Brilliant! The Stonehouse and Brickyard are right next door, and owned by the same people, so it shouldn’t be surprising that they teamed up to offer carry-out during the pandemic. Not only can you have pizza and burgers with one call, they are donating 10% of their weekly profits to provide Alabaster coffee to Williamsport…
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Grill and Chill
Now that May is upon us, we decided it is time to start using the grill more often. We made this salad (that I am calling “Grill and Chill Salad” because it sounds hip) for the first time a few weeks ago, and Ben gobbled it up like it was his last supper, so he…
Prom Weekend and Some Good News
Ben has been asking me about the prom on a daily basis. OK, sometimes he switches it up and asks about his birthday, but the prom has been on his mind. One of the benefits of Ben’s extended high school stay is that for the last three years, he and Lena have gone to the…
Chip off the Old Block?
Ben inherited his love of chips from his father. They both prefer corn chips over potato chips, but Ben, in particular, will take his chips any way he can get them. When he was about 5 or 6, Ben responded to our parental chip control by becoming more wily about their acquisition. We thought we…
The Crippled Bear Carry Out
We have a long and storied past with the Crippled Bear, and all of it is good. Years ago (like maybe 15) I was scared to go here. Phil kept saying we should give it a try. Finally, he and his colleague went for lunch and came back victorious. “It’s totally safe! Nobody even threatened…
Chicken Vindaloo and Homemade Naan
Usually, when we make naan (an Indian flatbread), we make chicken tikka masala to go with it, but this week, we decided to try something new – chicken vindaloo. Huge bonus – chicken vindaloo is fun to say. For days, Ben has been looking forward to this and asking, “What are we making for Ben’s…
Don Patron Carry Out
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…
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.