Posted in books, recipes, reviews, tips on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
More culinary observations from this past week:
The Halfmoon Diner is one of Halfmoon’s best-kept secrets - they make a terrific bowl of chili, and the best coconut cream pie I’ve ever had. The service is great, the prices are terrific, and you can get in and out of there in 35 minutes on a [...]
Posted in ask the foodie, food knowledge on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
A reader writes:
“Yesterday, I bought coffee at the supermarket. When I got to the register, I realized the bag had a hole in it (about a 1″ tear in the bottom) so I went to get another one. By mistake, the cashier gave me both the good back and the torn bag. Do you [...]
Posted in books, restaurants, reviews on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Some culinary observations from the past week or so:
International Delight makes a delicious (dare I say, Wendalicious?) coffee creamer called Marshmallow Mocha. It’s a Limited Edition, so I’d better stock up. I normally don’t like sweetener in my coffee, but this stuff is great. Absolutely chock-full of noxious-sounding chemicals, but I only put [...]
Posted in Love on February 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Or, as my friends Sue said to me today, “I hope you have a Happy V.D.”
It took me a second.
The new photo on the top is of the beautiful roses my husband got me for Valentine’s Day. I was not expecting anything today, because we had discussed that gifts were not necessary. Plus, [...]
Posted in recipes, tips on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tonight, since I had the day off from work today, I decided to create an early Valentine’s Day Dinner for Bob, which consisted of:
French Onion Soup
Stuffed Tenderloin of Pork
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Green Beans
Mocha Pudding Cake
I’ve included recipes for the French Onion Soup, the Stuffed Tenderloin, and the Mocha Pudding Cake. The slideshow below shows how [...]
Posted in fun, life, restaurants, reviews, wine on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
This past Saturday night, my wonderful husband took me to a very elegant restaurant that I’d been dying to try for many years - The Scrimshaw at the Desmond in Albany. I’ve been to several weddings, conferences, and sales meetings at the Desmond over the years, but had never experienced any of their restaurants [...]
Posted in fun, recipes, tips on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Hope these snack ideas are not arriving too late!
I found some great ideas over at Cooking Light - here’s the link.
Here’s what else I made:
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
-one can white beans (or chickpeas), drained
-2 cloves garlic
-1T fresh lemon juice
-1/3 jar roasted red peppers
-salt & pepper to taste
Whiz it all up in the food processor, and [...]
