I’m all for saving a few bucks. And anything to get me out in the shop making something. Often, my wife shows me a picture…
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We stepped away from our tools and DIY projects for a minute in an ongoing quest to demystify the pomegranate. We put together this quick…
By Pete
Not OUR blogiversary, merrypad.com’s blogiversary. Since I’m a little baking nerd, I made a cake for my girl Emily’s 1 year blogiversary. Here’s the quick step by step.…
By Pete
I love pumpkin time. One reason is because it’s almost time for Halloween, which is the most fun holiday if you have a kid. Another…
By Pete
I make my daughter’s birthday cakes by hand. They’re not professional level, and neither of us care (at least she doesn’t yet). They’re usually a…
By Pete
Plate that is. Garbage Plate. Pete introduced me to this gastronomical fanfare. Those of you in NY are probably like “yeah, yeah, yeah, garbage plate.”…
By Marty
Besides having awesome nicknames like “Rooster Sauce” and oh dear god help me “Cock Sauce”, Sriracha has awesome flavor too. The flavor is a mix…
By Pete
We’re not trying to turn this into some kind of cooking blog, but DAMN I make some good egg sandwiches. They’re made in one pan,…
By Pete
A few years ago Julia was way into Wow Wow Wubbzy, she thought he was cute and had a funny voice and whatever else kids…
By Pete
With four kids, we try to maintain a relationship with each child individually, and since the middle two are twins (and innocently referred to by…
By Marty
In case Alton Brown, or Rachel Ray, or Jaime Oliver haven’t burned it into your head yet, here’s a news flash, kids love to cook.…
By Pete
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