tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80172359991492208402024-03-12T18:47:06.714-07:00Cooking for Dads by Rob BarrettCooking for Dads creates video recipes for the visual learner. Easy steps and great tasting food.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-69474578029649634452018-02-10T20:12:00.001-08:002018-02-10T20:18:11.851-08:00Wildfire Chopped Salad Dressing recipe, finallySo, many years ago I recreated my take on Wildfire Restaurant's Chopped Salad dressing. As was my genre at the time, I just posted it in video format. That was my thing. So now I'm finding it necessary to go back and add written versions of the recipes in the video info, as that's what's the peeps want.<br />
So here it is. I think it's really close to the one they use in the restaurant. We had it just tonight.<br />
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1/4 cup canola oil</div>
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1/4 cup olive oil</div>
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1/4 cup sugar</div>
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1/4 cup red wine vinegar</div>
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spoonful salt</div>
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spoonful onion powder</div>
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1 clove garlic finely chopped</div>
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small handful chopped onion</div>
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a couple shakes of red pepper flakes</div>
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a couple shakes of paprika</div>
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juice of one lime</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-49491655558284847092016-05-27T21:51:00.000-07:002016-08-23T12:28:28.859-07:00Why I downgraded to a flip phone - Top Ten Reasons for digital unplugging<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">If you could have a device that could save you time, save you money, make you more productive, more creative, help you sleep better, improve your happiness and only costs $19.99, wouldn’t you buy it?</span><br />
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It’s called a flip phone and it helps you get control of your life again.</div>
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Are you, like everyone else, glued to your smart phone? How many times do you check your smart phone a day, 20, 30, 50 times, more? Is your digital life in charge of you or are you in charge of it?</div>
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Do you ever have down time or are you always on your phone, even in the bathroom, any pause in the conversation, during tv commercials, every chance you get, 24/7?</div>
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I wasn’t a huge phone guy but I found myself checking my smart phone more and more. I wondered how much time I was wasting each day, just checking, posting, updating, and checking again. I would have a down moment, out would come the phone. I would watch TV and watch my phone screen at the same time. Standing in line, I would be looking at my screen. Was all this screen time beneficial to me or was it mostly a waste of time and in fact a bad influence on my mind and psyche? I was already practicing Phone-Free-Sunday’s but decided to take it to the next level. </div>
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No more smart phone. </div>
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No more constant connection to the internet. </div>
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So I bought a flip phone, deactivated my smart phone, placed in the corner of the kitchen and started to live the way people have for thousands of years - sans smart phone and constant internet connection. </div>
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The first day was a little weird, but by the second day I could already feel the difference in my mind and thinking.</div>
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Taking control of your life means having moments when you’re not scouring the internet or in a pavlovian tic reacting to the latest buzz, chirp, social media updates or text. It really works and I believe there is a revolution brewing to get back to a simpler more meaningful life. In fact, dumb phone sales are up.</div>
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Here’s how it works.</div>
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1. Buy a simple flip phone at Best Buy like the Motorola Z223 - $19.99</div>
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2. Deactivate your smart phone and activate your flip phone. Disable the data package for your phone. (Savings, $35 a month in my case)</div>
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3. Keep your smart phone in a set place in your house, connected through wifi. If you need to engage in social media, use an app, or post something, use your smart phone as a connectivity station. I keep mine on the kitchen desk and do my best to keep it there, only using it a few times a day to post or stay connected. I still use it for online banking and deposits.</div>
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Here are the benefits I’ve noticed.</div>
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1. Your mind will be clearer. I find it refreshing to not constantly be connected to the web while pumping gas, waiting in line, at stoplights, etc. I don’t worry about the endless arguments during the election on Facebook or Twitter because I don’t read them. This frees up a huge (I’m sorry, UUUUGE) amount of mental capacity.</div>
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2. Your brain will finally get some rest. It’s Ok and even beneficial to not be constantly bombarded by other people’s tweets, status updates and other news from the Internet that really don’t really affect us. It actually helps your mind be clearer to have some down time, a siesta or a rest where it doesn’t have to think about anything in particular. This is good for your brain and will help you be more productive and creative when you are working.</div>
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3. You can stay connected. You always have your computer for internet and social media if you need it. You can use your old smart phone as an internet station in your house.</div>
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4. Freedom. Are any of us actually that important that we have to be immediately available to answer emails and other questions that couldn’t wait until we get back to our computers? I’m pretty convinced the world goes on without my input through digital media. Now you get to decide when and where you are accessible to other people. You get to be in charge of your digital life, not the other way around.</div>
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5. You’ll save money. Don’t insure your phone or worry about dropping it. If your phone breaks, just buy another one for $19.99. Drop it in the toilet, just flush (no more bags of rice). You also save on the data usage. That’s up to $522 a year in savings.</div>
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6. You’ll be more artsy. The cameras are old school so you get those blurry, cool, artsy photos that everyone loves and can sell for hundred of dollars. A cool side benefit.</div>
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7. Your eyes will improve. I never needed readers until I got a smart phone. Not staring at a small screen at a set refresh rate so much has helped my eye sight improve significantly. I’ve been using my readers a lot less and look forward to my eye sight returning even more in the coming months.</div>
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8. You’ll sleep better. Studies have shown that the blue light that comes from screens (computers and smart phones) can cause confusion in our brains when it’s time to sleep. Not staring at your smart phone screen will cut that down a lot. Also the rested and clearer mind will help you fall asleep faster. Not having your phone next to your bed will keep from your sleep being disrupted.</div>
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9. You’ll gain time. All the time that you used to spend looking at your smart phone can now be used for more productive endeavors. How many of us have wasted an entire Saturday morning flipping through our phones? Instead you can read a book, write a letter, plant a garden, work on your favorite hobby, exercise or just chill. I estimate I gained about 2 hours a day ditching my smart phone. What would you do with 2 more hours each day? Also you only need to charge it about once every 4 days, so no more worrying about its battery dying each afternoon.</div>
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10. You’ll be happier. Untethering yourself from your smart phone will help you engage better with other people. Go out to dinner and talk. Have a family meal together without phones. Look people in the eye. Have an actual conversation. Improving your relationships will improve your happiness. Live in the present. You’ll find you like it here.</div>
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So try it. If you don’t like it, just reactivate your smart phone and go back to the way you lived before. If you don’t even make it 14 days, you can return your flip phone for a full refund. Otherwise, this experiment only cost you $19.99. But if, like me, after a day or two you realize that life is much better without being plugged in to everything digital all the time, you’ll never go back. </div>
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Welcome back to real life. Join the revolution.</div>
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Rob Barrett, Jr.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-20312860835847694202015-09-09T21:56:00.000-07:002015-09-10T13:38:29.908-07:00Is Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp Worth It? Review<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Let’s all agree, no one makes food commercials like Red Lobster - crab legs flying, butter splashing, texture and flavor leaking through the screen and into our consciousness. No other commercial could tempt me to give in to the Madison Ave. siren song of their Endless Shrimp. Tonight I crashed my ship into those culinary rocks at the Red Lobster in Roseville, MN.</div>
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In the interest of full disclosure, I waitered at Red Lobster in Camphill, PA after my junior year in college, but hadn’t graced their fine establishments since. I knew I was in trouble when my waitress (spoiler alert! - who was wonderful) asked what side I wanted and I asked for Hush Puppies. She had no idea what I was talking about. Eventually we figured out they were the precursor to the the current cheddar biscuits (which were also amazing). So I started off the meal revealing my age and ancientness. This is old news to my teenage daughters.</div>
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Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp is $17.99 or $19.23 in Minnesota with tax. You get a side, a salad and all you can eat of 4 different shrimp preparations - Grilled Teriyaki Shrimp, Hand-breaded Shrimp, Habanero Shrimp Bites and Garlic Shrimp Scampi. If there were any more it would dissolve into a scene from Forrest Bump. You start off by ordering two shrimp varieties to start with and then order one at a time until you are ready to burst.</div>
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So the biscuits and caesar salad came and it was wonderful, especially the cheddar biscuits. These light and fluffy little balls of goodness are as good as any bread served in any restaurant I have been to. If one’s not careful you could just pound those and go home full, skipping the shrimp altogether. The salad was also pleasant.</div>
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I have to admit at this point to ordering the fries as my side. Yes, the broccoli would have been wiser and would have added some color to an otherwise beige plate, but I have a weakness and I’m not afraid to admit it. I like the idea of fries but disdain the shame and guilt that follow. We’re all a work in progress. I’ll just say, Red Lobster knows how to make fries.</div>
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Red Lobster is in a tough position as are all national restaurant chains. They need to make food that basically appeals to the lowest common denominator. Their food needs to be accessible to the majority of Americans in order to sell in the numbers their stock holders desire. Applebee’s, Friday’s, Chili’s and their ilk are all in the same boat, they must provide food that hits only the center of the American food target. Thusly, their food has to be void of too distinctive a taste and instead aim for the sweet top of the bell curve of the American palette along with lots of sodium clouride. In the case of Red Lobster, this is only accomplished by sucking all the shrimp flavor out of the shrimp. </div>
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Red Lobster’s shrimp has the texture of shrimp without any of the residue of the seas from which it was taken. The texture is good, they are nicely deveined and are pleasing to the eye, but don’t necessarily taste like shrimp - more like crunchy chicken. So the hand bread shrimp was fine but not special. The Habanero and Garlic Shrimp Scampi were fine but not definable as sea food.</div>
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Unfortunately the Teriyaki Shrimp was inedible. The shrimp was cooked on a skewer and then brushed on one side with a thick asian-like sauce. As the sauce was applied after the cooking was finished it lacked any of the necessary caramelization and searing that gives teriyaki its flavor. I couldn’t finish it.</div>
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Easy curry anyone can make.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-81747655507689313412014-07-11T20:26:00.001-07:002014-07-11T20:26:51.579-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my daughter's favorite snacks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-5010368937481892302014-05-29T19:17:00.002-07:002014-05-29T19:17:32.739-07:00How to cook AlpacaI had never tried it before so I was excited for a little Alpaca steak. See if it's a hit or a miss<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-12832319004073805862014-02-18T05:58:00.001-08:002014-02-18T05:58:28.345-08:00Rob's Best Soft Pretzels everHaving grown up in Pennsylvania Dutch country I know a few things about soft pretzels. I don't know much but I know soft pretzels. So I worked pretty hard on this recipe. Let me know if these aren't the best soft pretzels you've ever had.<br />
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1/2 cup warm water (105 Degrees F)</div>
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It should turn foamy. if it doesn't try again</div>
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In another cup measure out:</div>
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warm in microwave for 30 seconds</div>
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Knead for 7-8 minutes.</div>
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Cut dough into 8 equal parts. For smaller pretzels, cut those parts in half again.</div>
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Roll each part out into a thin rope and set aside.</div>
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Place each of the pretzels in the boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon, shake off any excess water, and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. (optional, brush lightly with a beaten egg) Sprinkle with coarse kosher or rock salt. Repeat with all pretzels.</div>
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The Fastest way to peel a pomegranate ever, in less than 20 seconds, or there about.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-54085617976754595282013-11-27T08:44:00.001-08:002013-11-27T08:44:16.571-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes we only have a few over for Thanksgiving, here's how to cook turkey for 2 or 3 or even just 1.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-80860431985338361512013-11-20T07:38:00.003-08:002013-11-20T07:38:45.369-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ribs don't have to be low and slow if you know what to do. Here's how to do ribs in under 15 minutes.<br />
cook well,<br />
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Peanut Butter Cheese Burgers, two of the things that made this country great. RBJUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-57068270162382434622013-05-29T08:37:00.001-07:002013-11-20T07:39:41.656-08:00Pigs in a blanket, No. Sandwiches in a Sleeping Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-87883782721674440612013-03-21T08:00:00.001-07:002013-05-22T06:47:57.121-07:00So You Want to be in Show Business - PBS interactive and Me<br />
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It started of when Dani, I won't use full names, from PBS Interactive contacted me through my website:</div>
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<span style="color: black;">comments:<i> </i></span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i>Hi Rob, Congratulations on all of your success with Cooking for Dads – we at PBS are </i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>big fans! </i></span><i> I work as a producer for PBS’ Interactive and for PBS Parents and would like to talk with you about the possibility of working with us on a web series for PBS. In March of this year, we launched our network of web original video series’ called PBS Digital Studios*, which features talented people on YouTube (like yourself) producing smart content that aligns with PBS’ values, i.e. music, arts, food, education, parenting, etc. We think you would be a great fit and would love to talk some more about your goals and future plans for Cooking for Dads. Perhaps there is a way we can work together or form some sort of partnership to see if there is a possibility we can help you achieve those goals. Looking forward to speaking, Dani PBS Interactive</i></span></div>
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<i>I'm open this afternoon and some tomorrow am. Would today work? The rest of the week gets squirrelly</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Hi Rob,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">How about next Monday? Say 12pm EST? Also, is there a number where we can reach you?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Thanks! Looking forward to speaking,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Dani</span></i></div>
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<i>Subject: Re: Cfds and pbs</i></div>
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<i>Yes, next Monday at noon est. 612-3##-###1 is my cell</i></div>
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At the time I was in the middle of a supposed contest for Everyday Health's show Recipe Rehab and the video that i let them use was on my channel page. (That another story)</div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Great! Lastly, can I ask you about your affiliation with Everyday Health? It might make things difficult if you have some sort of contract/partnership with them already. Thanks!</span></i></div>
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<i>I don't, they are considering me for Recipe Rehab. But it's in it's early stages. I'd much rather be part of PBS as I grew up with the galloping gourmet. :-) If I were to be on recipe rehab, I think it's a one time deal, would that be a problem? </i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Not at all - just thought I'd ask to save our legal department from yelling at us :)</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><i>We'd much rather you be a part of our team too! </i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Looking forward to speaking next week,</i></span></span></div>
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I move my schedule around so I'm free on that monday, 11 central - 12 EST. I go to my office, close the door and wait. </div>
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I wait until the full hour and then leave a message on Dani's voice mail:</div>
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2 1/2 weeks go by and I never received a response. So finally I write this email:</div>
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<i>Just wondered if you would give me a little explanation about what happened? I know you don't owe me an explanation but it seemed you wanted to partner with me and you said you were big fans. </i></div>
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<i>But then our phone call time didn't happen, my message and emails went unanswered, and I assume you are no longer interested. But I just wondered what happened? Did I say something?</i></div>
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I get this the next day.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Hi Rob,</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><i>Sorry for the miscommunication - </i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>I never had any call scheduled.</i></span><i> </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">We have a strategy meeting today where I can play a few of your videos for my colleagues, so let me get back to you early next week. Again – apologies for the miscommunication.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Best,</span></i></div>
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<i>That would be great. Let me know. Rob</i></div>
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<i>On Dec 7, 2012 I hear back from PBS</i></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">The way we usually work with people is a revenue shared, **% to you and **% to us to cover our distribution and outreach efforts as well as potentially helping with uploading and annotating. Is that something that would interest you? It would be helpful to know your feelings on this before we schedule a call.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Thanks!</span></div>
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Dani,</div>
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December 10, 2012 she says:</div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Great – I’ll get back to you by the end of the week with more details.</span></div>
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Well, I'm nothing if not persistent, so after a month I write back:</div>
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Dani,</div>
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Just wanted to follow up. Any updates on working together? PBS would be a great fit for me and I think i bring enough variety to the table (see latest episode on Ice Globes and Luminaries) to keep people's interest.</div>
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Hope you had a great new years. Rob</div>
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I hear back from Dani, (inexpicably)</div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Hey Rob,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Let’s start here: Where do you see your channel going in the next year? How are ways you hope to improve or expand your channel – i.e. content, camera/editing, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Thanks!</span></div>
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Hmm, back to square one. So I write back about all the exciting things going on with radio interviews, new cameras, exciting new recipes and ideas for expanded episodes, etc, etc.</div>
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Needless to say, I'm not expecting a call from them. It's amazing how many people in this business are like this as it has happened to me quite a few times. Like the time I flew out to LA to meet with Mylie Cyrus' agent who had called me, only to get a text message canceling as I landed.</div>
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So when you find someone who is straight up with you, you really appreciate them. I've had dealings with Target and the LWN network which didn't work out but they were honest and straightforward. I will do business with them any time if things are to change.</div>
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So be careful out there. It's a tough business.</div>
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Rob's 5 Minute Chinese beef.</div>
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1 pound sirloin steak cut in small pieces, about 1/2 inch cubes.</div>
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2 spoonfuls hoisin sauce</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017235999149220840.post-50202606950244519562013-03-10T19:30:00.001-07:002013-03-10T19:30:17.358-07:00Pan-fired T-bone Steak with Pepper Cream SauceHere's an easy way to make a steak that you'll really love.<br />
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Try it, you'll like it.<br />
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Thanks for Chef John at Foodwishes for inspiring the Stuffed corm muffin idea. He truly is a great one.<br />
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Some new tips for making your own ice globes, luminaries and turning your yard into a wintery wonderland. Enjoy.</div>
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