Finally Got A Picture Of A Mallard

Well I finally got a picture of a Mallard Duck. My neighborhood just north of Buffalo, NY has Mallards all over the place. They are even protected by town law if I'm not mistaken. They like to walk around right in the road sometimes, even with their little chicks following close behind.

This is a male, and he's just about to take off. The lady a few houses down feeds all the animals who visit her yard, ducks, rabbits, squirrels, etc. Sometimes her house looks like a duck airport, there are so many taking off or landing at any one time.

And off he goes to another duck adventure. This time of year that usually means finding a female to 'play house', if you know what I mean.

FOOD: Frying Potatoes

I was looking for an excuse to cook up something in my cast-iron skillet, and I had some red potatoes, so I put 2 + 2 together & decided to fry up some sliced and shoestring potatoes.

I had some vegetable oil, enough to cover the skillet surface about 1/4 inch. I will try this again with bacon grease next time. The thin slices came out just like potatoe chips, and the thicker ones more like french fries. My potato peeler has a section where you can push through a frech fry shaped raw potato and it slices it into 3 shoestring potatoes. They cooked the fastest and were dee-lish.




These potatoes came out great. I love being able to cook up my own food without making a huge production out of it. It stank up the house a little bit, but it was worth it.

Wordless Friday

Well, I have not had a Wordless Day in a long time, so here's one in the comedy department. Add your own words.

Actually, there are some words, but they are mis-spellt.

Pictures Of Spring!

Time for some Pictures Of Spring! Finally the plants are growing again. Woo-hoo!








Finally things are turning green again. Robins are all over the place and worms are creeping around as well. Maple trees and other plants are sporting their springtime buds and soon I'll be crankin' up the lawn mower. Goodbye snow, see ya next year!

More Burgers & Fries

Spring is in the air around here in Buffalo. Time for more burgers & fries shtuff.

Tips for better burgers:



http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/03/the-burger-labs-top-ten-tips-for-better-burgers.html

Frozen fries review:



http://burgerdoctor.com/frozen-french-fries-test.html

St. Patty's Day

St. Patrick's Day - enjoy!



I've had some trouble with putting links up onto this blog, so if you have a tech support issue, try this:

www.2stews.com/2010/03/guinness-irish-stew.html

Oh, and follow your dreams!!!

Donsta

2 Feet Of Snow - Whew! That's A Lot!

Recently people in the Eastern USA had a major snowstorm that left 2 feet of snow on the ground.

WOW, 2 feet. That sounds like a lot of snow to me.

See below.

The Truth About Cars - The Blog

Here's a blog I've been following lately - it is:

www.thetruthaboutcars.com


Lots of cool info and opinions about cars and other vehicles.

Enjoy.

Nice Weather - Start The Grill

We had some nice, sunny, Buffalo weather recently, and it was time to say:

"Nice Weather - Start The Grill!!!"



Fiesta gas grill - check. Johnsonville Brats - check. Match - oh wait... Ok check.

The automatic starter is not working. Oh well, match got it going.

Some horsey mustard and relish - good to go.



I can't wait for spring.

Talas - A Buffalo Rock Legend

I don't know how I ever survived before YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFcTuQsr1TM&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JK7DUfB8Fo&NR=1

Rock on Buffalonians!

Talas is one of the best bands to ever play in Buffalo. Billy Sheehan is one of the best bass players I have ever listened to. Check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan

I think that because I'm from Buffalo I should shout about the good things in this city. This is one of those moments.

Would You Like Some REAL FRIES With That???

Enjoy.