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How Mr. Mom Cooks Dinner


Today we will make Pollock stuffed with crab, with steamed broccoli and yellow rice. First, start with a good wine.  I highly recommend Barefoot Pinot Noir, an inexpensive yet tasty wine.  Only cook with wine you would normally drink.  Uncork … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom Breaks His Silence


Yesterday I made mention of some friends I have made while writing this blog, and I failed to mention one Mike Calyn, who was instrumental in the formation of the visual aspects of breezespeaks.  Not only did he send me … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom – Football Prognosticator


After a rough start, to put it mildly, in our new feature of predicting NFL football games, we here at breezespeaks finished the season with a flourish.  We correctly predicted the outright winner of yesterdays Super Bowl, as the Baltimore … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom’s Midsummer Nightmare


Even if you don’t believe in global warming, it has been a hot summer.  By my own estimation we have had a dozen days of 90 degrees or higher, and it is only the third week of July.  What will the … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom is Back


Will came home yesterday with a mask he made in art class.  It was colored red, yellow and orange, and seemed like it was on fire.  It looked a bit like Johnny Flame from the Fantastic Four. “What is this?” I … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom’s Playing With Fire


How’s that for an attention grabbing headline? Really, all I’m referring to is a new recipe I made up the other day in an effort to spice up supper.  I took a simple carbonara recipe and made it my own. You … Continue reading

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Cold, Wet and Cooking


Today is our second straight day of cold, wet weather.  It seems like only yesterday we were in the middle of summer, with the kids eating freeze pops like their life depended on it, and me in the kitchen cooking … Continue reading

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Mr. Mom Strikes Again


Last night, I tried a variation of my previously published beef and bean burritos recipe that I think parents might like.  I got the idea from PurPlekAmeL, who added habaneros to her mixture, and said her family loved them.  My own … Continue reading

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Tips From Mr. Mom


Kathy and I have always tried to dissuade our children from drinking soda, to the point where we don’t buy it to keep in our house.  Instead, we buy 100% fruit juice and mix it with Adirondack Raspberry-Lime seltzer.  It’s … Continue reading

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Comfort Food Queen – Part Two


For the sake of transparency, I have to make note of the fact Michelle D’Onofrio, of http://www.comfortfoodqueen30.blogspot.com, sent over some cupcakes as a thank you for the shout out I gave her in an earlier column.  Though she is still … Continue reading

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