In our opinion, Ben crushed the “B” challenge, where every ingredient had to start with B. We usually don’t make burgers at home because it is Ben’s go-to meal when we get carry out on Fridays, but when our readers requested a “B”-filled meal, Ben answered the call with a loaded beef burger. In principle,…
Category: Chef Ben Cooks!
Party Foot (and a new cooking challenge for you to vote on!)
Early last summer, when we thought the pandemic had gone on forever, we were eager to get out of the house and enjoy the warming weather, so we took a family walk. As we neared home, we saw neighbors out too, and stopped at a safe distance to chat. After a minute, Cate burst outside…
Year of the Ox(ygen)
So many things to celebrate in early February – let’s all just take a breath, people! We had just finished birthday and vaccination festivities last week when we were met with Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day! We are fully aware that most people would chronicle their Valentine’s Day celebration here, but we…
Cooking Up Some Birthday Joy!
The best thing about having a birthday on a Monday is that you can celebrate all the preceding weekend, if you play your cards right. The second best thing is that you get a break from cooking! Sophia joined us Saturday for my birthday dinner – a feast of duck breasts with a cherry reduction,…
Time Warp
You can act all fancy, like you don’t want it, but if you were eating solid food in the 80s, you probably not only want it, but have made it yourself. I speak, of course, of the broccoli salad. Admittedly, pairing broccoli with raisins and bacon, then dousing it in sugary mayonnaise does not exactly…
How Funky is Your Chicken?
Just asking, because ours was pretty funky. We have made this recipe several times before, but this time we couldn’t obtain those hard-to-get ingredients like pomelos, cilantro, and bone-in skin-on chicken. Pomelos? We get it. Grapefruit will do. Cilantro? Wegmans may or may not have had several horses bed down in the herb section overnight,…
“Just thinkin’ about cake.”
We have been trying to start our year off right with a special emphasis on healthy food. Ben picked a salmon dish with tomatoes and avocados, and he even tolerated Saturday’s veggie-laden homemade ramen. During menu and grocery list deliberations, I saw him gazing wistfully in the direction of his favorite cookbook. “What’s up, Buddy?”…
(Kitchen) Cabinet Invokes 25th Amendment and Relieves Phil of his Grocery Shopping Duties
When you drove to Jersey Shore for the sole purpose of procuring 10 frozen duck breasts, we looked away. When you hit Aldi’s multiple times in a week to “lay in” some reasonably priced tuna steaks, we said nothing. Had you properly labeled the 10 pounds of pork loin that you cut and froze, so…
We interrupt this day of sedition to bring you a little comfort food
I would love to write something clever about the unprecedented national events currently unfolding, but I’m at a loss for words. I will go forward with my regularly scheduled Ben’s Day Wednesday post. Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why not have it twice? This week’s Ben’s Day Wednesday dinner was…
The Pig that Keeps on Giving
Egged on by Ben, Phil had proclaimed in mid-December that we would eat in a decadent manner for a full Twelve Days of Christmas. Country Store ham! Ribeye roast! Fillet! Duck! Shrimp! The list went on. Well obviously, this was a ridiculous idea, and I’m not even sure what prompted it, but during plea bargaining,…