The Cooking Lane

29/05/2026

A perfect end to a day of chorin’ is a plate of ribs.

28/05/2026

Dinner tonight: Japanese Curry

20/05/2026

Inflation is a real problem in this country, but if you are spending $28 on lunch all of the time, that is why you are broke.

Spending $28 on lunch while earning $70,000 a year is "just stupid," according to Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary. In a recent appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast with host Steven Bartlett, O'Leary argued that small habitual expenses are quietly costing young people a fortune in lost wealth.

"I can't stand when I see kids making $70,000 a year spending $28 for lunch," O'Leary told Bartlett. "Think about that in the context of that being put into an index fund and making 8% to 10% a year for the next 50 years." O'Leary broke down the math: investing just $28 a week into a low-cost index fund at an average 8% annual return would grow to nearly $800,000 over 50 years.

O'Leary's recommended solution is simple: automatically invest 15% of your salary before you have a chance to spend it. "If you're making $70,000 a year and you put 15% aside from when you're 25, you'll have over a million and a half dollars if you just invested it in the stock index in the S&P 500," he said.

Critics point out that saving at the rate O'Leary recommends is a tall order for many young Americans facing high rents, student debt, and stagnant wages. O'Leary, however, insists that building wealth is less about income and more about habits.

19/05/2026

Raining and storming the last couple days so the wife and I made chicken and dumplings for dinner.

18/05/2026

Dinner tonight:
Fried alligator, crappie, and bass, hush puppies, cheddar bay biscuits, baked beans, and coleslaw with a side of tartar sauce.

17/05/2026

I always love when my mom cooks me breakfast

08/05/2026

Brisket Gumbo

07/05/2026

Making this brisket gumbo for the family tonight.
Watching these videos I made 3-4 years ago is always a good reminder of how much I’ve improved over the years.

06/05/2026

Happy Cinco de Mayo to all of those who celebrate.

02/05/2026

Japan loved my BBQ videos. And now they have approved of my ramen. It’s incredible that in today’s world, I can post a picture of food I made as authentic as possible and receive hundreds of comments from that country giving me compliments and comparing it to restaurant quality food in their country.

I do this as a fun hobby and try not to get too sucked into looking at the statistics whether they are good or bad, but the good numbers and positive interactions with people sure do feel great when they happen.

01/05/2026

VIP bottle service at Diametric Brewing Co