I remember how I felt after Marixa and I got married. Our marriage was (and still is) awesome. Life was good as a couple, but in a lot of ways I felt incomplete as a man. There were things that I was supposed to know how to do that I just didn't or hadn't had … Continue reading What? Are you kidding me? That wasn’t hard!

I love Paula Deen. I don't get to watch her show that often, but I absolutely love it when I do. More than that, I have found several of her recipies on my Food Network: In the Kitchen app for my iPhone that are just awesome. The recipe of this evening? Southern Fried Chicken. I … Continue reading Fried Chicken? Yes, please!

It has been almost 13 years. Marixa and I haven't spent a day apart since August 1, 1998. Some of you are thinking, holy cow! Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? For some people, it may not work out so well. For us, it has been a very good thing. It hasn't … Continue reading It has been almost 13 years…

I have been frustrated with myself the last few days. Ok. More like these past few months. I have projects that I want to dive into and I have found myself very distracted. Ok. Fine. It has been an issue with me for a long time. There. Happy? Anyway. There have been things that I … Continue reading Stop trying to hit me and hit me.

I am a Food Network junkie. It is usually what we have on in the evenings. (So much so that my son, who is two and a half, knows most all of the Food Network chef's and asks for them by name...) One of my new favorite shows is Restaurant: Impossible. It is a lot like … Continue reading Learning to be consistent. In cooking and in life.