Category: Recommendations

Songs to get you in the mood.

image from picasaweb.google.comAs I was driving south towards Hudson today, with my iPod on shuffle, a song came on that got me thinking... Are there songs which have a Pavlovian effect on you and cause you consistently to think about, shall we say, skin-to-skin contact?  The song that pushed my mind in that direction, embarrassingly … Continue reading Songs to get you in the mood. →

Perhaps the best cookies ever –

If you're making one loaf, you may as well make two.While I was dusting my counter with flour this morning in preparation of resting some No-Knead Bread, I noticed a recipe on the back of the Gold Medal bag:  "Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies" I immediately decided to add another round of baking into the day.  The … Continue reading Perhaps the best cookies ever – →

Veteran’s breakfast @Victor’s

After an evening of great food and wine, we headed out for breakfast and shopping.  The plan was to head to the Meat Packing District to grab some food and then shop and sight see our way to Macy's.  In my experience any eating establishment with the word "Diner" in the name, usually satisfies, and … Continue reading Veteran’s breakfast @Victor’s →

Ladies’ Weekend

Okay, so maybe it wasn't really a "weekend," merely a Wednesday afternoon until Thursday evening, but nonetheless we crammed enough fun stuff and food into that window of time that it felt like a weekend.  If there was a theme to our brief jaunt to Manhattan it would be something which involved estrogen, wine, shopping, Mario Batali … Continue reading Ladies’ Weekend →

Greens and Beans Riff

http://www.alfrescoallnatural.comI've had a bunch of  broccoli rabe patiently waiting to receive some attention in my veggie drawer for maybe 2 weeks - tonight was finally its lucky night.  I felt like making something a bit different from my usual Greens and Beans and took my inspiration from a package of chicken sausage I found in … Continue reading Greens and Beans Riff →

Historic Albany Foundation Built Event

 This is probably Lori Hansen's work.  Let's hope she doesn't mind that I borrowed it. Saturday night I spent a little time pouring wine and beer  at a terrific event at the NYS Museum.  Now, you know I've been spending my Saturday nights (until recently) working, so this going-out-Saturday-thing is still pretty novel to … Continue reading Historic Albany Foundation Built Event →