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Bento 101: Assignment 5

Posted on March 3, 2013 by todd

The way to get into a bento habit, apparently, is to have lots of pre-made items around the kitchen. Apparently there’s even a Japanese word for this bento stash: johbisai. This week’s assignment was to make or buy one of each … Continue reading →

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Bento 101: Assignment 4

Posted on March 2, 2013 by todd

Here’s my homework for Assignment 4. Yeah, there was no Assignment 3, as far as I can tell. We went from 2b to 4. Whatever. The assignment was to make a bento-based lunch. My new bento boxes arrived about a … Continue reading →

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Bento 101: Assignment 2b

Posted on February 18, 2013 by todd

Here’s a quick one. This assignment: Go through the list you made for Assignment 1, and determine which kind of lunch you’re most likely to pack. Is it compact and grain-based? Do you want something hot or soupy? Maybe you prefer … Continue reading →

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Bento 101: Assignment 2a

Posted on February 17, 2013 by todd

This week’s assignment was to take a regular meal that you’re planning to eat, and experiment with packing it into a container wisely. The point, I believe, is to show that you can fit a “normal” amount of food into … Continue reading →

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Bento 101: Assignment 1

Posted on February 16, 2013 by todd

I signed up for an online course called Bento 101. Each week we’ll get a different assignment. I may have to write something, prepare something, take a photo of something, etc. For the course, we’re all supposed to have a … Continue reading →

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Todd’s Great BBQ Safari, Part 1 – Oklahoma Joe’s in Leawood, Kansas

Posted on November 26, 2012 by todd

When we set out on our current grand excursion, two and a half months ago, one thing I was looking forward to was doing a thorough survey of American styles of barbecue. I’d had a lot of Q from Texas … Continue reading →

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New Biscuits at the Denver Biscuit Company

Posted on January 2, 2011 by todd

OK, this isn’t exactly news anymore, but on November 6 the Denver Biscuit Company rolled out two new biscuit meals for winter.  One is a shrimp and grits biscuit.  The other is pulled pork.  As you can guess, I was … Continue reading →

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Friday night bachelor meal

Posted on September 24, 2010 by todd

Beth’s still in Kansas City, dealing with issues related to her father.  So I’m home alone for another weekend.  Tonight, after getting home I decided I wasn’t in the mood to go out for dinner by myself.  But we didn’t … Continue reading →

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my report from the official Barbecue Capital of Texas

Posted on January 16, 2010 by todd

I’m currently spending two weeks in Austin, Texas for my job.  I decided to stay in town for the weekend, mainly to avoid the hours of travel back home just to turn around and spend hours to travel back to … Continue reading →

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Mexican Hot Dogs

Posted on August 27, 2009 by todd

For the love of all God and all that is holy, why has nobody told me about these Mexican hot dogs until just now? “The hot dogs are wrapped in bacon, grilled, then served with toppings like beans, guacamole and … Continue reading →

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