Beef Roll-Up – the tastiest thing I’ve ever cooked
This one was completely by accident folks, but holy crap, it is good! I completely made this up. I didn’t even know what ingredients I was going to buy until I was walking the aisles at the store. The sauce I made at the end was thrown together out of old condiments in my fridge. […]
A little Verizon Rant
(If you want to skip the background story, hit ctrl-F and search for “the punchline” – it’ll take you past the setup) So, earlier this week, I broke my cell phone. It was Monday night, and I accidentally dropped it off a counter in my kitchen. This shouldn’t be a big deal – I was […]
The Perfect Amaretto Sour / Orange Popsicle
Last Friday, Amy and I hosted about 20 friends at our house for a wine and food party. We have tons of wine, and we don’t drink it at nearly the pace we buy it. So we figured this would be a great way to open up a few bottles and have some fun with […]
Bacon Brittle
Ingredients 1 stick butter – real butter – not that light crap 2/3 cup sugar – I use a 1/2 cup measure and heap it 1/2 cup maple syrup – REAL syrup, from Amish trees 1/3 cup light corn syrup 1 vanilla bean – not that extract crap 1 cup peanuts – dry roasted, unsalted […]
Foreign Hip Hop is Lightyears Beyond the U.S.
Anyone who’s known me for a long time knows my two favorite genres of music are Classical and Hip Hop. Before I get to the meat of this post, allow me to put in a quick plug for ClassicalArchives.com, the single best resource for classical performances from all periods, of which I am proudly a […]