it often begs questions like, “What do […]

By Mike Thayer I recently treated myself to a vacation, four days of fishing fun on a lake. But unlike last time, roughing it in a tent and having to pack things up early with the threat of a golf ball size hail storm looming, on this trip I got a hotel room. There were […]

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.  But in trying to eliminate some sugars from my diet, I’ve dropped the flavored creamer […]

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 Payday isn’t for another couple days and you’ve got just a few bucks in your wallet….  What are you going to eat over the next few days? Been there, done that. That’s why it’s SO important to have a well stocked pantry, to be able to make and eat good food until […]

By Mike Thayer I recently joined a wine club and I’m digging it!   Thank you Lori!  Shopping online at my leisure in the comfort of my own home, discovering new and exclusive wines and having them shipped directly to my door = Happiness in Every Sip.  I borrowed that line from WineShop at Home, the […]

By Mike Thayer I’m a ham for Christmas dinner kind of guy, but it was just a party of one this year so I didn’t need a big ham for my Christmas meal.  Something less than 5 pounds did the trick, some ham for dinner and then the tasty leftovers to enjoy later. I don’t […]

By Mike Thayer Pumpkin pie, it is THE dessert for the Thanksgiving holiday.  So if you can’t wait until Thanksgiving to sink your teeth into some pumpkin pie, McDonald’s may just have the fix for you. They’ve done a pretty nice job of putting some pumpkin pie filling in their classic turnover crust and dusting […]

By Mike Thayer Without question, pizza rolls, along with nachos, are in my top 5 list of favorite snacks.   Pizza rolls are that perfect little bite of pepperoni pizza, they’re convenient, they’re budget friendly…. tasty, tasty, tasty……  And who doesn’t like pizza rolls?  Break out a bag from the freezer, pop them in the oven, […]

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 A Beautiful Pork Loin The tang of Dijon mustard, the sweetness of brown sugar, the smokiness of bacon, juicy-tender pork and of course, the kiss of a bourbon glaze….  It’s another dose of YUM!  And yes, you guessed it, the Triple ‘B’, is Brown sugar, Bacon and Bourbon….  What’s NOT to like, […]

By Mike Thayer This ‘fishy’ deal is something I’ve been wanting to try since the Roast Beef King announced it about a month ago.  I’m a sucker for a good fried fish sandwich, so I asked myself, “Self, how well do they do fish?”  For a limited time, Arby’s is venturing into the fish sandwich […]

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 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 […]