The Story Of Pringles From Cradle To Grave

by Kevin Burton    Without this great big clue you would never guess this, or even think of it. With the clue you surely won’t miss.    Guess where and how the ashes of the late Fredrick Baur, inventor of Pringles, are buried?     Yep, in a Pringles can.    Ah but ain’t that America? …

48 Hours The Movie, Starring Our New Cat

by Kevin Burton    This is a happy cat story – thank God.    I wasn’t so happy around mid-day yesterday though.    Sunday after church we ran a special errand,  to pick up Lakin, our new 6-year-old cat. The cat rescue place told us Saturday that she had just had her shots and we …

Noisy Cauliflower, A Growing Concern?

by Kevin Burton    Certain food just calls out my name. Pizza comes to mind. Know what I mean?    And it doesn’t have to shout either. I am listening for its call on Friday nights, really most nights.    I haven’t heard too much from cauliflower though. But last week I learned I should …

Chocolate And More Words From The Aztecs

by Kevin Burton    If you have an appetite for words and/or dinner and dessert, you’re in the right place.    One of the recent Words at Play columns from Merriam-Webster featured words from the Aztecs, who lived in central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest.     The language they spoke (and about …

Great Kitchen Marriage: Mac And Cheese

by Kevin Burton    Today is the national day for what apparently is a regional dish, macaroni and cheese.     Macaroni and Cheese is comfort food for many of us. I have seen it as a much-needed point of agreement. So I hate to insert a note of controversy here. But….    But upon just …

Serving Up Turkey Tales This Thanksgiving

by Kevin Burton    Today we’re talking turkey as you prepare for your festive Thanksgiving celebration.  Call this food for thought before the actual food.    Though ham may appear on just as many tables as turkey on Thursday, you’ll likely never hear Thanksgiving called Ham Day.    So feast your eyes now, on ten …

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 …

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 …

Mother’s Day And Victory In Jesus

by Kevin Burton    My mother is running her victory lap with a walker.    Victory laps are supposed to be slower than the race itself, right? So there you go, it’s a chance to celebrate.   And make no mistake this is victory in Jesus, as the song says.    You’ll pardon her if there …

Love My Good Friends And Fried Chicken

by Kevin Burton    Gonna tell you a funny story, then tell you what it means to me beyond the humor.    My friend Tracy sent me the story.  Not sure where she got it. It is told from the perspective of a school-aged child:    “Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, I …