Saturday, September 3, 2011
Today is International Bacon Day. I was informed of this by my girlfriend this morning, then immediately interrogated about our household bacon levels. My response (“one strip”) was deemed unsatisfactory, so off we went to the store to get more. At the store, I bought a half pound of bacon. Upon seeing it, my girlfriend [...]
It’s been awhile, but I come bearing excuses! In the time since my last post I’ve graduated from law school, studied for and taken the bar, moved across the bay from San Francisco to Oakland (more on that later), and become an uncle. All of which is fine and fascinating for me, but leaves my [...]
This isn’t a blog post so much as, well… just two pictures. I expected to have posted these pictures long ago, but life intervened again, as it is wont to do.* Sleep easy though, for summer has officially started for me and blog posts should be increasing. There are lots of wonderful food opportunities on [...]
Also filed in Dinner, Lunch, Tips & Tricks
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Tagged blue cheese, cheese, pecans, pork tenderloin, praline pecans, raspberry, raspberry vinaigrette, spinach, vinaigrette
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
So, as I’ve mentioned ad nauseum on this blog (and in life), I like variety in all things. With food, this manifests as a desire for different flavors, different textures, and different colors. However, I also always have leftovers because I never want to not have enough if unexpected guests show up. Combine the love [...]
Our thirst was quenched by red wine and accompanied by a feast that went from under the turf to swimming in the surf: garlic mashed potatoes (root vegetables), caramelized green beans with candied almonds (grown in the turf), grilled ribeyes (grazing on their pastures), and butterfly bayou shrimp (feeding at the bottom of the water) [...]
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Tagged almonds, barbeque, brown sugar, Cajun, cayenne, cheese, chili flakes, crushed red pepper, defrosting, garlic, green beans, lemon, mashed potatoes, ribeye, shrimp, steak, wine
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