Posts by MikeLM

Some months ago, KYH and I had a discussion of how to salute the flag. I said I used hand-over-the heart; turns out that in 2008, the Flag Code was amended to permit veterans, not in uniform and whether or not wearing a hat ("covered")...

Agree with Joey about Ina Garten... she's really good and really intelligent   She was  a nuclear weapons applications analyst, assigned to the White House, before she got into cooking.  So, don't make her...

Iceman-   When you're featured on the small screen,be SURE and let us know the broadcast time and channel.  I watch Bourdain on the Travel Channel; didn't know he was on ABC which I never watch. (I'm a Fox News...

As an economist. I can relate to this.   Wish they were all that easy to understand!   Mike 

Need really good recipe for adding spaghetti to really good smoked porkchops. (We're using 'Randy Reams' wonderful Elburn smoked porkchops) I know I need a tol of gqrlic, but would appreciate other suggestions.   We'd like to...

K-girl-   I'll make my usual suggestion for removing crud, rust. paint, etc. from cast iron-  have it blast-cleaned.  You will have to check your phone book or other reference to see who can do BEAD-blasting in your...

Would lke to incorporate garkic, anchovies, pepperoni in a thin-crust pizza without blowing it away.  Green olives would be good, too.   Can this be designed, or will I just blow out the overall flovor/?   Ay...

As I understand it, there's a Federal law against slaughtering horses for food, even if the meat is to be exported.   The European market for horsemeat is very large but our horses must be shipped out of the country for...

You don't need a recipe for lobster - at least for live ones.    The  lobster is the thing!   Steam it just to done, serve with melted butter and some lemon.   Leave it alone, already   Mike

Never even though about this poblem, though I have only two wooden implements.  One - olive wood - I've had for years and it's holding up just fine... Like BDL, I NEVER put any wood in the dishwasher, and I always handwash them...