CategoriesTastings Wine & Spirits
Pink Gin &Tonic
1 jigger Akora Japanese Gin 8 drops of Peychaud’s Aromatic Cocktail Bitters – 1 can of Q Tonic slice of blood orange ice Pour all over a tall glass filled with ice.
Nan’s Birthday Cake
June 1 – Lecture at the Lensic For Nan’s birthday month, we went to hear photographer,Chris Rainier (Cultures on the Edge), at the Lensic, after having drinks at Hervé Wine Bar – best white wine: 631 Malvasia-Riesling; red: D.H. Lescombes Limited Release Cabernet Franc. We sampled the tuna tartare –
Ginger Gin & Tonic + Mahi Mahi
Ginger Gin & Tonic: Ginger Eachinatia juice from La Montańita, pure juices – about an ounce, a jigger of Tumbleroot Gin, dash of Aperol, dash of sweet vermouth, half can of tonic and a slice of lime. All this is over a glass of ice, and I added a rosemary
CategoriesTastings
Gyeran Bap
Egg Rice – fast from what’s on hand An egg lightly fried in butter and soy sauce, made delicious with a pour over of sesame oil, is set on a bowl of steamed rice and garnished with a handful of dried seaweed pieces. And I couldn’t resist piling on the
CategoriesBaking
Mac & Cheese – 2 Ways
a) Pasta, chili & cheddar and b)Asparagus, mozzarella, lemon Recipe for Mac & Cheese with Mushrooms & Green Chili Preheat oven to 350F Put on a large pot to boil When boiling add 1/2 lb of pasta Time for 10 minutes While waiting for pasta, sauté mushrooms, garlic (and any
Seafood Easter Stew
For Easter 2023 we have vegetarian guests, so the main course will be a seafood stew served with fresh homemade bread. On the day before Easter, I made a fish-based stock using shrimp shells, fish skin, the outer tougher parts of onion, leeks, a dried orange and other herbs and
CategoriesTastings
Lamb Leg & Red Wine
Lamb, fries and salad A steak cut from a leg of lamb, grown locally served with oven baked fries and a radicchio and arugula salad. Read on to see what the sommelier said, and note the images for the wine’s name and vintage. Lamb was pan fried quickly, and
Thin Giardeniera Pizza
Reading a story about thin Midwestern pizza in the New York Times food section by J. Kenji-Lopez-Alt, I began to think about all my favorite pizzas, and front of mind was my hometown go-to: the LaCasa pizza of my childhood in Omaha, Nebraska. LaCasa’s is the crust that is thin,
Green Chile Stew & Mussels
Have the thought to add some shellfish to green chile stew? Steuart has made a giant pot of green chile, with pork and onions mostly. It’s Friday, and I’m going to the fish department at Whole Foods for the $1 oysters, and I’m really craving seafood – more than the
Crepes – sweet or savory
Whip up a crepe batter and fill … Crepe batter is easy to make in a blender or by whisk, and the recipe is basically: 1 unit of flour to 2 units of milk, started by beating 4 eggs per cup of the units (8 for a pint) and 2