Three different Fridays recently we tried to eat here, but the line was out the door, so we were happy to get a table tonight. Here, we are creatures of habit. We start with a dozen wings. Ben and I get cheeseburger platters, while Phil gets the cheese cosmo. Everything was great, and you can’t…
Ham and Brie Pockets
Monday we went to a holiday party and brought ham and brie pockets. A couple people asked for the recipe, so I have included it. Even if they touch during baking, they are easily pulled apart. Pockets In large KitchenAid mixer, combine and allow to bloom (5 minutes or so): 3 tablespoons yeast 1 cup…
Plan B – Spaghetti and Meatballs
This week Ben and I planned to make our own meatballs to go with spaghetti, but it didn’t happen. I had the best of intentions, but the hamburger was not even close to thawed, and I was kind of wiped out from making 40 crepes for a French breakfast I am serving my reading classes,…
Moon & Raven – Ben’s Restaurant Pick
This week we made it to Moon & Raven early enough to get a table with little waiting. Ben always includes this place in his list of suggestions when he is lobbying for going out to eat. What’s not to love? The atmosphere is perfect, and the food is great.
Pork Shoulder Triple Play
I’ll be the first to admit that I wouldn’t know a good sports metaphor if it smacked me between the eyes, but a nice, slow-roasted pork shoulder allows for lots of options, so I’ll tell you about the three dinners we made this week. We started by plopping a pork shoulder (7-9 pounds) in the…
Homemade Applesauce – The Funky Apple Paradox
’Tis the season for apples, or to be more precise, a week or two past the season for apples, which inspired our choice to make applesauce this week. Somehow, with the flood of Thanksgiving guests, we ended up with way more apples than we could use, so applesauce seemed like the most practical idea. Years…
The Peter Herdic House: Whole-heartedly Bendorsed!
Last night we celebrated Sophia’s time home by dining out at the Herdic House. What a wonderful treat. We always share the charbroiled oysters appetizer. As is our custom, we had fully enjoyed them before anyone remembered that we should have taken a picture. Shoot. Ben and I share a passion for food that drives…
Thankful
As predicted, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. In fact, we were so busy loving life that we forgot to document most of what makes the 48 hours that we are all together so much fun. Not pictured: Ben waiting Wednesday morning for four hours outside Sophia’s door for her to wake up, because he has…
The Chicken Dance – Thanksgiving Edition
I don’t know if our Thanksgiving is better than yours, but ours is pretty good. Just sayin’. As long as my kids can remember, the tradition has been for Ben’s Aunt Mary and her family, along with friends we’ve known for a quarter of a century, to join us at our house for several days…
Ben’s Restaurant Pick – Don Patron’s
If lovin’ you is wrong, we don’t want to be right. Years ago, Ben discovered the Pancho Villa here. It is an enormous T-bone steak smothered in bacon, cheese and mushrooms, with beans, rice and tortillas on the side. He talks about it so much that tonight I felt I needed to order it too….