Order from Chaos

Mrs. BA and I were just saying earlier this month that we would like to introduce shrimp in the Brave Astronaut menu cycle. From the Pioneer...

Next week the Brave Astronaut clan will travel to New York to celebrate my father's 85th birthday.  He turns that milestone on July 4th ...

What is the Cookie Butter that you speak of?  I must have some, NOW!  Here's a whole host of recipes from BuzzFeed and one in particul...

As most of you know, dear readers, Friday is Pizza / Movie night at the Launchpad.  Here's a list I found on BuzzFeed.  My comments in i...

I've posted about banana bread before , as well as several other varieties of cakes using bananas .  This one combines bananas with choc...

As my faithful readers know, Fridays are Pizza / Movie nights at the Launchpad.  Nine times out of ten, after gorging on pizza, both LBA and...

Both LBA and SoBA are big fans of the Meatball Sub (unfortunately some times if comes from Subway - but I'm working on that).  They als...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Ghostbusters , counted by BuzzFeed (and the Brave Astronaut, and LBA, and SoBA, and mayb...

On this day seventy years ago, the greatest military invasion took place - as Allied Forces landed in Normandy, France to begin the liber...

These are one of those pastry / cookies / treats that I will never turn down.  When they are done right - they are awesome. From Chocolate a...

I thought I had posted this already - but it might just be because I dream about them a lot.  Stitch Bitch turned me on to them a while back...

It's Memorial Day today and that means the pool's OPEN!  On Saturday, our little town will celebrate itself with all sorts of games ...

SoBA has been after me to make crepes again.  I might be able to placate him with these. From Epicurious Buttermilk Beignets Epicurious...

Two hundred and ten years ago today - at the request of President Thomas Jefferson , Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from St. Lo...

Let's just say that the research for Mrs. BA's March Madness Bakeoff has already started, shall we? Salted Dark Chocolate Rolo-fil...

I don't normally eat chicken thighs - I prefer white meat.  But this might be a hit at the launchpad.  But probably not.  It certainly s...

Twelve years ago today, on a bright Spring day, much like today, was one of the best days in my life.  In front of my family and many frie...

On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated.  In Washington, President Herbert Hoover ceremonially pressed a button that ...

I will often treat myself by going out to lunch - though the options near my office are somewhat limited.  A popular destination (especially...

The Brave Astronaut is wrapping up a trip through the Empire State this week, having attended the Spring 2014 MARAC Meeting in Rochester, Ne...