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 … [Continue reading]
Things I’m working on…
August 15, 2009 by
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 … [Continue reading]
Heroes
August 13, 2009 by
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 … [Continue reading]
Another journey begins
August 2, 2009 by
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 … [Continue reading]
This cake brought to you by my Google Reader friends & Joy The Baker
July 19, 2009 by
So, earlier in the week I saw these posts in my google reader. Of course, I had to give it a try. If for no other reason than to gross out Steve & Leigh. I'm not going to post photos of the baking process, the 'wet' ingredients look kinda … [Continue reading]
I’m going to culinary school
July 6, 2009 by
No, really, it's happening. After wanting this for so long, and been working at trying to make it happen, I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around this. I keep feeling like some shoe is going to drop, some landmine go off, get hit by a … [Continue reading]
What were they thinking?
July 6, 2009 by
Look, I'm no fashion icon, maven, clotheshorse (or clotheswhore) but I try to make sure I look decent when I leave the house, and it just boggles my brain when people leave their homes looking like well, this. Now, we're not even going to talk … [Continue reading]
Buttermilk Cake
July 5, 2009 by
I came across this recipe for Raspberry Buttermilk Cake in Gourmet Magazine, and not having any 9" round pans I decided to see if I could use another pan and get good results, so off to the Google I went, where I found the ever helpful Old Farmer's … [Continue reading]
Chinese Food…
July 4, 2009 by
Some things I saw out and about. Asshole Sauce? Eww. Speaking of Ewwww A five gallon bucket of Duck Sauce? *shudder* I could read the ingredients from where I sat, it's loaded with HFCS. … [Continue reading]
I’ll Celebrate The Fourth of July When…
July 4, 2009 by
The Freedom to Marry is guaranteed for all. Photo taken May 26th, Union Square, New York City during the Prop 8 "Day of Decision" march & rally. … [Continue reading]
