It’s time. It’s time to stop buying more pasta and work through the crazy shapes of noodles we already have in our pantry. Canned soup bought and forgotten. Cake mixes. Tapioca pudding. It’s amazing how much is in our little pantry closet. Our food bill has gone down so much now that we are buying mostly just perishable staples like milk, cheese, and eggs. It’s been great for our Visa bill, too.
October 5, 2006
New Wine Retailer on Web – Clean Site Design
There is a new wine retailer on the web. JJ Buckley Fine Wines is out of California. The site is very well done, very easy to navigate, and very clean. Actually it’s almost too clean! I wish I could see the actual bottles of wine that are being offered. Many wines have good descriptions which are helpful, though. You can sort by the basic color or class (red, white, sweet/dessert, sparkling/Champagne), where the wine is from, wine varietal, and cost. The cost ranges are from under $25 to over $200 with many brackets in between, so the wide range of prices is nice. 
September 26, 2006
Killian’s, Oxford, Sierra Nevada
As I type, I am treating myself to a beer – yes, just one. I have alcohol very rarely, but the idea of it seemed to go well with the leftover chili I was having and the good TV show I was watching (Studio 60… more on that in another post, I’m sure!). I don’t like most beers. Killian’s Red is one that I do like. I also had a Baltimore-made beer, Oxford Raspberry (Oxford beers are now brewed by Clipper City), that a friend recommended. It was excellent. This one I’m enjoying now is also quite good: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. If you don’t usually like beer, but want to have a few you can enjoy, try these. But be responsible – even conservatively responsible. Only if of age. Just one at a time please. And try them at your own house where you don’t need to get in a car in order to get home.
