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Tag Archives: hacks
Hacking Bi Rite Market in San Francisco
Bi Rite Market is a high end mini-supermarket chain in San Francisco with impeccable goods and prices to match. They recently opened a branch on Polk St, near where I stay when in town, so I went exploring in the … Continue reading
In-N-Out is giving away free salad dressing!
If you’re lucky enough to be located near an In-N-Out burger place, ask when you pick up your order if you can have a few packets of their burger sauce. They keep them under the counter. Instead of responding “why … Continue reading
Recipe: Sautéed Zucchini with Shaved Fennel
Sautéed Zucchini with Shaved Fennel was another hotel room hack. I had a fat green squash, a bulb of fennel and some dried herbes de provence. What would happen if I combined them? The fennel adds sweetness and the h … Continue reading
How to make bottled salad dressing 10x better
It’s easy to make bottled salad dressing 10x better. It’s also quick and virtually free, because you probably have the key ingredient on hand. (I am staying in a hotel at the moment but luckily there is a bottle of … Continue reading
Recipe: Cake Cookies
Our cake cookies are not made from cake mix like this appealing recipe, but actual leftover cake of the type that is often found around the holidays. It’s best to use a cake with some body to it or else … Continue reading
Hacking Trader Joe’s Cheese Bites
Trader Joe’s Cheese Bites and similar products are taking the world by storm. They were one of the top trends we identified at the recent Fancy Food Show in NYC. And what’s not to love? They’re delicious, full of protein … Continue reading
Recipe: Chinese Takeout Sweet and Sour Pork, Hacked
Order sweet and sour pork at my local Chinese takeout place, and you’ll get a product that looks like the picture at the bottom of this post: individual pieces of pork battered and fried, with a tub of fluorescent sweet … Continue reading
Hacking the secret McDonald’s menu through online ordering
Fast food places are promoting their online ordering, through a browser or a proprietary app. Nothing wrong with that. And I’ve discovered that you can hack the online ordering system to create a secret McDonald’s menu which would be difficult … Continue reading
Recipe: Sauce Packet Salad Dressing
You hate to throw out that bag of leftover salad greens from your hotel, but your bottled salad dressing won’t make it through security at the airport. What to do? Grab some sauce packets from the food vendors* and make … Continue reading