If it were up to Ben, we would frequently serve BBQ sauce as a main dish, with a side of ranch dressing. This week’s cooking adventure (like everything in life) was a compromise, but it did capitalize on our current condiment holdings. I wanted to try replicating a splendid chickpea dish we sampled at a…
Author: Liz
Clark Mast, Wide Open!!!
My mother grew up as the youngest of ten children in an Old Order Amish household. Though my maternal grandparents lived well into their nineties, I, being nearly the youngest of my zillion first cousins, and living a distance away, never developed a very close relationship with my grandparents, and mostly know them through my…
Big Week
These days, we have a million things going on. We’ve been laying low restaurant-wise, and that does not go down without a fight from my young valentine. Translation? Porterhouse steak at home. Of course, the Super Bowl comes with certain expectations on Ben’s part. He was all excited about some wings we had in the…
Pair and Ink
Wait. What? That makes no sense! If you don’t speak Benglish, you will need this quick tutorial. Hand washing before eating is a basic principle that we still have to monitor and enforce. Once, when Ben had been doing an artject (art project) at school, and I was making him scrub up before dinner, I…
Pollo Pot Pie – ¡Olé!
This week we came up with a Mexican version of chicken pot pie, and we may never go back to our standard chicken pot pie! Not only was it delicious, the meal came together in a snap, thanks to items from the freezer and a prepared rotisserie chicken. Aside from the seasoning, the twist in…
Ooh La La!!!
If you could be anywhere right now, other than on your couch in your stretchy pants, like us, where would you be? Well, Paris, right? Since you probably can’t actually get there now (pandemic) we offer you the next best thing: charcuterie salad and French onion soup. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll…
R2 Chili Chip – Going Old School
If you are from Rocky Ford, Colorado, you will know exactly what R2 Chili Chip is. If not, you’ll need to read on. When I say we’re going old school, I literally mean we are revisiting my favorite school lunch. If it was Thursday in the R2 district, R2 Chili Chip was likely on the…
Work in Progress
We knew the snow was coming, and it was great that this was a scheduled day off for me. Ben and I got up early, as is our custom, and by 8:00, we went out to take it on. Phil messed up his back, probably taking all of the patio furniture into the shed by…
Brand Loyalty
Did you get a branding iron for Christmas? No? We’re sorry. We did. Here at Ben’s Day Wednesday, we are experimenting with exactly what foods can be branded. Picking ribeye steak for the menu this week was a natural choice, so we could put the branding iron to its intended use. To continue the ranch…
A Love Letter to Williamsport Restaurants
Today, we planned to have brunch out. We had reservations, Sophia was going to join us. It was a whole thing. Ben shaved. He put on a sweater. Then there was sleet, and of course, the backdrop to every story of the last two years, Covid. The restaurant was closed. All the restaurants were closed….