Lunch(es) Today: Double Meat Sandwiches, Pork Chops, Tossed Salad and Pasta

Lunch(es) Today: Double Meat Sandwiches, Pork Chops, Tossed Salad and Pasta
Due to popular demand, the “Lunch Today” column has been expanded to “Lunches Today” to better include the delicacies that are consumed within the friendly confines of the office here.  Some people bring lunch from home, others like to buy tossed salads from the deli downstairs....

Lunch Today: Chili with Rice

Lunch Today: Chili with Rice
Another day, more leftovers.  My wife and I made my mother’s beef chili last Sunday and today was the day to bring it for lunch, along with some white rice that we had left over. Add a can of Diet Coke from home and it’s the perfect meal for a cold Friday that officially began when I needed...

Lunch Today: Baked Ziti

Lunch Today: Baked Ziti
Another day, another set of leftovers. My wife and I hosted a New Year’s Eve party this year and made a couple large platters of baked ziti, some of which was still left over in our fridge.  While there are plenty of people who are anti-leftovers and throw food out one day after it’s saved,...

Lunch Today: Pasta Fagioli

Lunch Today: Pasta Fagioli
I have returned to the corporate world and I am always amazed at how much conversation and interest there is in people’s lunches.  Whenever someone heats something up in the microwave everyone pokes their heads up to see what is being warmed.  Is it chicken parm?  Minestrone soup?  Some type...

It’s finally time to diet…I mean, it’s finally time for a culinary lifestyle adjustment…

It’s finally time to diet…I mean, it’s finally time for a culinary lifestyle adjustment…
I have been putting off actually trying to lose weight for so long and I am finally starting to feel motivated to try it out.  Way too many times I fall back on the idea that overweight men can lose weight quickly and therefore I will just take a little more time to enjoy eating whatever I want and...

Wilbon has Angioplasty

ESPN.com is reporting that Michael Wilbon, half of the Pardon the Interruption team with Tony Kornheiser, has undergone an angioplasty after doctors discovered a minor blockage in one of his arteries. Though he is expected to leave the hospital soon, it is unknown when he will return to PTI. Best of...

Robert Cade, Gatorade Inventor, Dead at 80

Robert Cade, Gatorade Inventor, Dead at 80
Dr. Robert Cade, the man responsible for starting the sports drink industry by inventing Gatorade, died at the age of 80 yesterday due to kidney failure. His death was announced by the University of Florida, where Cade made a living for the past half century. Beginning in 1965, Cade and researchers...

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