Hot Peaches
We went to the fair yesterday. The Wife had a better time than I think she had anticipated. I had an experience other than I had anticipated. My expectation was to run in to people I knew; I saw no… Continue Reading
Food
Evil Olympics, Day Negative One: Dining on Dog Meat
For Day -1 of the Olympics, let’s take a look at your dining options while in Beijing. You might think that hey, it’s China, so the Chinese food is going to be great! But the quality of ingredients available in… Continue Reading
Heath Bar Coffee
I’ve found that for about four dollars a bottle at BevMo or Smart and Final, I can get a variety of different flavored syrups like you see at Italian soda stands, at Starbucks, and the like. Some of these might… Continue Reading
Rhode Island Clam Chowder
Some friends spent a week in Rhode Island and fell in love with Rhode Island clam chowder, which is based on a clear broth. So when I stumbled across this recipe, I thought of them and I include an edited… Continue Reading
Lasagna Challenge
Like a lot of people, I really like lasagna. So I made it a personal challenge to make some. As will surprise no one who has actually put a lasagna together from raw materials, it’s quite a lot of work.… Continue Reading
Belgian Beer
The best beers I’ve ever had have all come from Belgium. (The second-best have all come from the Czech Republic, and French beer is damn good, too.) But I don’t think that a Belgian company buying Anheuser-Busch is going to… Continue Reading
Got That One Right, Too
Überconservative George Will argues that beer is essential to civilization. I heard that.
Pig Candy
I don’t know how I’m supposed to lose weight while I work. They’re pushing ice cream for a meeting or something like that which I must have missed last week while out of the office. One of the office assistants… Continue Reading
Roasted Chipotle Corn Salad
Spicy, smoky, and sweet; a fine side dish on the Fourth of July: 5 ears of corn1 sweet onionextra-virgin olive oil4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce1 scallion, thinly sliced1 lime4 ounces sour cream Cut the onion in thick (1/4″… Continue Reading
Just In Case You Wanted To Be Whipped Into A Needless Frenzy
Then you can worry about the possibility that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (that is, mad cow disease) and its close cousin Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be transmitted by way of gelatin. You see, gelatin is made from animal products — bones, cartilage,… Continue Reading