Favorites This Week

Below are a few things I found this week I like. Each picture was borrowed from, and has a link to the original post so hopefully I am not breaking online etiquette. Merely trying to bring attention to some cool ideas and a few new things. [click pics for link back to articles]

Over at The Girl Who Ate Everything Walking Tacos has resurfaced!

A great Idea that is really an oldie...Recipe & great pictures included! - Its like Frito-Pie in a bag!

Pod Rooms - Small $100 hotel rooms in NYC! Great idea, fun concept, brilliant design!

Black Kuro Burger (by Burger King!) - Bamboo charcoal ash mixed in with bun and black squid ink ketchup...Mmmm, mouth watering, eh?

 This brought back fond memories of a little restaurant in the North End of Boston called Limoncello! At the end of every meal it was customary to finish with a small drink of Limoncello. I like the idea of making my own just because of these wonderful memories but alas a small bottle would probably last for 10 years around our house!

Mimi & Papas House!

Most Saturdays I bring both of my boys to Frizzles to meet Mimi & Papa (my parents). Sometimes my wife (Steph) comes or is sleeping in from working the night before. Mimi and Papa enjoy time playing with Tytus (now 2.5) and holding Ezra(and playing as much as a 2 month old does).

Frizzles is like a Dairy Queen, but not. They have frozen custard, not soft serve ice cream and the menu's have similar things by the way of chicken fingers and burgers.

On Saturday morning they open fairly early for not serving breakfast. I think store hours they open by 9 or 9:30am and we show up between 930 and 10am. We are usually the only people there the first hour or so and Tytus is rip roaring and running around the restaurant inside. We order a drink and get a fry, or custard to share with Tytus. Occasionally we give him 'pieces' (pennies or change) to put in the big plastic Children's Miracle Network container which has your change go round & round and thru 'mousetrap' or Ferris Wheel kind of contraptions before finally falling to the bottom. Quite entertaining for him. We hang out for awhile and 'catch up' then go our separate ways. A good time is had by all!

What has happened over time is Tytus has gotten so used to seeing Mimi & Papa at Frizzles (and have been there more times than their actual house) that Tytus now thinks Mimi & Papa LIVE at Frizzles! And if that's not funny enough...every time we drive by Frizzles he starts hollering 'Dat's Mimi & Papa's house, Mimi & Papa's house!!!" and will continue to do so till I agree with him!

Favorites This Week

Below are a few things I found this week I like. Each picture has a link to the original post so hopefully I am not breaking online etiquette. Merely trying to bring attention to some cool ideas and a few new things.

The Floating Mug - To expensive for me...But cool none the less, a coffee mug that never needs a coaster.

 

The edible cookie coffee mug.

 

Tomato Pie with Bacon and Jalapenos: the picture first, then the recipe attracted me. Actually, it probably had to do with the part that said "Bacon".

Tonka Beans: I never heard of them, and I have traveled quite a bit.

The reason that tonka beans are not well-known in the US is that they contain courmarin, a (naturally occurring chemical) that was shown to cause liver problems in rats in extremely high doses. Tonka beans have been banned by the FDA for sale in the US as a food item since the 1950s because of this, though you would have to ingest exceptionally high amounts of the tonka bean to reach these levels.

How to make ice shot glasses: I am not promoting the 'shot glass' so much as this creative idea to make a 'glass' out of ice. I am sure it would be cool to use for other drinks and a dessert or two...I can think of a few catering applications.

New Direction...and more focus.

Alas, my blogging was more frequent and intense years ago...but now it goes in spurts.

I have been procrastinating because I have a couple of big changes coming up in my life.  Another baby boy, Ezra, will be coming in July and another change I can not announce until I complete some previous commitments and give notice in June. (but if you email me on Facebook I will tell you)  Some of your already know (close friends and family).

So at that time, possibly August, I will start posting the changes and/or switch to a Facebook page to post more frequent but smaller doses.  Between now and then will be seldom...but come catch me on my personal Facebook page if you haven't already. http://www.facebook.com/tyronebcookin