“No member of the LGBT community should be terrified to walk down the street for fear of hateful violence. Hate crimes perpetrators must not be allowed to place our communities in fear.” (Statement on Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, 2009) “Hate crimes are a form of domestic terrorism. They send the poisonous message that […]
Archives for August 2009
My Mendocino Vacation – Narrated by @PreppyDude
August 22, 2009 by 5 Comments
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Summer Tomato Sauce
August 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Here’s a delicious, quick and easy summer tomato sauce. Goes great with freshly made fettuccine. Serves 2-3 with garlic bread for a complete meal. Ingredients: 12 ounces heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved. 2 cloves of garlic, minced. 1/2 medium shallot, minced 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter 2 to 2 1/2 ounces […]
Things I’m working on…
August 15, 2009 by 1 Comment
So a week ago I decided to make a chocolate sorbet from my Ultimate Ice Cream cookbook, while it was being made I decide to add a significant amount of heavy cream, and the result was what I can only call “Chocolate Perfection” I need to make it again to write everything down so I […]
Heroes
August 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
From 2003-2005 I worked at a large corporate insurance broker, the kind of place that slowly kills your soul if you don’t have something else to focus on. My focus was on cooking (big surprise), I cooked and watched FoodTV at night, read every online food article I could, and eventually, started hosting a weekly […]
Another journey begins
August 2, 2009 by 4 Comments
Today I got my 2nd tattoo, I wanted a simple black band, no adornment, nothing tribal, or from another culture… I wanted something simple and plain. Turns out simple isn’t easy, or cheap… When it was finished, I loved it immediately, and as I was going home I thought about what more I could do […]
