Category: from the bar

From the Kitchen and Bar – anniversary dinner and snacks

This weekend we celebrated being married over two decades, 22 years to be precise with a few years of shacking up before that.  Couldn’t do it on the day we got married, but we did a bit later with tasty foods, part of the problems and benefits from working in a retail meat department.   Oh, … Continue reading From the Kitchen and Bar – anniversary dinner and snacks →

From the Bar – six new beers and a review of the new Dracula series premier

Here’s another six beers that we’ve tried last night.  It’s rather dangerous working for a place that sells beer and allows you to pick six different beers to fill a six-pack.    While we drank these, we caught the new Dracula series premier.  It’s the bizarre Tony Stark-ization of Vlad Dracul, with the titular character now … Continue reading From the Bar – six new beers and a review of the new Dracula series premier →

From the Kitchen and from the Bar – Steak and beers

Steak and beer, the classic American experience.  Might be the classic Australian one too.  One of the benefits of working in the meat department of a very large grocery store is that I can get very nice cuts of meat.  No employee discount but I can have a fellow employee weigh me out my chosen … Continue reading From the Kitchen and from the Bar – Steak and beers →

From the Bar – some new wines and beers

We’ve tried some new wines and beers recently.  One does need fortification when dealing with endless silliness in this blog’s comments. No, don't go look.  You'll regret it  🙂 First wine up is Covey Run Red Blend.  We both like red blends since you can get exactly what the wine maker wants rather than depending on … Continue reading From the Bar – some new wines and beers →

From the Kitchen, from the Bar – pork shoulder, ales and kibitzing about music, movies, etc

The weather has finally decided to be lovely and not the sauna it was a week and a half ago.  So, it became time to cook since I could have the oven on for hours and not feel like I was committing hara-kiri by sweating. Since it was on sale ($1.49/pound) and we love it, … Continue reading From the Kitchen, from the Bar – pork shoulder, ales and kibitzing about music, movies, etc →

From the Kitchen and bar plus a movie – Schnitzel with panko is like jaegers with kaiju… trust me on this one

The movie for this week is Sharknado!  No, no, I can’t even joke about that.  What a purely stupid movie (yes, we watched about 15 minutes of it).  Ah, if someone would have told my teen-age self that there will be a channel called the Science Fiction Channel and that I would hate it with a … Continue reading From the Kitchen and bar plus a movie – Schnitzel with panko is like jaegers with kaiju… trust me on this one →

From The Kitchen, From the Bar and a movie – Grilled chicken, shandies and Jack the Giant Slayer

This weekend, it being a little cooler than last, we decided to grill.  I pulled out a recipe from my latest issue of Saveur Magazine, Gai Yahng or Thai style chicken with sweet chili sauce.  It is basically a cilantro and garlic marinade for chicken, which you then grill.  I find gas grills to be … Continue reading From The Kitchen, From the Bar and a movie – Grilled chicken, shandies and Jack the Giant Slayer →

From the Bar and From the Kitchen – various beers and roast beast

Samuel Smith Strawberry Ale – Samuel Smith, a brewer out of Great Britain, has a line up of fruit beers.  This is our last one to try and I’ll have to say all of them are excellent.  This one has the intense taste of dried strawberries.  There is a lambic tartness and a slight bitter … Continue reading From the Bar and From the Kitchen – various beers and roast beast →

From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show

Here in central PA, we are known for the Pennsylvania Farm Show which is in January. Essentially a state fair in buildings, people bring their award winning farm animals in for judging, there are huge displays of the latest in farm equipment and the food is famous.  Of course, the reason it’s famous is that … Continue reading From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show →