I twittered a couple easy crockpot chicken recipes last week and thought gee, it might be nice to share some of my cooking adventures with the rest of my readers! Before you run away screaming, “I can’t cook,” let me admit here that all of my “cooking” involves things with very few ingredients and a [...]
Congratulations @geck0man! For Losers, Crab Stuffed Shrimp Outback Recipe!
21 Apr By 1 Comment
Congratulations to Twitter user @geck0man for winning the $25 Gift Card to the Outback Steakhouse. I rolled the giant d53 at random.org and @geckoman’s number was the lucky winner! See? I told ya you could win with just a Re-Tweet! Enjoy your steak and Bloomin’ Onion, @geck0man. For the rest of you losers, I still [...]
Wesley Crusher, Inadvertently Responsible for the Bloomin’ Onion
9 Apr By 6 Comments
It needed only three more minutes. He was sure of it. Confident in his decision, Picard pulled his head from the smoky depths of the grill and closed the lid with a snap. The clearing smoke revealed a particularly idyllic day on the Holodeck; an Earth day in June, maybe. Most of those assembled were [...]
Grown-Up J’s Favorite Geek Things
31 Mar By 2 Comments
As I’ve been making the transition between College Student and Fully-Functioning Adult, I’ve noticed myself geeking out over some unexpected things. Never, when I lived in a dorm, did I ever consider shower hardware a “geek product.” I find that to be a weightier sign of adulthood than any birthday or degree. These are the [...]
Geeks Can Cook: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
11 Oct By 7 Comments
I’d like to jump out of my normal categories and share a great Fall recipe with you. Some people are probably saying, “Whoopie Pie? Is that like makin’ whoopie? WTF is a whoopie pie?” (Those of you from the northeast are probably wondering how there are people who don’t know about whoopie pies… and frappes… [...]
(Most) Geeks Can’t Cook
18 Feb By 4 Comments
Despite being female, my culinary skills are next to nil. I am what you can call an “assembler” – I can open a bunch of cans and bags, throw them in a pot, simmer, and call it soup or stew or chili or rice & beans. I can vaguely follow recipes, but they don’t always [...]
Easy Win Contest: How Would Your Geek Icon Cook Steak? Win $25 to Outback Steakhouse!
Update: We have a winner!! Thanks for playing!! To help spread the word about their new menu offerings (15 meals under $15!), the fine folks at Outback Steakhouse have provided us with a most excellent prize to give away, geek friends. How would you like $25 in free food? (You’d be a hero at D&D [...]