Tuesday, 7 May 2013
I lived one of those strange coincidences today—had to start new bottles of all but one of my supplements…that’s never happened before. I didn’t start them at one time. They don’t have the same number of doses per bottle.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Rain off and on all day made the tulips float. Still…miniature…but trying to open….
We did a Cinco de Mayo celebration of sorts tonight, under the assumption that independence is one of a range of conditions worthy of being honored.
We got a frozen red mole chicken dinner from TJs (never tried it before; rice gluey but kinda interesting/okay; whole dish fine), and I cooked down and pureed three cans of black beans to make refried beans (which are not fried, despite the name*). With guac as a salad, yum.
*Which otherwise might make the holiday Cinco de Fry-o?
Friday, 3 May 2013
Vodka gimlet.
It’s Friday and the server’s still not functioning. So, here’s a drink.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
We branched out today, buying a wee 300g–wheel of Le Chimay à la Bière, made by the Belgian Trappists known for their beer. Indeed, cheese bathed in beer—what can go wrong?
Our conclusion: fine fine lovely wonderful. Yum.
Sunday, 31 March 2013
The Italian salames we tried didn’t have a cheesecloth layer like this one….
This is the sausage I’ve found here in ATL, in a cursory rather than exhaustive search, that is most similar to the everyday ones we enjoyed in southern Italy. Its serious classy name and presentation are no comparison to one of our Italian favorites, Il Baby—short little sausages sold in pairs….
So far I’ve only noted these gems at Whole Foods; the line has several versions, not all of which I’ve see at WF.
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Storms overnight meant neither of us slept well. After a nap this morning, when it finally got quiet, I got sucked into Paul Lukacs’ Inventing Wine (2012). We might not recognize the liquid the ancients called wine as such. This means there’s been quite a migration of meaning—interesting…along with changes in manufacturing…. For starters, to the ancients quality wines were made from raisinized grapes, not fresh ones. Also, the liquid wasn’t sealed from oxygen, so the flavor migrated; can’t say I’d be excited about swilling the vinegarish stuff….
Friday, 22 March 2013
I’m feeling…static Friday.
A recent in-law party has led me to…a (temporary?) fascination with Manhattans.
My variation: rye (not “regular” bourbon)—the “original” recipe.
Which raises the question: Are there non-HFC maraschino cherries out there (in the accessible world)?
In the meantime, bottoms up!
Friday, 15 March 2013
I had a bit of a consumerism day. Nothing major, just a series of purchases of little note. Plus lunch out. Sushi buffet.
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Yeah, this photo is from Val-Day. Thought these mousie-cakes too exceptional to be consigned to the photo-archive without a teensy public airing.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Long ago I promised The Guru a homemade pizza based on King Arthur’s dough. The flour company Arthur, that is, not the leader of the ancients.
Tonight we finally got around to it. The dough was semolina and a bit strange, yet tasty.
The toppings: three kinds of mushrooms, one “real” dried sausage (had to peel the white cloth off it to slice it), goat cheese, parmesan.
Yeah, we’re living large, Friday-night large….