Oscar Wilde’s TombGerman tourists adding to the desecration of Wilde’s tomb. Music by Edith Piaf “Enfin le Printemps” The tomb of literary genius Oscar Wilde in Pere le Chaise Cemetery, Paris. If you’re reading this in an RSS feed and don’t see the video, click through for it. Tweet
Train through the Belgian Countryside
October 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Train ride through the Belgian countrysideOn the train from Bruges to Paris. – Music Jacques Brel “Il y a” On the train from Bruges to Paris back in May I decided to pull out the Flip and get a little scenery on video. Music is by the Belgian/French singer Jacques Brel. Be kind this is […]
The Sahara Hotel & Casino – To Be Avoided
October 6, 2008 by 3 Comments
I don’t normally use this as a platform to complain, some notable exceptions like being ripped off in Paris aside. But this time I have to share and hopefully prevent others from making the mistake of staying at the Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This is how the Sahara describes their rooms: “The […]
Recent links that caught my eye
October 5, 2008 by 2 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of “I Can’t Possibly Eat, Bake, Cook, Taste Everything on the Internet.” Summer Meatballs Hot Cross Buns Saffron & Cardamom Panna Cotta (can’t wait to try this one). Caramel Apple Cake (I might be making this one next weekend for a family event). Dimply Plum Cake (unless I make this […]
Hearty, Healthy, Wholesome, Whole Wheat 3 ways
September 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
I recently acquired a copy of The Breads of France which I’d long ago added to my wishlist, but never received. Cut forward a few years I’ve completely forgotten about this book and one day my coworker Mimi brings in some books that she was getting rid of and this was one of them, it […]
Fashion! Turn to the left, Fashion! Turn to the right, Oooh, fashion!
September 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
It’s Fashion Week in NYC and mostly what that means to me is it’s a real pain in the ass to get to my favorite coffee place. This time though there’s something special going on, a tribute to the awesome career of Valentino Garavani. The exhibit called “The Red Thread” is only open for one […]
Healthier Eggplant Parmesan
September 9, 2008 by 1 Comment
So you love Eggplant Parmesan, but you’re on a diet… Or you can’t have fried foods because of your blood pressure, cholesterol or other Doctor restricted $(#*%#()_ food groups. Here’s an eggplant parmesan that omits the breading and frying, replaces it with herbs and roasting, and adds some spinach for extra vitamins. It’s a healthier […]
Stock Options…
September 8, 2008 by 1 Comment
If you’re like me and use stocks and broths to enhance the flavor of other foods more often than using them to make a soup you may find yourself, as I do, with boxes of broth in the fridge that inevitably go bad before you can use them up. I found an easy solution to […]
Links
September 8, 2008 by 1 Comment
So since I can’t eat all the goodness I see in the world, especially in light of recent developments, I’ve decided to start linking up some of the goodness I see out on the web. This one I have no words for, I would love to do this in my kitchen… Eventually… From “No Salad […]
Tomato Sauce Revisited
September 7, 2008 by 2 Comments
Every cook changes their recipes, a little tweak here, a pinch of something new there, and before you know it, you’ve rewritten an entire recipe. I first committed my tomato sauce recipe to paper about 6 years ago, published it online a couple of years after that, and when this site went up it was […]
