Earlier this week, I shared an analogy for understanding the differences among vision, mission, strategy, tactics, and execution using the example of a casserole. Today, I’ll close the circle by sharing the recipe for the casserole. This casserole is amazing for serving to a large group of people. Kids and adults alike enjoy it, and…
Salad isn’t always the most exciting thing to eat. It’s healthy, to be sure, but not always as savory or rich as we’d like – at least not without losing all the health benefits. A hot salad is one way to deliver a bit more punch to the dish without overloading on high calorie dressings.…
It’s a Summer Friday, so let’s kick back and relax with some foodblogging. Today, we’re going to make a DIY Nutella, but one that’s marginally better for you. I say marginally because I don’t want you thinking it’s some kind of health food. It’s not. For reference, here are the official product’s ingredients: Ingredients: sugar,…
How impressive would a 6 foot redwood tree be to a tourist in Sequoia National Park? How marvelous would the skeleton of a chicken harvested last week be to an archaeologist? How safe would you feel under the protection of someone who got a black belt in 3 months by mail order? In the modern…
I’ve been watching yet another meme pass around on Facebook, this time about the “hazardous chemicals” inside of a popular coffee brand’s pumpkin spice latte coffee drink. There have been opinions offered on all sides of the debate about whether X chemical is healthy or harmful, whether X ingredient is in the drink or not…
Ever notice that kitchen device makers of any kind – food processors, blenders, microwaves, etc. – seem to market their device as the be-all, end-all for every possible kitchen task? I have a blender that makes the claim that it can do everything: smoothies, peanut butter, ice cream, bread dough, soup (without additional heating), fresh…
In any given news topic, in any given industry that you’re trying to perform marketing in, there will be things that people are parroting mindlessly, and the reality is that you will not get the juice – the marketing results – you want if all you do is make reruns of other peoples’ reruns. For…
If you do a bunch of Googling, something as simple as waffles makes you scratch your head. Remember Eggo waffles, the brand behind the ad slogan “Leggo my eggo!”? Dig into the ingredients list: Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean,…
Justin Levy asked asked me why I use a manual coffee grinder when there are far better options available. The answer is: because it takes a long time to grind coffee this way. That seems like a strange answer, doesn’t it? Why would I choose the least efficient way to grind coffee? Wouldn’t it make more…
I was making grilled chicken yesterday and realized that my chicken was reasonably good. It’s kind of a funny method, but one I discovered after years of eating other people’s bad chicken. Here’s the thing about chicken: as a meat, it tends to dry out really fast, especially on the grill. Having thoroughly cooked chicken…
