Larry took charge of dinner, which is something I like very much. He picked the recipe and made most of it himself. These hearty pot pies are simple to make with whatever vegetables you have on hand. We had leftover chicken in the fridge, but rotisserie chicken or any leftover shredded meat will work fine. [...]
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Meatballs are pretty good, and buffalo flavor is pretty good too. But in a meatball? Eh. It has potential. I actually used turkey for these, but other than that it’s a pretty standard recipe, with egg and breadcrumbs for binder. I used Crystal hot sauce for the buffalo flavor, but other than that, there’s not [...]
Our newest most favorite cocktail is the Ranglum. It’s similar to a corn’n’oil, except there’s lime juice instead of bitters. I use my house-made falernum and it makes a drink that goes down a little too easy. I’ve been using Lemon Hart Demerara 151 rum as the overproof. It makes it just the slightest bit [...]
My Best of 2012 list was long and difficult to narrow down. Larry and I had a spirited discussion about what made the cut and what didn’t. At the end, we were left with eleven items that needed to be on our final favorites list. There was a lot of good food last year, though. [...]
I know there’s not that much that’s special about a caesar salad – it’s been done, and it’s not hard to make. And kale salad, it’s the trendiest of trendy right now. I got an inexplicable amount of pleasure out of making the caesar dressing for the salad. It’s pretty standard – garlic, egg yolk, [...]
Thanksgiving is as much about the turkey and all the traditional side dishes as it is about the leftovers. My preference is for a classic turkey sandwich – good bread, lots of mayo. Larry will eat some variation of Thanksgiving for days, but this year he spotted a recipe for a strata that he thought [...]
Thanksgiving isn’t one of those big-deal holidays for us. Actually, we’re pretty low-key for all holidays. My brother usually comes down, and we hang out. The game is on, laptops are out, books are read. I really like it. Even though we don’t have a big-deal Thanksgiving, I still make a fairly traditional meal. Turkey, [...]
Look, I know I’m not Southern. I’m a born and raised native Californian, never lived anywhere else in my life. But Larry and I both must have been Southern in past lives, because we’re both nuts about the food. He mentioned to me a couple of weeks ago that he was craving chicken & dumplings. [...]
This cake is the perfect finish for a dinner party. It’s dramatic and amazingly delicious, especially if you like chocolate. And it’s not fussy to make – everything can be made the day before so that it’s ready to be assembled a few hours before the fun starts. My success with big, multi-layer cakes is [...]
Another camping trip, this time with friends. Another first! I was in charge of food, of course. I was nervous about cooking for six of us so I tried to keep it simple and similar to what I knew worked before. I knew I would grill some sort of chicken, thinking it’s the most agreeable [...]
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