Category: from the bar

What the Boss Likes – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and a few more beers

First off, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is great. I always am shy about seeing what amount to “second act” movies, where everything goes to hell to set up for the big win at the end. But this was good the whole way through, with enough little victories to keep things going. It was one … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and a few more beers →

From the Bar – Another week, another sixpack of random beers.

At my current job, a sixpack of random beers costs about what I make working for an hour and a half.  It’s more fun that going to a movie with people who always annoy me, so I guess it’s a fairly cheap entertainment.  One, Otto’s Apricot Wheat, we had before, so I’ll only review the … Continue reading From the Bar – Another week, another sixpack of random beers. →

From the Bar and Kitchen – Strong drink, duck and a blue cheese tart

It’s always curious to see a “no fly” symbol on your newly purchased alcohol.  The alcohol in question is Stroh 80, a 160 proof (80%) rum from Austria, which is about as not Caribbean as you can get.  Having some Austrian ancestry, and an eternal curiosity about strange liquor, I had to get a bottle.  Happily, … Continue reading From the Bar and Kitchen – Strong drink, duck and a blue cheese tart →

From the kitchen and bar – monkfish, and yes, more beers plus a cider

A week or two ago, my husband asked if I could pick up some fish for dinner.  When asked what kind of fish, he said “white” aka “not salmon”.  So off I went to the seafood department to look for some “white” fish, as opposed to whitefish which I generally get smoked. They had quite … Continue reading From the kitchen and bar – monkfish, and yes, more beers plus a cider →

From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza

Snow day today, thanks to the current snow storm moving across Pennsylvania.  A fair amount of  snow and it is getting windy. My coming home from work after dark could have been a bit dicey.  So I’m happily typing here on my couch, sipping a bit of tea from Republic of Tea and hang out with my husband … Continue reading From the Bar, from the kitchen etc – Naan, beers and pizza →

From the Bar – three more wines and a cocktail of our own

Just having returned from visiting my folks, I have more wines and drinks to review.  My folks are very nice folks, ordinary but nicer than most. And I find going to visit them ridiculously stressful.So, on to the new wines.  My folks live in very very rural Pennsylvania.  We were going to take a growler … Continue reading From the Bar – three more wines and a cocktail of our own →

From the Kitchen and Bar – goulash, more pork and a couple of wines

These past several weeks have been a blur thanks to me working retail over the holidays.  It was my first experience in doing so and the fact that I work in a meat department made it quite unique.  Here in the US, there are various traditions for what one eats for what holiday.  Ham and … Continue reading From the Kitchen and Bar – goulash, more pork and a couple of wines →

From the Bar – Five new wines

For Thanksgiving, we did a couple of Cornish hens, aka little chickens.  They came out nicely, roasted for nearly two hours at 375.  Nothing special with them, just stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and my husband’s favorite cranberry orange sauce (recipes for the last here). This weekend we made my husband’s fabulous seafood chowder.  Along … Continue reading From the Bar – Five new wines →

From the Kitchen and From the Bar – chicken paprikash, a French wine and a holiday beer

Chicken paprikash is a meal I grew up with.  Half my ancestry is Hungarian, with those relatives having settled in New Jersey right off the boat.  We would have a big bowl of this dish with a pile of poppy seeded Kaiser rolls from the City Bakery in New Brunswick.  That bakery is long gone … Continue reading From the Kitchen and From the Bar – chicken paprikash, a French wine and a holiday beer →