Repurposed with a Purpose
I love it when there are enough odds and ends laying about that I can create dinner without having to really do anything. And tonight was a perfect case in point. Yesterday I had grilled pork chops. Not the two thick chops I thought I had pulled out of the freezer, but 5 thin chops [...]
Mother’s Day and Birthdays
Mother’s Day is a bit different your mom’s no longer around. It’s even more so when Mother’s Day and Mom’s Birthday fall on the same day. Mother’s Day and Mom’s Birthday were always the start of the month-long May Birthday Celebration in our house. All four of my sisters are May-Babies, as well. Yes, it [...]
Simply Salads
We are coming into my favorite time of the year – fresh fruits and vegetables season! I am just so tired of seeing produce from New Zealand and tomatoes from Florida. I want stuff grown and raised locally! Or, at least, on this continent. I know I’m getting old when I lament the fact that [...]
Mad Men Monday
So… Are ya watching Mad Men on TV?!? It is pretty much the only show I am watching. I don’t care about Real Housewives of anywhere, I haven’t seen Dancing With The Stars since Victor’s cousin Kelly won the first season, and the rest of it really is a vast wasteland… But Mad Men?!? Brilliant. [...]
Tim in the Kitchen
Repurposed with a Purpose
I love it when there are enough odds and ends laying about that I can create dinner without having to really do anything. And tonight was a perfect case in point. Yesterday I had grilled pork chops. Not the two thick chops I thought I had pulled out of the freezer, but 5 thin chops [...]
Victor in the Kitchen
Meatball Sandwiches
I love rainy days! Early this morning Victor decided to make a batch of meatballs. Meatballs and sauce were the perfect thing to take the chill off the house. So while the rain gently fell, the smell of garlic and olive oil filled the house. There are certain things that are difficult to describe, and [...]
Desserts
David Lebovitz’s Lemon Bars
Oh.My.Goodness.Gracious. I’m being polite, here, because what I really want to do is shout expletives – in the nicest way possible, of course. I have just had the best lemon bar I have ever had. And they were sooooo easy to make! Thank You David Lebovitz! I’ve been a fan for years, but it was [...]
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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Repurposed with a Purpose
I love it when there are enough odds and ends laying about that I can create dinner without having to really do anything. And tonight was a perfect case in point. Yesterday I had grilled pork chops. Not the two thick chops I thought I had pulled out of the freezer, but 5 thin chops [...]
Mother’s Day and Birthdays
Mother’s Day is a bit different your mom’s no longer around. It’s even more so when Mother’s Day and Mom’s Birthday fall on the same day. Mother’s Day and Mom’s Birthday were always the start of the month-long May Birthday Celebration in our house. All four of my sisters are May-Babies, as well. Yes, it [...]
Simply Salads
We are coming into my favorite time of the year – fresh fruits and vegetables season! I am just so tired of seeing produce from New Zealand and tomatoes from Florida. I want stuff grown and raised locally! Or, at least, on this continent. I know I’m getting old when I lament the fact that [...]
Mad Men Monday
So… Are ya watching Mad Men on TV?!? It is pretty much the only show I am watching. I don’t care about Real Housewives of anywhere, I haven’t seen Dancing With The Stars since Victor’s cousin Kelly won the first season, and the rest of it really is a vast wasteland… But Mad Men?!? Brilliant. [...]
Farro Fawcett
Okay. I admit it. It’s a cheap play on words. But as gay as I am, even I remember that poster! The girl was definitely hot! I had already reached the quarter-century mark when the poster came out and was living up at Lake Tahoe. I knew of Farrah – but had never heard of [...]
Tamale Pie
Besides the obvious things like family, friends, and liberal politics, two things I really miss about San Francisco are Chinese food and Mexican food. There just aren’t a lot of decent ethnic restaurants out here in the Wonder Bread Suburbs. Andy’s Excellent Chow Mein or Gordo’s Burritos are things I dream about. Especially since both [...]
Three Bean Salad
Lovely. Bright. Colorful… No, I’m not talking about myself. I’m describing a really good Bean Salad I made Monday. Really simple and really easy. (No, I’m still not talking about myself!) Yes, I know all about the controversy surrounding canned beans and have at least a half-dozen different dried bean varieties in the cupboard that [...]
Mad Men Monday
The guy who disdains television – who actually has problems figuring out the remote control – is hooked on Mad Men. It’s true. I absolutely love the show. I think the first reason is that it is so true to life. It’s my youth being broadcast on TV every week. I remember everyone smoking everywhere. [...]
The Weekend
I’ve come to the conclusion that I hate writing out recipes. I still love cooking and creating and all that, but the actual process of sitting down and trying to write out what I think I may have done for dinner is actually difficult. My measuring skills are imprecise at best. Well… not exactly true. [...]
The Birthday Dinner
It’s Victor’s birthday. His favorite meal?!? Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and peas. Birthday dinners at our house are so easy. Ya gotta love a guy who wants basic comfort food for his annual main meal. Over the years I’ve played with it… A couple of years ago I made a Rustic French Meatloaf that was really [...]
Pasta with Fennel
Fennel is one of those things I really like – and rarely cook. I don’t think I ever had it as a kid, and I can’t think of any restaurants I ever worked where it was on a menu. And since so much of my cooking repertoire comes from those places… So I was at [...]
David Lebovitz’s Lemon Bars
Oh.My.Goodness.Gracious. I’m being polite, here, because what I really want to do is shout expletives – in the nicest way possible, of course. I have just had the best lemon bar I have ever had. And they were sooooo easy to make! Thank You David Lebovitz! I’ve been a fan for years, but it was [...]
Meatball Sandwiches
I love rainy days! Early this morning Victor decided to make a batch of meatballs. Meatballs and sauce were the perfect thing to take the chill off the house. So while the rain gently fell, the smell of garlic and olive oil filled the house. There are certain things that are difficult to describe, and [...]