Pierogies Assembly Line. I had a lot of pierogi filling left: cabbage, onions, beef, and cream cheese. So last night I made a quadruple batch of pierogi dough, let it chill overnight in the fridge....
Prime Rib with Rub. I had Creole Seasoning (it started life as Emeril's but my bam is a bit more than his: it's peppy and zesty and quite lively), a rub that started life as Bobby Flay's (but I liked...
Next Eggs Benedict with mimosas for breakfast. Eight eggs in the sous vide at 144 the last 45 minutes. Drain the thin egg white, set the thick egg white in some 185 degree water. My never-fail...
It's been a homey day. Wiping down the doggies. Laundry. I've been cleaning out the fridge, making cream soups of various piles of veggies: broccoli (we also dump the stalks in the freezer when...
Irene Voskamp and I will be in San Francisco this coming weekend for the wedding of Madeline Ferwerda and Ben Benjamin Bernard on Saturday. But we're free for dinner Thursday (arrive SFO about 4),...
Wicked was awesome. Willemijn Verkaik as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, blew everyone else away. Incredible voice, strong, rich, full of emotion, and across her whole, broad range. The show...