Reading Time: 2 minutes Diabetes Pancakes and Me This recipe is about diabetes pancakes and me. I love pancakes so this was one of the first foods I had to learn to make my way(diabetic). No more pancake mix, it’s baking mix or flour recipes for me. This recipe is inspired by a Bisquick recipe. It has evolved over the years… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousand Island Dressing Thousand island dressing is a simple 5 ingredient recipe. I use it in my California Reuben Sandwich recipe. The origins of this dressing are mixed. There are two stories. The first is one says that a fishing guide’s wife, Sophia LaLonde, made the condiment for her husband George’s dinner. The name comes from the Thousand Islands region located on… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Coleslaw Recipe This is the coleslaw recipe I use for the California Reuben Sandwich. This recipe is inspired by the Betty Crocker Cookbook. The one cookbook that my wife has held onto for her entire adult life. Over the years we have made this recipe our own. She has adjusted it to our likes and dislikes. … Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corned Beef Taco Bar Set up a corned beef taco bar the next time you have friends and family get together. The taco bar is really easy and simple to serve your family and friends on your next get together. The taco bar only has one thing to cook. The rest of the ingredients are either… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Best Corned Beef Recipe Ever This recipe is what I use to make the best-corned beef for what I call the California Rueben Sandwiches. The corned beef must be cooked a day ahead so that it can be cooled overnight so that it can be sliced thinly the next day. We usually make an extra… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes The California Reuben Sandwich I call this sandwich the California Reuben Sandwich. This sandwich is a lighter version of the Reuben sandwich. This sandwich can be served cold or hot. This recipe deviates from the original sandwich in three areas. The first change is the bread. Instead of Rye, I use a Ciabatta roll. The ciabatta bread is… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glyphosate Mix For Weed Control A Glyphosate mix for the best weed control. The best weed killer, the most effective weed killer is a mix of glyphosate, water, dish soap and sulfate of ammonia. Yes, you read it right, sulfate of ammonia, a fertilizer. Are we going to fertilize our weeds as we try to kill them? Is… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Cat Stalking Camera This video shows a cat stalking camera. Cats stalk as part of their hunting routine. Tracking prey is an essential step in a cat’s pursuit of food. With their silent movements, steely focus heightened senses, and extremely flexible body structure, cats are born natural stalkers. All cats have the basic drive… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Robotic Gymnast Video You’ll be Amazed Have you seen the robotic gymnast video? I saw this robotic gymnast video recently. The development of artificial intelligence has evolved. Motion and manipulation Main article: Robotics The field of robotics is closely related to AI. Intelligence is required for robots to handle tasks such as object manipulation and navigation, with sub-problems such as localization, mapping,… Read More »
Reading Time: < 1 minute Homemade tortillas How would you like to have homemade tortillas on hand every day? Tortillas that are so simple and easy to make you might choose to make them instead of buying tortillas at the store. Having fresh tortillas on hand is a memory burned into my brain. My mother would make a large stack of… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes The best method for heating tortillas in the microwave Oh, this is so bad! The best method for heating tortillas in the microwave became a necessity to me while I was eating a poorly warmed slightly damp tortilla fresh out of the microwave. I knew I had to improve on what I was doing. Me and the… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Store Bought Pie and How to Save It Store bought pie is something that I used to crave and dread at the same time, let me explain. The first thing you need to know. There is nothing like a homemade pie. Absolutely NOTHING! But sometimes you don’t have the time, will, or the ingredients to make a… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Care and Use of Cast Iron How I came to use cast iron The care and use of cast iron pans, skillets, and griddles had always been kind of scary to me. I thought that I would want to have the pan be nonstick that would make clean up so much easier. I started out using… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes How to hoe weeds with a bad back How to hoe weeds with a bad back was a question I needed to answer very early in my life. I injured my back for the very first time as a child of ten years old. I jumped off a low hanging roof and got my first… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes My Workbench with vise A workbench with vise used to work on projects has always been a dream for me. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough space in a two car garage after a freezer, storage shelves, radial arm saw, toolbox, and a washer and dryer. So I needed something that I could use, but put away… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes How To Cut Deburr Glue PVC Pipe How to cut deburr glue PVC pipe is not very hard to do. It’s what you use to make the cut and what is leftover after the cut that may impact your project. For this article, I will use the term PVC, but the procedures in this article will… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Comparing Cellphones is so easy Comparing cell phones is an easy process. If you’re looking to see which model has the larger screen or if your checking features on a new cellphone for a future upgrade this website is for you. How I found it I found it when I was looking for a cellphone that I… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reusing PVC Fittings Why do I want to reuse PVC fittings? Reusing PVC fittings can be cost effective if you’re a homeowner like me. If you’re a contractor type person then time is more important and not worth the effort. But as homeowners, we have time on our hands in a lot of our projects. This… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Difference Between Schedule 40 PVC and Schedule 80 PVC Have you heard the term “schedule” when discussing PVC pipe and fittings? A PVC pipe’s schedule has to do with the thickness of its walls which affects the pressure the pipe or fittings can resist. Schedule 80 pipe is more expensive than schedule 40 pipe because of the additional… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unlocking an ATT cellphone Unlocking an AT&T cell phone is a straightforward process. But why would you need to unlock a cell phone? If you have purchased a used AT&T cellphone and want to use it on a compatible wireless network, but not AT&T, then the phone must be unlocked so that it can work… Read More »