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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Get Your Shoes Fixed at Resole America

 




I sent off my shoes to www.resole.com and had them fixed up.   It's a really easy procedure.   You can print out the pre-paid mailing label than pack your shoes and drop them in the mail.   Resole America will fix many brands of shoes:  MBT, Rockport, New Balance, Clarks, Fine Italian Leather, Birkenstock, Footprints, Havana Joe, Vasque Hiking Boots, Military Boots and Bostonian.   If you don’t have anything suitable to ship them to www.resole.com, you can send off for a pre-printed label and mailer.   That’s what we did this time, and it arrived quickly.

They access them, select replacement parts that closely match the original materials.  Many services are available:  Full Soles, Half-Soles, Combo Soles/Heels.   They'll even put in lifts.  You can also have your insoles replaced.   Which I did this time, because my orthotics tend to tear up my insoles.  I started using Resole America several years ago when shoe repair stores locally would not repair our Rockport shoes.

Resole.com also does a good job cleaning up your shoe.   While they usually replace our shoe laces too, it got overlooked this time.  I’ve sent them an e-mail, and I’ll post their response here.

Still, it’s a great way to get more wear out of your shoes!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

How to Make Good French Toast

My French Toast was always inconsistent until I saw a demo on Alton Brown's "Good Eats" show.

You start the night before, by putting your bread out on a rack to get stale. (So your toast doesn't fall apart when you add the egg batter.) The next morning, you mix up your favorite egg batter, Mr. Brown says to use only half and half with eggs, but I use skim milk with egg beaters if on hand. I also make my french toast with reduced calorie bread. Fill a 6 inch cake pan with your egg batter. I like to use this size since it fits my regular bread well. Then dip your bread in, 30 seconds on each side. And put on a cookie rack for two minutes to let the egg mixture seep toward the center. Next cook in your pan. The less you move your toast at this point the better. I lift up a corner to test brownness. When it's brown on both sides, move it to your oven set at 375 Degrees F (to cook the center), and fry the rest of the toast. Alton Brown suggests moving your fried toast to a cookie sheet lined with a cooling rack, but I simply use a Oven Crisper Sheet. By the time the last of my french toast is fried, the first slices are ready to come out of the oven.

In our house Maple Syrup is the only thing we pour on our french toast and waffles.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Deep Fried Turkey Safety

Let's have a safe Thanksgiving.

If you're planning to deep fry your turkey this year, I suggest watching these two short videos first. The second video is from the show that made me an Alton Brown fan.

Deep Fried Turkey Explosion Demo

Deep Fried Turkey Mini-Tutorial

Monday, November 22, 2010

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Holiday Cooking Tip

I love my Brownie Edge Pan. I no longer have to worry about mush in the middle! You get at least two edges on each slice! Another unforeseen benefit turned out to be how easy these brownies were to remove from the pan. I've used my pan for much more than just brownies: cake, rice crispies treats and more. If you bake No Pudge! Fat Free Fudge Brownie Mix, Original, 13.7-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6), you'll need two mixes. I've heard other mixes take just one, but for me it's either No Pudge or from scratch.

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