Dave and I had a delayed birthday dinner with our lovely wives at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. Our birthdays were a few weeks ago a few days apart but The Willows Inn didn't have space then,...
Smoked bacon-wrapped filet mignon set in a cognac-cream-mushroom sauce, with smoked bacon-wrapped asparagus, with an asparagus reduction with balsamic vinegar, and a salad made from bacon grease...
What's in your fridge? Hah. Well, today was a fridge cleanup dinner. We had a classic mushroom soup (shallots, garlic, mushrooms, lemon juice, thyme, cream, dry sherry, Worcestershire sauce), served...
This morning I felt like spoiling Irene. So while Irene went to get fresh croissants at the bakery on top of the hill, I made oeufs de l'amour: very creamy soft scrambled eggs with caviar, assembled...
And so it begins. Or perhaps ends. It does seem to at least be the successful conclusion of a chapter. Today at noon Irene and I dropped off Colin Schwarting as he is shipping out to US Marine Corps...
Well, courtesy of Whole Foods not delivering yesterday because we got over a foot of snow (and a bit more this morning) and the road to our house includes a block of 40-45 degrees down cobblestones,...
Spring seems to have 3+ legs now! Irene just let her out and she very gingerly put some weight on the leg she's had surgery on and standing outside (and stubbornly not doing her business) she didn't...