Sunday, 21 December 2014
Say bruschetta. That “ch” in the middle may lead you astray. Italians and in-the-know Americans say “broos-keh-tah” with a hard “k” sound. Just sayin’….
We had bruschetta at a fun, fine party this afternoon, congenial and fabulous. Then, we rolled on….
Thursday, 18 December 2014
I was messy today. Rolling bourbon balls, I got powdered sugar all over my skirt. No biggie; just went out back and shook like a wet pooch.
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
We checked out the new market over on Krog Street this afternoon. It’s an open warehouse space, with a wide aisle that passes by relatively small retail areas in the center or around the outside of the whole space—all under one roof overall arranged in a big rectangle.
The photo is from the Spotted Trotter‘s aging cooler; their beef kielbasa caught our eye for…next time.
The highlight was making late-lunch/early-dinner selections at Yalla, for take out. The cuisine is Middle Eastern, and the flavors are fantastic. I’ll be back! We’ll be back!
We resisted making purchases at Jeni’s ice cream (chain based in Ohio), although we tasted about five flavors—my favorite: lavender berry—and a gorgeous color, too! We also by-passed The Little Tart Bake Shop—VERY difficult to…keep…feet…moving….
However, we did buy goodies at Xocolatl (how could we skip that!).
Monday, 8 December 2014
I had great fun assembling a spread for the Book Club group this evening. The biggest hit was the PAMA pomegranate liquor in the upper left by the tea lights. The ginger cake in the center wasn’t very pretty looking, but pretty darned tasty (I got several ladies to take samples home, some to share with spouses, some, no). And there in the foreground are the bourbon balls mentioned yesterday.
I enjoyed the group, smaller than usual…and always fun.
Sunday, 7 December 2014
We’re easing into the holiday hubbub. Made a double batch of bourbon balls today. Not sure how many other flavors of sweets we’ll get to….
It’s not quite relevant, but I got a new flavor of spam today courtesy of gmail—the flavor? in Vietnamese. Yeah, I’m liable to click on that!
Monday, 1 December 2014
The turkey-day leftovers were all but gone last evening, necessitating a groc-run today. We needed coffee, so we hit TJs…and discovered that their year-end holiday goodies are now on the shelves. JCB hypothesized that this recipe was created to make use of leftover bits in a candy factory. I think they’ve used everything but peppermint candy canes.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Pecan pie is similar to candy in a crust, yet, sheeze’o, I’m still loving the tiny slivers I allow myself.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Our cleanup crew (thanks, everyone—I was part of the production crew) processed the volume of plates, glassware, pots, and more that you’d expect a dinner for eleven to produce. The dish-drainer was filled and emptied numerous times. The glassware must be the least-preferred type of dirties, and were the last processed, awaiting me when I came down to fire up the coffee pot.
I had coffee with leftover pie. Tough life!
Monday, 24 November 2014
I cannot remember the first time I ate pomegranate seeds. I certainly read about the fruit long before I saw it, and more references were of the tree than the fruit. I like the sweet-sour-ish taste very much, although I’m still a novice at the seed-pulp separation process.
Friday, 21 November 2014
S-l-o-w-l-y, I’m beginning the prep for the coming Feast. These bread cubes (once organic loaves from the groc store) are mostly dried out. I’ll reload them in the bread bags tomorrow I suspect, ready for becoming dressing in a few days.