Moving Forward and also The Problem with Non-Stick

I've been looking at my blog and I've been feeling some sort of change may be in order.  I originally set up this site with a Blogger Template.  Which was simple and very helpful for someone new to blogging.  I would definitely recommend starting out with these templates to anyone who wanted to start broadcasting their thoughts into cyberspace but has zero know-how.  But I've been doing a little research and have been looking at changing the site just a little.  Maybe something a little more eye friendly, and that allows me a little more freedom of expression.

So, over the next couple weeks or so I'm going to be experimenting with a couple of different web design tools, and layouts for the blog.  I welcome (and actually crave) comments and suggestions as to what you all may want to see.  Just remember this ain't Burger King and I'm also still very new, so if you suggest something and I don't immediately do, it may mean I either don't know how, or maybe I just don't want to, so there.

Now that all the serious stuff is out of the way I'm sure you all were craving a little humor when you came here.

So lets take a moment to discuss something almost everyone here can appreciate.  Food (remember I'm a fat kid).

I cannot stress enough the purchasing of some medium quality cooking-ware for your food.  Listen to my real-life cautionary tale... If you are looking at some cooking supplies to start your kitchen as a college student stay away from the $20 area of kitchen supplies.   I thought I was being sneaky when I purchased what I thought was a full set of pans for such an outrageously low price.

Oh Wal-Mart, you mean-hearted bitch.

After a couple months of use I found that I must have exceeded some sort of heat limit on the pans, one night.  On that delightful night, I had made a delicious pasta dish in one of my skillets, and sat down to enjoy the first bite when I was made aware of an inherent flaw in the discount pans.  I had what I thought might be bits of pepper in the dish.  They looked black and small.   But in that first bite I was greeted with a flaky material that I would say was similar to popcorn kernels.  When I reached into my mouth to pull out the offending hard bit it was one of those pepper flakes.  Then I thought:

"When did I add pepper to the sauce?  More importantly why is there so much pepper? I don't even taste the pepper either... Something doesn't seem right about this..."

And then my brain put it together and I rinsed off my pan to get a clear look.  It was terrible.  It had looked like I had taken a cheese grater to the non stick coating!  My pans must have thought they would improve upon my recipe because I looked at my plate and there was definitely a liberal amount of black specks in that dish.  Naturally, my next instinct was to get angry.  I mean, my food had been ruined!  And how dare a cheap piece of equipment backfire on me!  Then I  threw the food and the offending pan into the trash and only after brushing my teeth so furiously that I'm sure I glistened like a diamond in the sun I finally calmed down and ordered a pizza (in keeping with the Italian Theme).

So please if you are planning a kitchen purchase... go for the good stuff.

Worst $20 bucks spent EVER.