How To Turn Bacon Grease Into Pie Crust

Every time I tell someone I keep my bacon grease I get two kinds of responses. "Oh my God, are you serious? That's so gross!" -- or -- "Wow, I didn't know anyone else still did that. My mother/grandmother always had a can of it on the stove." Sometimes I'd get both reactions at the same time ... from the same person. But every now and then, I get something that just goes above and beyond the normal reactions. Something that shows the difference between being involved and being committed. (If … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes on That’s Life with Robin Swoboda

This is the footage my wife shot from behind the scenes when I was on That's Life with Robin Swoboda. She didn't get to shoot as much as we had hoped for, because of a couple of problems I mention in the video. … [Read more...]

How To Test Your Smoke Detector

This was supposed to be about doing a rotisserie chicken. But if you read the headline, and if you have any sense of foreshadowing at all, you've already figured out that's not what happened. As my daughter and I say whenever someone has a stupid idea on TV, "This will not end well." … [Read more...]

World Domination!

Okay, maybe I'm overselling it a bit. I just had my first TV appearance. … [Read more...]

How To Make Baked Macaroni And Cheese – Take 2

My usual baked mac and cheese is a version with eggs I learned in the Bahamas on my honeymoon. Since the first time I made that, I've never gone back and made the traditional style I used to do. Until now. This is one of the first dishes I learned to do really well. And yes, it's still just as good as I remember. As good as my other version? I don't know. I'll have to do them both someday so I can compare. (Oh, and see below for an important announcement.) … [Read more...]