On the fast days with this plan males get 600 calories and females get 500 calories. How and when you use those calories is up to you but protein lasts longer than carb based calories. Since...

I had my 50 year old physical on 8 Feb of this year and I was 246 lbs. That day I stopped eating potato chips and started watching what I ate a bit better. I had lost 10 lbs by 31 March. On 31...

It all depends on work and leave time built up. I earn much less leave time now that I'm a civilian again. We'd like to get back for the games and some hunting.

This being our first year away from San Antonio after retirement we really missed attending both the ceremony at The Alamo and the Highland Games. After reading the speech I'm doubly sad to have...

Blame Disney. I'm from TN and growing up fairies were, at best, mischievous and at their worst could be rather malevolent. All that being said, there were some cute fairies in those pics.

YMOS,...

As I understand it, McClellands buys stock from major distilleries in each region and bottles it under the name of that region. The purpose is to give a general impression of the malts from each...

PEEDYC, that is the diet I grew up with in small town South. Of course there aren't many in the South that don't have a bit of Scots ancestry. My saying was always, "salad is what food eats".
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Outstanding! Congratulations to your son and daughter-in-law on a healthy child.

YMOS,
Tony

I am retiring from the Army after 20+ years. We'll hit the road on the 25th and I'll not have internet after about noon tomorrow. We're leaving TX heading to VA where I'll be working as an Army...

Thanks for the pics, they bring back memories of our visit to Normandy. We didn't get to see the Canadian cemetary as we were on a tour targeted at US Military. We did visit the US Cemetary at...

You make a very good looking couple. I wish you many happy years together.

YMOS,
Tony

I don't see how you'd have to do anything different for a Muslim. They are allowed sheep and all the parts. I make my own either by hunting (venison or hog) or buying the parts directly from the...

Different names indeed. I was in Bavaria and there are lots of differences between Northern Germany and Southern Germany. In Bavaria, Coke and Beer was simply called a Cola-Weissen. It is pretty...

Something I picked up in Germany is a Radler. A 50/50 mix of beer and lemon-lime soda. Another favorite for warm weather is Lynchburg Lemonade.

YMOS,
Tony

We don't have many vegetarian recipes. I'm too much a Southern country boy to go without meat. I do have one that we do every so often, a vegetarian burrito. Slice portobello mushrooms 1/4 inch...

Our Scottish Terriors, a brother and sister pair, Fergus and Maggie.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k15/TheSp8_2006/2008_1216puppiesquilts0023.jpg

Our now dead yellow Lab, Bonnie. We found...

Attending whisky tastings is a good way to figure out your preferences. If you can find a bar with a wide selection of Single Malts go there and try one a night and keep track of what you drink and...

Smoked salmon I'll put in omlets with a bit of cheese.

Fresh salmon I smear softened butter generously on the skin side. Add a bit of salt and pepper and place skin side down in a hot skillet. ...

Happy Birthday to the Army.

I propose a toast: To the Army and to our fallen comrades. (B)

Tony
SFC, USA
Oct 90-present

What a motley crew. Were the towns people successful in repelling your incursion? There was a group from around KC that portrayed the Fur Trade Era but do it on a strictly educational basis. Keep...

I'll echo the advice to use your grandfather's flag and medals to make a shadow box to honor his service. My grandfather wasn't allowed to enlist due to being in a vital occupation. He raised and...

In Korea, I had the silkworm larva (tasted like walnuts), octopus pulled out of the tank and cut up, some seafood I didn't know what it was both raw and cooked, and some street vendor food I'm not...

Thanks for posting your recipe. We ate the last testicles we had in the freezer last week. I guess I'll have to go hog hunting to get some more.

I make a mean steak and kidney pie and various...

Here is a great song performed by the Dropkick Murphys, The Green Fields of France. Worth the listen.

http://youtu.be/zCvSc2b8CWc

YMOS,
Tony

Good pics of your process. The finished Haggis looks good. I've never used testicles in sausage though as I like them fried too well. I would like your recipe for that sausage just to play around...