Category Archives: Food We Make

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

It’s funny how get-togethers sometimes come together.  We have many friends who are nerds like us.  When premiere weekend for Iron Man 3 came around, six of us made plans to see it at the Cinebistro on Sunday afternoon (since … Continue reading →

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Lemon, Garlic, and Sun-Dried Tomato Corvina

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Today’s final meal was comprised of a beautiful piece of corvina, basil and parmiggiano reggiano orzo, and steamed broccolini.  For dessert, we had a bigger version of the olive oil cake that I Tweeted about earlier. The corvina (a fillet … Continue reading →

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Roasted Chioggia Beet, Avocado, Arugula, and Goat Cheese Salad

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The next step on our week-long food adventure with our visiting friend was lunch.  We put together a relatively easy-to-make salad that just happens to have several elements.  The feature is the delicious and beautiful Chioggia beets, but the blend … Continue reading →

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Challah Bread French Toast Redux

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Our friend Scott comes to visit two or three times a year.  Every time, it’s an excuse for a parade of food and wine, whether it’s what we eat at home or go out for.  Our start was straightaway from … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, You Just Go Fancy

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Most of the time, we cook a small dish here, a little thing there.  It’s not often we pull out all the stops and make a big, fancy meal, visiting close friends and fellow foodies Brian and Karla gave us … Continue reading →

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An Evening with Ina

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

There are two other couples, Kathryn & David and Jim & Neal, who we get together with monthly for cooking, eating, drinking good wine, and socializing.  One of us hosts and usually does all or most of the food and wine.  … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon-Raisin Challah French Toast

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

On Spring mornings, the view out our back door is pretty spectacular.  When we have a Saturday at home, more likely than not we’ll be eating all of our meals outside, but there’s no meal that we eat out there … Continue reading →

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Day of Thrones 3

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Games and gaming culture are nearly as big in this house as food and wine.  Being able to combine those passions makes a pretty special day.  Each of the last two years, the Monday Night Gamers have come over on … Continue reading →

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Drink the Allocation 2013

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

It’s Spring Mailer season, and Spring Mailers mean two things:  searching the sofa cushions for spare change to afford them (my hope to find a few misplaced fifties is still unfulfilled) and drinking some of previous years’ allocations to make … Continue reading →

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Making the Lasagna

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Lasagna is an easy dish to make.  Sometimes I think it’s too easy.  It’s something which is simple to just throw together, the cooking equivalent of mailing it in.  With a little extra care and thought, it can turn into … Continue reading →

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