Super Bowl Chili
I would love to know how many vats of chili are being made today. Chili and Super Bowl just seem to go together – even if you’re not feeding a crowd. And we’re definitely not feeding a crowd today. The game just starts too damned late on the east coast for me to even think [...]
Gay Coffee
Gay Coffee… Who Knew?!? Certainly not moi – until just a couple of days ago. A dear friend of ours found out about it and posted a link on her Facebook page. I followed the link, loved what I saw, and decided I just had to give it a try. It just arrived and Oh [...]
Sausage, Peppers, and Raclette
I first had Raclette cheese when I lived at Lake Tahoe in the ’70s. There was a bar in Incline Village called the Gasthaus zum Jägermeister that was a bit of an employee hangout after work. It was where I first had raclette – and the infamous Jägermeister. I may have had more than that, [...]
Canned Cream of Chicken Soup
My mom used to make a dish she called her “Chinese Casserole.” It was a chicken and rice casserole with Wild Rice Rice-A-Roni, green onions, mushrooms, chow mein noodles… It was about as authentically-Chinese as I am, but damn! It was good. It made a lot, so she only made it on those occasions where [...]
Tim in the Kitchen
Super Bowl Chili
I would love to know how many vats of chili are being made today. Chili and Super Bowl just seem to go together – even if you’re not feeding a crowd. And we’re definitely not feeding a crowd today. The game just starts too damned late on the east coast for me to even think [...]
Victor in the Kitchen
Squid Ink Pasta with Truffle Butter
You just know that dinner was a success when, after completely cleaning your plate, you’re standing over the skillet sopping up the last remnants of the truffle butter with thick slices of bread. Welcome to my fabulous dinner! When Victor was in London last week, he brought me home some goodies from Carluccio’s. Carluccio’s is [...]
Desserts
Fantasia Confections, Revisited
Six years ago I sent away for a cook book straight out of my childhood. My very first job was in a neighborhood bakery out in the Sunset District of San Francisco – The Donut Center and European Bakery. On the other side of the park in Laurel Village was Fantasia Confections. We made donuts, [...]
Other Stuff
The Year In Pictures
Here it is… The year in pictures. We ate well in 2011 and hope to continue the tradition into 2012. I know that two weeks of 2012 will be fabulous when we eat our way through Italy. The things one must do… Click “Slideshow” or “Full Screen” for a better view. Have fun and enjoy. [...]
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Super Bowl Chili
I would love to know how many vats of chili are being made today. Chili and Super Bowl just seem to go together – even if you’re not feeding a crowd. And we’re definitely not feeding a crowd today. The game just starts too damned late on the east coast for me to even think [...]
Gay Coffee
Gay Coffee… Who Knew?!? Certainly not moi – until just a couple of days ago. A dear friend of ours found out about it and posted a link on her Facebook page. I followed the link, loved what I saw, and decided I just had to give it a try. It just arrived and Oh [...]
Sausage, Peppers, and Raclette
I first had Raclette cheese when I lived at Lake Tahoe in the ’70s. There was a bar in Incline Village called the Gasthaus zum Jägermeister that was a bit of an employee hangout after work. It was where I first had raclette – and the infamous Jägermeister. I may have had more than that, [...]
Canned Cream of Chicken Soup
My mom used to make a dish she called her “Chinese Casserole.” It was a chicken and rice casserole with Wild Rice Rice-A-Roni, green onions, mushrooms, chow mein noodles… It was about as authentically-Chinese as I am, but damn! It was good. It made a lot, so she only made it on those occasions where [...]
Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
While perusing the latest issue of Cooking Light magazine, I came upon a section entitled “International Soups.” I’m a soup-lover from way back, and when I saw the recipe for Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup, I knew I had to make it. And am I ever glad I did! Everything about this soup is great. [...]
Mushroom Risotto and Stuffed Artichokes
Another of the goodies Victor brought back from London was a kilo of Vialone Nano rice. Vialone Nano is a short-grained rice from the Veneto region of Italy. Nano means dwarf – and it is able to absorb twice its weight in liquid. It makes for an incredibly rich risotto. I picked up an assortment [...]
Squid Ink Pasta with Truffle Butter
You just know that dinner was a success when, after completely cleaning your plate, you’re standing over the skillet sopping up the last remnants of the truffle butter with thick slices of bread. Welcome to my fabulous dinner! When Victor was in London last week, he brought me home some goodies from Carluccio’s. Carluccio’s is [...]
Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Orange Sauce
I love sauces. I’ve always thought them to be easy to make and a sauce really can make the every-day into extraordinary with very little effort. Sauces and gravies have a lot in common, but they are different. A gravy is made with pan drippings. A sauce is made from anything else. Sauces range from [...]
新年好 – Gung Hay Fat Choy – Happy New Year
It is the Year of the Dragon. An auspicious year, indeed, for those of us born in the year of the Dragon. The Dragon is the only mythical animal in the Chinese zodiac. People born in the Year of the Dragon are healthy, energetic, excitable, short-tempered, and stubborn. They are also honest, sensitive, brave, and [...]
Beefy Onion Soup
I love onion soup. I almost don’t even mind the amount of time it takes to make. Almost. The key to making a good batch of onion soup is caramelizing the onions – and that takes time. There are no short-cuts. It’s just a long, drawn-out cook-and-stir-and-watch-and-stir. Another key factor is, of course, the onions. [...]
Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce
After almost a week of playing bachelor, it’s good to be eating regularly, again. Victor was in London and I was busy redoing the basement. I have to admit that my eating habits just aren’t all that great when I’m home alone. Somehow, the joy of cooking just isn’t there. At least this trip I [...]
