What do you do with all of those heels and the last couple of slices of bread? I've been throwing them into the freezer recently and yesterday I pulled them out and did something I've wanted to do for a long time - I made "fresh" bread crumbs. It took about 90 seconds, all totaled, … Continue reading Crumbs
Category: Food
Meeting and Meat
I got up to Falvo's recently to pick up my corned beef along with some beef short ribs. I've never bought a corned beef that was prepared "in-house" and I was curious to see if there would be a discernible difference between the more commercially, vacuum-packed variety. And the short ribs? They were on sale … Continue reading Meeting and Meat
Delso cookies!
Sometimes I think I am a pretty lucky lady, other times I know I am a very lucky lady. Like Thursday evening when I got to participate in a Cookie Tasting. Yeah, I said Cookie Tasting. You may not know this, but I love cookies. If I had a choice between cookies, cake or pie, … Continue reading Delso cookies!
Ted’s Fish Fry – Wolf Road
My oldest son is an unusual kid with a wide range of interests. He loves history and trains and inexplicably NASCAR and Broadway musicals and opera. A real renaissance guy. When it was time for him to choose where he wanted to eat for his recent birthday, he had a local request and a suggestion … Continue reading Ted’s Fish Fry – Wolf Road
All is Good in the Neighborhood!
The All Good Baker folks at The Wine and Dine for the Arts Festival2012 had begun on a very high note in the DelSo...we're going to become the new home for Albany's only farm to baker, All Good Bakers. Local, sustainable and fresh pretty much sums up their creed and the photos below offer a … Continue reading All is Good in the Neighborhood!
As easy as…
Apple pie! There was a pattern to my cooking in recent days, a sort of pre-Thanksgiving emptying of the refrigerator to make room for the groceries necessary to prepare a holiday meal. I had some buttermilk I needed to use up, so fried chicken and pancakes made the weekend menu. My cheese drawer was crammed … Continue reading As easy as…
Cheesecake Machismo
Are words even required?A couple of months ago (where does the time go?!?), I attended a fundraiser at LaSerre for the Starlight Children's Foundation and succesfully bid on a couple of items in the silent auction. For some ridiculously inexpensive price, I scored a basket, donated by Cheesecake Machismo, which contained a pound of coffee ("Make your own damn … Continue reading Cheesecake Machismo
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