Bad Poacher
Today for breakfast, The Wife said she wanted poached eggs. I’d never done it before but thought, hey, I’m game, I’ll give it a try. You get rapidly boiling water, stir really hard, and drop the egg into it; take… Continue Reading
Today for breakfast, The Wife said she wanted poached eggs. I’d never done it before but thought, hey, I’m game, I’ll give it a try. You get rapidly boiling water, stir really hard, and drop the egg into it; take… Continue Reading
A documentary about my life over yesterday and today will have covered the six major activities that consume the bulk of my existence: 1. Working on my new house. Yesterday The Wife and I painted kitchen cabinet doors and ceiling… Continue Reading
Didn’t I just take a vacation? How come I’m so stressed out? I’ve had what feels like an unusually stressful week. Couple of weeks. Work has been at what often feels like a frantic pace. I’ve bowed to necessity and… Continue Reading
The Wife and I have seen several episodes of Iron Chef: America recently. Big fun. The Wife came up with what must be the most inspired, and cruel, secret ingredient for Iron Chef ever.
It’s not my own headline, but I couldn’t possibly have improved on it. And it’s 100% accurate. Seems that a sous chef for a high-end seafood restaurant in New York copied, ingredient for ingredient and technique for technique, all of… Continue Reading
The removable parts of our coffee maker were all in the dishwasher this morning, awaiting a thorough washing this evening. But The Wife and I want coffee for our breakfast. This is especially complex because we only have whole beans,… Continue Reading
The headline to this article is annoyingly deceptive. The actual find in a study of middle-sized homes in the ruins of Pompeii was of “an abundance of small grilling vessels (like barbecues) found in the residences studied, indicating that people… Continue Reading
Our friends came over today for a dinner and a walk along the aqueduct. The walk was very pleasant — or rather, it would have been, had it not been in very strong winds. Now, the winds defeated the high… Continue Reading
The Wife is having her girls over for a stamping party. This is where they convene around a table and make greeting cards using a variety of stamps and other craft techniques. After helping out with the cleaning, I prepared… Continue Reading
Dublin Lawyer: 12-14 oz. lobster tails1/2 cup butter1/2 cup whipping cream1/2 cup Irish whiskeySalt and pepper to taste Heat whiskey to just over room temperature, about 90 degrees or so. Remove the lobster meat from tails and cube. Melt butter… Continue Reading