Weeknight fancy: Steak cobb salad with horseradish dressing

Usually, the idea of salad for dinner turns the husband's stomach because, quote, "I'm not a rabbit." But sometimes, a c...

Strategic planning is required in games and cooking

Turn-based strategy games require advanced planning and pinpoint execution. It also requires a bit of creativity when those plans go sidewa...

Working with gaming PR is like working with a recipe...

Gaming journalism is about getting the information and making interesting stories out of the tidbits we find. Sure, you can just report the...

Where are the scallops in 'Animal Crossing: New Leaf'?

I’ll admit. I’m stuck on “Animal Crossing: New Leaf” and building up my town as mayor. And having it on the Nintendo 3DS just means I can...

Tasty pea & bacon risotto for a cautious Luigi

I’ve gotten to play some of the new “New Super Luigi World U” DLC for the Wii U. In this Year of Luigi, it was only a matter of time that ...

Gourmet in a hurry: Shrimp with Rice

Monday nights are hard in our house. I have a late evening meeting that always makes me a little late, the daughter has soccer practice wh...

Potato salad for a summer day at the beach

“Animal Crossing: New Leaf” lets you become mayor of a little town filled with animals who live out human lives. The game for the Nintendo ...

Cooking nerd basics: Hollandaise sauce

When it comes to cooking basics that everyone should know how to do, Hollandaise sauce is near the top of the list. The sexier sister of may...

Remembering Chicken Cordon Bleu

Dinner is served This weekend I dove headfirst into Capcom's Remember Me, which sets gamers firmly in the midst of a cyberpunk, futu...

Beef stroganoff for a bombed out world

In the survival shooter “Metro: Last Light”, the Russian people are trying to survive a post-atomic era after Moscow is bombed and destroye...