May 19
Around here, at the end of the day on Sundays, the bakery sells off it’s fresh bread at buy one get one free. What to do with all that bread? Well, the first loaf usually gets served & demolished at dinner in Sunday night. The second loaf gets saved for the next day, divided in …
May 17
Recently the Houston Press published a list of 100 foods that ‘Foodies’ should try before they die, after a different list was doing the rounds on Facebook. Some of the things in both lists are truly wonderful food, but some are really only there to be as outrageous as possible. I’m all for being adventurous …
May 17
Once a month I go to a wine dinner at Latin American Restaurant, where they pair wines with five different courses. One of my favourite dishes is ossobuco, a section of veal shank braised with vegetables, wine and broth, originally from Milan, Italy. Ossobucco literately means ‘Bone with a hole’ or marrowbone, but I’ll get …
May 16
An expanded post on how to make Homemade Peach Liqueur has now been added to our website With last four pounds of remaining peaches, a double batch of Homemade Peach Liqueur has been brought together (Fresh Sliced peaches, 100 Proof Vodka, Brandy, Sugar and Water) and will now steep for the next three week. Through …
May 16
This week, my wife is away on a business trip, leaving me to fend for myself. Since I do most of the cooking in our house, this shouldn’t be much of a problem, but I find I can never find the enthusiasm to cook for just myself. I’m sure it’s because, I want to bask …
