I'm not a vegetarian, but every once in a while I have a dish that tells me I could be without missing meat at all. Like this fabulous mushroom dish prepared by Jason Baker, the chef at the Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark - where I am lucky enough to work a couple of … Continue reading Savory Bread Pudding
Category: Food.
Beef Stir-fry
Do you ever buy those really thin cuts of beef at the grocery store? They're done in minutes and the boys love them - and there are never any leftovers when I cook with these inexpensive pieces of beef. I think some folks may use them for steak sandwiches or something along those lines, but … Continue reading Beef Stir-fry
Turkey Pot Pie, sort of
While my appreciation for Thanksgiving is boundless, I was at the end of the line with bountiful leftovers. Inventorying my fridge, I came up with a few chunks of sweet potatoes, some mashed potatoes, a small amount of sautéed mushrooms from Saturday's strip steak meal and some gravy. I thought I had some turkey, but … Continue reading Turkey Pot Pie, sort of
Warning! Birthday week has officially begun…
Yasmine and I slapped hands in the corner tonight and, as a tag team of birthday celebrants, officially transitioned (in my mind, at least) from her birthday to mine. Or, at a minimum, we agreed to share the next few days as mutual birthday space or something like that. Bottom line: this entire week will … Continue reading Warning! Birthday week has officially begun…
What’s Barbarone???
Full disclosure: I work at the Wine Bar & Bistro on Lark StreetThere are two questions I can always count on being asked when I'm serving at the Wine Bar: Can I get your number? What is Poussin and what is Barbarone? Poussin, frequently misread for poisson, is a young chicken, not fish. And Barbarone? … Continue reading What’s Barbarone???
Sunday dinner – ravioli!
5 minutes to makeUnlike some other folks, I've never made ravioli myself. Or any other kind of pasta, to be honest. I'm not saying I'm opposed to the idea, but I think it is an activity which would be more fun with friends, or a real pasta making person to show me the ropes. Or … Continue reading Sunday dinner – ravioli!
Sunday dinner
Seems like a long time since I've done a Sunday dinner post. Last week's dilemma was my indecision about whether I should run or eat. Because I sometimes have an issue with making choices, I went with all three. "Three?" you say, "Weren't there only 2 options?" Perhaps to those who think in a much … Continue reading Sunday dinner