Entries Tagged as ‘Recommendations’

September 24, 2009

Recommendation: Something to put your coffee in

I have had the same travel coffee mug for 9 years. I got it at Target when I used to work there in college. It was $18. I thought that was a very extravagant coffee mug purchase at the time. However– it lasted 9 years! The past few weeks it’s started to leak around the [...]

April 4, 2008

Un-Recommendation: A Bad Idea

I am too tired to divulge all the details right now, but I’ll give you a teaser.
I needed to be at an Alaska Youth Board meeting last night in Eagle River. So I decided to drive down Thursday, attend the meeting, stay in a hotel, and drive back today.
WOW… that was a bad idea. Don’t [...]

February 7, 2008

The Reunion Tour

I let a friend borrow my ipod while he was on vacation for two weeks. I thought, “Two weeks, no problem! I can live without it for two measly weeks…”
I imagine some of the greatest reunion scenes in cinematic history were not as sweet as having my little friend back in my hands. Since, I [...]

January 25, 2008

Recommendation: Chicken Tortilla Soup

I found this soup on allrecipes.com- my favorite recipe database. I made it Christmas eve for the marathon of church services. It was excellent. I like it with a little dollop of sour cream. Instead of making tortilla strips I used crunched up tortilla chips. I’m thinking I need to make another batch… soup is [...]

January 15, 2008

Recommendation: Tomato Soup

Campbell’s Select Tomato Basil Soup
Excellent with grilled cheese. I’m enjoying that right now. Pepper Jack & Colby Jack cheese on wheat bread. Mmm… mmm… mmm…
Good stuff. Nothing better on a -40 degree day. Yuck.
Sometimes I wonder why people choose to live here…

November 30, 2007

Recommended: Pizza

New favorite pizza: Papa Murphy’s Stuffed Chicago Style
I think this pizza weighs like 5lbs.
5lbs of pure goodness.
Perfect for a Thursday night in with my friends from The Office.

Wow… I just referred to fictional characters as my friends. I need help.
My beverage of choice with this pizza? Alaskan Winter Ale. Mmm mmm good.