by Kevin Burton Checked into the Hampton Inn in Sioux Falls on a Monday, settled into our room. One thing was missing. We were two days into a much-needed vacation and having a great time, ready to watch the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday Night Football. The room was nice, lots of space …
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My Tangled Contribution To Pasta Day
by Kevin Burton World Pasta Day was yesterday. Sorry I didn’t warn you ahead of time, but that was not my only pasta failure. I prepared a contribution to the celebration but it left quite a bit to be desired. It did taste better on day two then when I first made it. …
Does National Taco Day Include Taco Salad?
by Kevin Burton Finally, one of these national days I can really sink my teeth into: It’s National Taco Day! It appears that the celebration resides on Oct. 4 each year. It’s not a moving holiday, the way President’s Day is. So National Taco Day is not the first Tuesday in October. …
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This Soup Is Super But Not As A Soup
by Kevin Burton I would never eat Campbell’s Golden Mushroom soup as a soup, but as a cooking ingredient it sure does its job. I’ve been cooking with golden mushroom for years. Not sure when I started or where I first heard about it. But I’ve never even thought about preparing it like …
Want Fries With That? Yes, Yes I Do
by Kevin Burton Just learned that I missed out on a big, big opportunity this year and I’m just sick about it. I love stories about people getting second chances and making it all work out. Happy endings. Sometimes though it’s just too late. My big chance came from Idaho in February, …
What’s Your Least Favorite Pizza Topping?
by Kevin Burton Pepperoni could be legal tender, really. I mean, that time when Jeannette and I made homemade pizza, my biggest fear (hope?) was that I would eat all the pepperoni before we ever got it onto the pizza. Most people agree with me. So you won’t be surprised to know …
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Storm Warning, Careful In The Kitchen
by Kevin Burton Our favorite Mexican restaurant has an offering called “Special Rice.” It is special but I think I can do better. There it is kids, your official warning: I’m headed back into the kitchen. I don’t mind cooking but don’t truly love it. Mostly I rush through the process without …
These Guys Were Really Into Chocolate
by Kevin Burton More than once I’ve gotten myself into a sticky situation and needed rescuing, but never like this. Two workers were rescued by firefighters after falling into a vat of chocolate at the Mars-Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania June 9. “It’s a real life Willy Wonka story,” wrote http://www.entrepreneur.com. “At …
Cereal, Court Cases And Sweet Memories
by Kevin Burton Kellogg’s and other makers of sugary breakfast cereals will be restricted in how they market those products in the United Kingdom starting this October, according to the BBC. The Royal Courts of Justice last week ruled in favor of the government in a lawsuit filed by Kellogg’s. The American food giant had …
The Unsavory Reality Of Breakfast In Bed
by Kevin Burton Certain things sound great, but once you examine them are really not. One such concept is breakfast in bed. People talk about breakfast in bed as a mother’s day or birthday kind of special thing you do for someone. So I’m thinking about this and it hits me, who really …
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