Anyone that has cooked regularly for at least one other person runs into the frustration of another's likes and dislikes.

Over the years I have learned how to be a sneaky cook. Hiding nutrition and disguising foods. Here are a few of my tricks.

Any strongly spiced, seasoned or flavored dish can usually hide some shredded spinach. Fresh or frozen - it doesn't matter.

I have become infamous for a few handfuls of spinach to chilli, marinara sauce, bolognese sauces, lasagna, tacos, burritos and so forth.

The rich flavors of the dish, unfortunately, cover the flavor of the spinach. So, no spinach flavor, all the nutrition.

If using canned spinach, remember the flavor is very intense. The texture is, well, slimey. Chilli is the only dish I have been able to successfully hide canned spinach in.

Another of my tricks is food coloring. Yes, in an effort to eat more holistically, adding food coloring may seem contrary. However, I have weighed the options and chosen the lesser of the two evils.

My family is served a bang-up breakfast on the weekends. And often as a mid-week meal.

What they don,t know is that no one has eaten a whole egg in years. And everyone loves my scrambled eggs.

I simply seperate the yokes to the compost. Then, two to three drops of yellow food coloring later - presto! Rich yellow scrambled eggs.

Still thinking about that yellow food coloring? Great! I used to use a few drops in my homemade chicken and turky pot pies when weaning my blended family off of factory made ones. Just be sure to lessen the amount of food coloring you use every few times. Before long you pot pies are naturally colored.

My final trick was to slowly introduce whole wheat flour. I recommend replacing 1/4 of a cup in a recipe each time you make something. Before long, it's all whole wheat.

So, these are a few of my tricks with my five picky eaters. What are yours?

I had the distinct displeasure of choking down, yet another, terrible pizza in PA.

To be honest, moving to PA was a culinary disaster. Not for lack of trying on my part! I have sampled wares from West Chester County, Adams County, Lancaster County, York County, Dauphin Count and Cumberland County.

So far my cullinary exploration of PA has been...disappointing. PA defies the basic rule of thumb: Eat where the locals do.

I want a yummy pizza. I want to support local businesses. I really do! But with everyone's crust so rubbery I could chew it for days as bubble gum. "Sauces" bear that repellant tin taste. Revealing it as a simple canned tomato sauce, sans seasoning. Do not even get me started about how lunchmeat is not Canadian Bacon. Finally, what is with the lazy allegance to disgusting canned mushrooms?

It does not matter what I order, how I order it or where I order. The pizza is over-priced and unfit for human consumption.

My most recent expedition to finding a decent pizza have included, from worst-est to worst-ish:
Jim & Nena's
Shakey Jakes Strombolli Pizza & Subs
Marcello's
Daddyo Pizza

All are found in and arund the city of York.

This said, PA has managed to perfect the earliest records of apple pie recipes (from England), the original 1885 CE milkshake and, so long as you don't order one outside of Philidelphia, the Philly Cheesesteak.

While these three things are yummy scrummy, they do not fill the void in my tummy for a good pizza.

Disclaimer
This review contains only my opinions. I have not been financially compensated in any way. I did not receive nor use any samples and/or coupons in order to provide my review. Feel free to read my full disclosure policy.

Most warm and fuzzy childhood memories are condemmed to be only memories. But ones involving food and drink are able to be relived as often as we want.

Like most people, I have many childhood memories. A good one, in particular, is of my mother making me a "Chocolate Moo".

Now, there is no chocolate in it. But there is moo! And it is not an overly healthy drink. But the moo juice does help counter the other ingredient.

Chocolate Moo

Ingredients
8 oz milk (whole, skimmed, 2%)
8 oz cola or root beer
Whipped cream (optional)

Method
In two 12 oz glasses pour 4 oz of milk in each. Then carefully add 4 oz of cola in each glass of milk. Watch out! It will fizz up on you.
Optional: Add a dollop of whipped cream to top and serve with a straw.
Serves two.

With fall right around the corner, now is the time to look around your home. Why give up fresh homegrown produce just because Jack Frost is around?

The first thing you need to do is find a dedicated area in your home. Even if space is tight you can do a little container garden on a shelf you put up.

Once you have found your indoor gardening space, the size of the space will determine what you can grow. For small spaces look at herbs. Larger spaces can allow for tomatoes and squashes. Just be sure to do your research on container gardening.

Figured out what to grow? Great! Get started on germinating your seeds. While the seeds are germinating, you can easily install your grow-light.

Before very long, even as snow blankets your garden outside, you will be making the most fabuloso dishes. All with fresh vegetables and herbs from your indoor garden.

Rockstar Game Studios recently announced that they are giving us free DLC for Red Dead Redemption as a fan appreciation on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. How cool is that?

Let us get to the nitty gritty of the DLC. First of all, the DLC is free for both Xbox 360 and PSN. It will include eight new characters to play as. And it gives new multiplayer maps. Unfortunately PC players seem to have been forgotten.

Breakdown

New Characters
Landon Ricketts
Vicente DeSanta
Drew MacFarlane
Deputy Eli
Deputy Jonah
Javier Esquella
Nastas
Uncle

New Maps & Their Modes
Armadillo – Stronghold
Beecher's Hope – Stronghold
Benedict Point – Hold Your Own, Grab the Bag
Chuparosa – Stronghold
Cochinay – Gold Rush, Shootout, Gang Shootout, Stronghold
El Presidio – Gold Rush, Shootout, Gang Shootout
Gaptooth Mine – Shootout, Gang Shootout
Nekoti Rock – Gold Rush, Shootout, Gang Shootout
Perdido – Hold Your Own, Grab the Bag
Pike's Basin – Shootout, Gang Shootout
Plainview – Gold Rush, Shootout, Gang Shootout
Rio Bravo – Shootout, Gang Shootout
Torquemada – Stronghold
Tumbleweed - Stronghold

In addition to this announcement, Rockstar also listened to the players and will be releasing an update today, Monday September 12, 2011, that will restore original settings for the Undead Overrun mode. This update is also supposed to fix the following glitching/cheating problems: Invincibility, invisibility, rapid fire and Undead Bait (see below about Undead Bait).

Tips/Thoughts/Warnings

I will give you a bit of a warning though. This last weekend several friends and I were playing and despite our blazing fast internet connections, the Rockstar servers had us buffered down to barely a trickle and almost no connection. In addition, approximately every 15 minutes one of us would get dropped from the game.

Everyone restarting their modems did managed to make this situation better. For about 30 minutes.

Because of this, we gave up trying to play any mode but Free Roam together. Who wants to be dropped in the middle of something competitive?

Now for dealing with those little jerks that just can't play the game without exploiting glitches or flat out cheating, the update that restores Undead settings will help clear this.

But, until then, if you run across some jerk that is invincible in Undead mode, be aware there is a way to give him some swift justice: Grab some Undead Bait then hit him/her with it about four times. This will cause the little cheater's game console, either Xbox 360 or PS3 to freeze. Please do not do this to random people/anyone else. You will then instantly become the jerk and we will all hate you as well as the amount of reports Rockstar will get about you will sail through the roof.

This week's deals on Xbox 360 are all about the Battlefield: Bad Company 2. So, looking to extend the playability of your copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2? Then snap up these deals!

Deals include:
Onslaught Mode - 200 MSP (50% off)
BFBC2 Vietnam - 600 MSP (50% off)
Bad Company™ 2 VIP - 400 MSP (50% off)
Bad Company™ 2 Vietnam Theme - 120 MSP (50% off)
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Theme - 120 MSP (50% off)

Check out the Deal of the Week here.

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As always this week's PSN deals and freebies are pretty good. But first, the free stuff.

Armageddon Rider – Armageddon Rider Avatar
Armageddon Rider -Collider Zombie Avatar
Armageddon Rider – Fast and Deadly Avatar
LittleBigPlanet 2 World Peace Day Costume
Bashi Blocks Free Mini
Plants vs. Zombies
Astro Tripper
Altered Beast

Looking at the percent off in the sales, one stands out. Unfortunately it isn't as good of a discount as Xbox 360 is offering. But, it is still a fairly good discount.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Add On Bundle – $29.99 (30% off)

Be sure to drop by here and see what cool deals are going on!!!

There are a couple of Text and Win contests going on right now. Here are the primo ones in my opinion. The rest are for cruises or cars. Things truly frugal people avoid as they are all going to cost a ton of cash in taxes alone plus extras such as accommodation, travel, etc.

How To
Simply enter the code provide and send to the number provided. You will receive a confirmation text back. Then, if you win, you will be sent a text notifying you.

Recommendations
1. Add an alert of some kind to let you know when the contests have ended so you aren't sending needless texts.
2. If you don't have a data plan (unlimited texts) the do not enter these via text. Look for the alternate entry method.

Contests

Hershey Summer Win Cash for Free Gas
Quick: Daily entry per person; Ends September 15, 2011
Rules: http://www.hersheys.com/hsygas#pr_rules
Entry: HSYGAS to 44144

Optima Batteries The Power Play Instant Win Game
Quick: Daily entry per day via text + daily entry via online for 2 enteries per day per person; Ends September 30, 2011
Rules: http://optimabatteries.prizelogic.com/#
Entry: OPTIMA to 87963
Note: One win per household

Wrigleys Richard Petty Driving Experience
Quick: Daily entry per person; Ends September 30, 2011
Rules: http://www.expressconsent.com/wrigleysracingexperience/
Entry: VROOM to 47766

More S'mores, More S'miles
Quick: Daily entry per person; Ends November 30, 2011
Rules: http://www.hersheys.com/smoressmiles/promotion/rules.aspx?ICID=SMR2036
Entry: SMORES to 44144

Have a safe and wonderful Labor Day! We are headed to the lake to enjoy the last Free Fishing Day in PA. Wish me luck!