This weeks world tour of food takes us to Belgium! I knew one thing immediately I wanted to make- Liege Waffles! The rest we had to do some research on and everything turns out delicious. The main dish was a chowder called waterzooi – a rich stew with chunks of carrots, leeks and chicken. The…
So lots of the things I did this year were fun but this one.. I kept putting off. I think filling my 50th year with all this stuff might have been a way to distract myself from my own mortality. Isn’t that what a midlife crisis is? Some people get sports cars or boats I…
Category: Drama/ComedyStarring: James Stewart A sitting senator dies and a governor needs to replace him. Feeling pressure from wealthy lobbyists to appoint one of their guys to the post he is torn because his constituents don’t want him and he’s worried about his career. He eventually concoct a scheme to appoint a local man, Jefferson…
I went into this album knowing a single song from it (You can call me Al) which really is a catchy pop tune that you find yourself humming in quiet moments during the day after you’ve heard it. I did some research into what the album is about and saw that Paul Simon purposefully injected…
I was tinkering with ways to make a pesto pizza besides my usual fig jam pizza. Since the pesto was rich and salty I wanted something lighter to offset it. I ended up settling on tomato bruschetta topping. It was light, textured, but also was a flavor bomb that could hold its own against the…
I was wandering around the grocery store trying to decide what looked good for meals that week when I saw the fresh brussel sprouts basket and wondered how they would taste on a pizza. Some internet research paired brussel sprouts with red onions frequently so I decided to make the base of my pizzas a…
I mean – I didn’t have to create an entire meal as part of this challenge as I cook Italian food all the time – but since I was making all the elements (bread, pasta, dessert) I figured I’d count this meal. Mangia!(Manicotti, Rosemary Focaccia, Zeppole, and Summer Berry Granita)
The good: The Red Bull won in a decisive fashion with some stunning forward play and an aggressive attack. The bad: It was pouring rain – I mean biblical rain that the wind blew in great sheets as I sat in what I thought was a great seat. Also, it was about 45 degrees and…
Silent Film – 1936Charlie Chaplin Another visit to Chaplin’s tramp character. This time he’s working in a factory where everything is regimented and watched over (very big brother like) by the boss via television screens. Chaplin’s character is starting to show stress from the repetitive nature of the work and then goes off the rails…
Standard NY style dough with a san marzano tomato sauce base, some parmesan and slices of hot cappicola. The only thing I’d change is having the butcher slice the salami very very thin – the slices I got were pretty thick and ended up a bit chewy, throwing off the whole textural experience. The heat…