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
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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
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 Kitchen – Quiche, cookies and apple dumplings
With work, I don’t have as much time to cook as I’d like. So, when I have a couple days in row off, I cook a lot. This time, it was quiche, apple dumplings and two types of cookies. The chocolate chip/toffee cookies have been blogged about earlier here. The other cookies are a result … Continue reading From the Kitchen – Quiche, cookies and apple dumplings
What the Boss Likes – finger lakes vacation, part 3 – distillers, wines and tasty tasty food
This is the final entry on our Finger Lakes vacation. After touring the east shore of Keuka Lake and part of the west shore of Seneca Lake, we decided to go out of the immediate area on Sunday and visit the “holy of holies”, Genesee Brewing, in Rochester, NY. We’ve been drinking Genesee beers for … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – finger lakes vacation, part 3 – distillers, wines and tasty tasty food
What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 2 – eating and drinking far too much
After leaving Watkins Glen, we headed for Hammondsport and our bed and breakfast. Hammondsport is at the southern tip of Keuka Lake. It was called “America’s coolest small town” by Budget Travel. I will have to say it’s nice but as someone who grew up near small towns, it takes someone who rarely spent time … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 2 – eating and drinking far too much
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
What the Boss Likes – Random things I wish someone would have told me
Just a list of random things that I wish I had known sooner. (incidentally, if you are a pathetic spammer who is following my blog and only have “make money blogging” crap on your website, you are a parasite. Seems like vermin are everywhere, not only shilling for "godonomic$" or "prosperity gospel".) Borax, yes … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Random things I wish someone would have told me
What the Boss Likes – meal and a movie again
This weekend we had fajitas again (beef this time, just follow same recipe here maybe adding a little more cayenne) a couple of bottles of wine and watched Django Unchained. First, the movie ROCKS. It does a fantastic job of ridiculing and reviling the slaver culture of the American South. It’s surprisingly funny (oh the … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – meal and a movie again
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