I’ve been experimenting with a bunch of different sausages. My favorite as of late are these Vienna sausages. Tender and plenty juicy and flavorful, when you put these on the grill and crisp up the natural casings they have that mandatory snap that you want in any good sausage, especially a Vienna. Here’s the recipe: [...]
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6 Things to Know Before Making Your Snowboarding Trip to SLC
I’ve been going out to Salt Lake City pretty consistently for the past 5 years, at least once a season, to indulge in what could arguably be the best snow in the world. Over that time I’ve learned a couple things that are worth sharing. It’s cheap to fly there. Real cheap. Typically it’s about [...]
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Tahoe Is Rad As Hell, But It’s Time For Us As A Species to Talk Seriously About Gassing the Hippies Once and For All
I knew when we saw the married couple of hasidic midgets at the airport that magic was in the air, real and ancient magic, the kind of magic that builds nations, changes lives and alters the course of human history. Those little buggers in their devotional doll clothes had clearly been sent by central casting [...]
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Full Outsider’s Almanac Website Still Coming
Don’t lose hope dear internetting ones, we still have every intention of launching the full Outsider’s Almanac website in the near future, it just won’t be quite as soon as we had hoped. We’re pretty insanely busy these days, between writing projects, client needs, body/mind/spirit rehabbing and the pursuit of winter in it’s many splendered [...]
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Crazy Cheap Steamboat Ski Packages for Early and Late Season
You might remember my post about the Canyons Spring Gruv from a few weeks ago? Well, it looks like Steamboat Ski Resort is trying to match that, but they’re doing it both at the beginning and the end of the season. From November 24 – December 18 and then again from April 4 – 11, [...]
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Lake Vermilion Fishing Vacation Reviewed
As I’m sure you’re aware if you’ve been following the OA blog these past few days, we just got back from our second annual fishing trip. While our fishing skills still require some earnest attention our efforts at decadence and leisure were masterfully honed prior to our departure and, fortunately for us, our destination this [...]
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Amazing End of Season Deal @ the Canyons
Probably the single most difficult part of snowboarding, when you live in Chicago, is being able to come up with the cash to afford your fix. There is nothing worth riding within reasonable riding distance so any attempt to tap your vein appropriately means time off work, airfair, hotel accomodations, food, drinks, shuttle service, and, [...]
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