PRIME RIB DEMYSTIFIED
Few dishes intimidate the home cook like Prime Rib. Don’t trust me, trust the science– You can do this! And better than restaurants do.
top of page
Welcome to
The Table
This is Danny's writing table.
Creative nonfiction, fiction, dinner recipes, and general good advice from the grumpy old man himself.
Click Me
Pinned Essay
Search
DannyM
- Nov 2
- 5 min
THE ART OF THE PICKUP TRUCK, Part One
I didn't really need a new pickup truck... which, paradoxically, made this the best time to shop for one. Some things are...
24 views0 comments
DannyM
- Oct 28
- 2 min
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS...
As I write this, it is not even Halloween yet. But Holiday crap has been in the stores since Labor Day. Before going on one of my Grumpy...
37 views0 comments
DannyM
- Oct 6
- 2 min
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SUCKS
And both the reason and the solution seem obvious. (At least to Yours Truly.) The sporting press and NFL fans concur– the quality of play...
25 views1 comment
DannyM
- Aug 30
- 2 min
THE BAKING SODA HACK
For better browning on your beef, some mavens suggest that you lower the (Arm &) Hammer. Go ahead and google "baking soda browning beef"...
18 views0 comments
DannyM
- Jul 27
- 3 min
Summer's Almost Gone(?)
Barely a month after the Summer Solstice, NFL training camps are now open. The end must be near, right? It's really hard not to love...
23 views0 comments
DannyM
- Jul 20
- 7 min
THE OPPENHEIMER SPECIAL
The practically pre-ordained MOVIE OF THE YEAR opens this Friday. Here's some useful background info. Did your Grumpy Old Mansplainer...
53 views0 comments
DannyM
- Jul 18
- 3 min
THE OCEAN'S ELEVEN
We eat all kinds of seafood. Eleven species of fish stand out as especially delicious (and expensive) and are definitely worth seeking. A...
15 views0 comments
DannyM
- Jun 7
- 3 min
YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS
The Amazon Prime series "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL" just wrapped. In a universe of televised rubbish, it stands out as truly superb....
35 views0 comments
DannyM
- May 31
- 3 min
OUR FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
Andrea & I met 55 years ago. We went 32 years between our 3rd & 4th dates. She proposed a week later. We married 15 years ago this...
134 views1 comment
DannyM
- May 22
- 5 min
WITH LOVE FROM ROCHESTER
After the recent passings of two icons, the sports world needed a feel-good moment. The PGA golf tournament in Rochester gave us a...
69 views0 comments
DannyM
- May 17
- 4 min
THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
Is “perfection” attainable conformity to some hypothetical ideal? Or is it impossible to reach but nonetheless worth striving for? What...
17 views0 comments
DannyM
- May 15
- 5 min
THE MERRY,MERRY MONTH OF MAY
Behold, the glorious month of May– bookended by a pair of epic American races, blessed in between with the color and fragrance of lilacs....
11 views0 comments
DannyM
- May 3
- 6 min
THE MATCH WE ALL WON
While Magnus the G.O.A.T. sat aside, two imperfect chess players from two pariah nations stole the world’s heart with a match for the ages.
39 views0 comments
DannyM
- Apr 24
- 15 min
CHESS
As the current World Chess Championship plays out, it’s time to share
some thoughts on the game I’ve been playing since the age of 6.
72 views0 comments
DannyM
- Apr 5
- 3 min
PRODUCT ALERT– The Perfect Roasting Pan?
For some reason, this fabulous little roasting pan was WAY on sale.
It took me longer than usual to find out why.
154 views0 comments
DannyM
- Apr 3
- 5 min
WHY MODERN BASEBALL SUCKS
The sport of baseball was once America’s “National Pastime.” Now it
is less popular than the National Football League’s OFF-season.
356 views0 comments
DannyM
- Feb 15
- 6 min
THE MILHOUS ERA: 1969-74
Say what you will about Richard MILHOUS Nixon… his Watergate-shortened Presidency coincided with the greatest pop/rock music E-V-E-R!
326 views3 comments
DannyM
- Feb 1
- 4 min
WORTHLESS CRAP ALERT!
Life is school, pain is tuition, and some lessons cost more than others. And for some really tough lessons we must part with cash....
92 views0 comments
DannyM
- Jan 16
- 9 min
P-P-PLAYOFFS!?!
The NFL playoffs are indelibly associated with January. Our suggested rule changes– which would surely improve the game– will NEVER happen.
96 views0 comments
DannyM
- May 19, 2022
- 12 min
NOTHING AGAINST CHEERLEADERS…
You’ll never win arguing politics with uninformed fools… but you can make real money betting against them, and it is 100% legal.
72 views0 comments
bottom of page