When the kids were little, there was a Mexican restaurant on Little League Boulevard that Ben simply called, “The Taco Restaurant,” though I think it was actually named Fiesta Cancun. Ben was just discovering dining out, and I think it was still kind of magical to him that you could say the name of the…
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Sconehenge
I tried to enlist Ben’s help in making scones, but when he found they didn’t involve chocolate, he was out. I’m a little obsessed with all stone age monuments, and Stonehenge in particular, so baking Sconehenge was bound to happen sooner or later. Our next family visit to a neolithic site was when Ben was…
Breathing. Just breathing.
We hope that you had a wonderful Easter. We did. Though Easter was nice, we may have officially bottomed out. The other day, Ben came to sit beside me on the couch for awhile as I did something. I don’t remember now what it was. Maybe providing feedback on student activities. Maybe playing Words With…
Saffron Grill – Fine dining at home
We love the Saffron Grill, and while getting carry out to eat at home isn’t quite the same as having people wait on you, we tried to emulate the full Saffron Grill experience by eating in the dining room by candlelight with cloth napkins, and by asking Alexa to play Parisian cafe music.
Taco Party!!!
Though strictly speaking, these were not tacos, and it wasn’t a party, it was the best Mexican food we’ve had in awhile! The definition of “taco” seems to have morphed or expanded since I was a kid, and I would call what we had burritos, because they were on soft flour tortillas instead of crunchy…
O, Pioneers!
A friend once told me that I’m the sort of woman you’d want to take westward in a covered wagon. Apparently, my domestic survival skills are top notch. Recently, like everyone else on the planet, I have had to put more of these skills to use. Ben is on board with some of the measures…
TWO Weekend Treats!
This weekend we splurged and got carry out twice. Last night was Barrel 135, and tonight was The Herdic House. As always, everything was great, and it was really nice to take a break from cooking! Tonight we got a kit from the Herdic House and made an evening of it. Everything was ready to…
The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow – So why are you making me bike in the rain?
Our world food tour wrapped up in India. Chef Ben will tell you he’s “not a big fan” of Indian food, but from a pandemic point of view, curried lentil tomato and coconut soup is the perfect dish, because nearly everything can be found in the pantry. Luckily, Chef Ben is always willing to pitch…
“Let Them Eat Cake!”
Next stop on the world food tour: France. In these weird limbo days where we walk a balance beam between boredom and stress, normalcy and the extraordinary, family and sanity, togetherness and loneliness, zoom conferencing and corona hair, when we are all having a shared experience alone, I acknowledge that sometimes you just have to…
“Get Used To Stuff”
Italian food is probably the most popular cuisine in our household, so we were all happy that Ben’s world food tour took us to Italy. Though I make lasagna pretty often, I don’t have much more of a recipe than you can find on the back of a pack of lasagna noodles, so I won’t…