By Mike Thayer I recently wrote about what to look forward to in 2019 from fast food.  Trending, are smokehouse/steakhouse style burgers and sandwiches and the meat of the year is predicted to be brisket. Consumers are clamoring for something more, creations beyond the ordinary realm of classic burger and sandwich flavors.  People want smokey, […]

By Mike Thayer I like whiskey, but not straight whiskeys, I’m a blended whiskey kind of guy.  What is the difference between a straight whiskey and a blended whiskey you ask? Straight whiskey is generally defined as distilling a fermented cereal grain mash (it could be corn, rye or barley) to create a spirit and […]

MIAMI — Available starting today nationwide, the King of Flame-Grilling, BURGER KING®, is introducing its new Grilled Chicken Sandwich. The new Grilled Chicken Sandwich is made with seasoned 100% white meat chicken filet, flame-grilled to perfection, marinated with spices, layered with fresh lettuce, ripe tomato, and sweet honey mustard on a toasted potato bun. BURGER […]

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 I recently wrote about what to look forward to in 2019 from fast food.  Trending, are smokehouse/steakhouse style burgers and sandwiches and the meat of the year is predicted to be brisket. Consumers are clamoring for something more, creations beyond the ordinary realm of classic burger and sandwich flavors.  People want smokey, […]

By Mike Thayer I always have some kind of cereal on hand.  Sometimes it’s for breakfast, sometimes with a little fruit and a heavy dose of cream, it makes for an impromptu dessert.  And although Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries is my all time favorite cereal, that’s not what I typically have on hand.  My […]

It’s another dose of YUM! By Mike Thayer Ranch is my go-to salad dressing if I’m going to have rabbit food.  My second favorite is Blue Cheese and every now and then when I think I need a change of pace flavor variety for my salad, I might have some Italian, perhaps some Thousand Island.  […]

By Mike Thayer The Buffalo Chicken Regular readers know that I’m not a huge fan of Papa John’s pizza.  To me, it’s average pizza.  But they’ve been teasing us all with their Papadias, the flatbread sandwiches which look delightful.  You’ve no doubt seen the commercials and with dinner to think about on a Monday night […]

By Mike Thayer So I’m in the market for a riding lawn mower for my property at beautiful Lake Viking.  The property is 1.5 acres and so a push mower just isn’t going to get the job done and why push a mower when I can ride in luxury, right?  I purchased the land back […]

By Mike Thayer What is the most popular thing to add to meats cooked outdoors? BBQ Sauces It’s true, the most popular thing to add to the plethora of meats cooked outdoors is BBQ sauce. If you had guessed ketchup, believe it or not, you would be wrong. The person who invented BBQ sauce is […]

By Mike Thayer I’ve heard friends and co-workers over the years throw out a number of claims on why they don’t buy in bulk to save money: You really don’t save much money doing that, it’s not worth it You have to buy so much stuff to get the savings I can’t afford the membership […]

By Mike Thayer Blended and flavored whiskeys continue to be red hot in popularity, 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 […]

By Mike Thayer While out running some errands yesterday, I decided to pull into Chick-fil-A and get a Peach shake.  I’ve never had a peach shake before and I’ve heard about how good they are, so it was time to find out just how good. Here’s the description from the Chick-fil-A website: Hand-spun the old-fashioned […]

By Mike Thayer So I’m in the market for a riding lawn mower for my property at beautiful Lake Viking.  The property is 1.5 acres and so a push mower just isn’t going to get the job done and why push a mower when I can ride in luxury, right?  I purchased the land back […]