Recreational Reading

Month: December 2011

  • ’twas the week before Christmas

    Coming back from a vacation can always be a bit of a rough adjustment. Previously, I’d wrap four days off around a weekend to create six days off between two three-day weeks, which seemed to help, but last week I went for the full week off, which made coming back this week a little rough.…

  • Movie Review: Immortals

    Today was the last day (in Holland, at least) that Immortals was playing, and since the movie looked kinda good (the whole “from the team that brought you ‘300’” thing got me) I decided to go check it out. I was planning on cashing in on the daily matinee deal, but was not really expecting…

  • 3-day baking adventure and poker night

    One of the things I wanted to accomplish on my week-long vacation this winter, other than grilling some tasty meat, was to get my baking in order for my Christmas party this weekend. What I had originally planned as a two-day baking adventure has turned into a three-day expedition, in part due to a decision…

  • I love grilling

    For the past few days, I’ve spent some time at my parents grilling, and I’ve forgotten how much I love that grill. Sunday night, after the soccer game, I had a few friends over for ribfest: Two racks of baby back ribs, seasoned in a dry rub overnight and then slow-roasted for a few hours…

  • Recipe: Cheesy bacon potato skins

    About a week and a half ago, I found myself itching to go bowling, not so I could make a fool of myself and maybe break 50, but because one of the bowling alleys around here has some really great cheesy bacon potato skins. I realized pretty quickly that going to the bowling alley specifically…