Sunday, November 29, 2015

Pineapple Slicing/Coring Gadget--Beyond Use Recs



On and off throughout the years, I've been using my pineapple slicer and corer (mostly referred to as "gadget" for the rest of this article), along with a knife and plate. Read the entire article for cutting-up methodology and comment there, please.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Sliced-Veggie Lentil Soup

Make an easy, robust soup that contains four veggies (1/2 pound each of carrots, celery, zucchini, and yellow squash), a 1-pound bag of lentils, and ~8 cups of water and seasonings (or broth). Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Simply Simple Pineapple Cupcakes

How about pineapple cake that isn't upside-down cake or coconut-pineapple combo (piƱa colada-ish)? This recipe uses a standard recipe for yellow cake mix and crushed pineapple. Pineapple juice replaces the water. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Stuck Blender Blade?

*** 7/24/2016
Accompanying video now available at YouTube—"Stuck Blender Blade?"


Does your blender blade seem stuck and not moving? Before you buy a new blender or blender blade, test for non-function, then try a home remedy of FIRST resort. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Some Words (Homonyms) and Non-synonymous Antonyms

Ever thought about words that have more than one antonym, and that those antonyms are not synonyms to each other? As an example, during a car ride, one word that I am often cognizant about is "right". The best word to confirm a traffic turn is "correct", not "right", especially if turning left. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Pancake-mIx Baked Donuts

My recipe makes 6 baked donuts, using pancake mix, water, and decorative sprinkles. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Monday, August 31, 2015

PB & Jammin' Sandwich Mysteriously Not Findable on the Web

What's mysterious to me is that I've been unable to unearth "PB & Jammin' Sandwich" online for recipe title or for the recipe ingredients. PB & J it is, with pumpkin subbing for half the peanut butter. Read the entire article and comment there, please.