As Thanksgiving draws closer, in the interest of home safety I’m linking to a release by the National Fire Protection Association concerning tips for preventing fires. Of course, I do have a few comments to add to their statement in order to bring what they have to say into the real world. Continue reading
Tag Archives: cooking
Backtiming
I had an assistant once who developed the concept of “the Ritter factor” when estimating time. The basic concept was that if I said something would take a certain amount of time, that amount needed to be multiplied by 4.5 to determine the actual time required. 
While not admitting to the accuracy or even existence of this factor, I can state that Thanksgiving‘s biggest challenge is time. Continue reading
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Comfort Food
Everyone has something they eat that evokes happy memories. Something that makes you feel warm and safe even if you don’t quite know why. It could be something your Mom cooked for you when you were sick or down. It could be something you associate with a meaningful experience. But everyone has one or two or maybe more. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 