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Beckmen Vineyards Grenache Rose
My sweet neighbor works in the wine business. I know what you're thinking: What a waste...Lon and I aren't really drinkers. Well, my neighbor gave us a bottle of a href="http://www.beckmenvineyards.com/index.php"Beckmen Vineyards/a Grenache Rose so we invited some of my friends (who do love wine)... Read more...
Published 3 hours ago

Quicker No-Knead Bread
div style="text-align: center;"a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonbinder/2927580499/" title="original no knead by L Bo Dee, on Flickr"img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2927580499_e93ce09b12.jpg" alt="original no knead" width="500" height="334" //abr //divbr /We've talked about a... Read more...
Published 9 hours ago

Fried Chicken Mac 'n' Cheese
Jessica went out to dinner with a friend last night and left me home to fend for myself. Fortunately she had defrosted some chicken thighs for me to experiment... I mean cook with. When Jessica is around I cook healthier, she reminds me to use less fat, and to make normal (read: human-sized)... Read more...
Published a day ago

Dell'anima
Last night, I had dinner with my friend Bianca, who always picks great places to eat. Dell'anima is another to add to that list. I always love open kitchens and I was particularly impressed that the waitress offered Bianca a taste of two different wines before selecting which one she wanted.br... Read more...
Published a day ago

Knife Systems 101
Chris at FoodProof has posted a href="http://foodproof.com/blogs/view/post/tool-talk-knives-318"a great article/a on Japanese vs. French vs. Chinese knives, approaches, and selections. Actually, he also has parts a href="http://foodproof.com/blogs/view/post/tool-talk-knives-part-2-319"2/a and a... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Sushi Yasuda #22
I'm so glad we went to a href="http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/10/sushi-yasuda-21.php"Sushi Yasuda/a last night. We were able to try the rarely available Botan Ebi (shrimp) and it's roe. The Botan Ebi is larger than the sweet shrimp you usually see raw. It is similar in flavor but the large fleshy... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Chicken Marsala with Portobello Mushrooms
Chicken Marsala was one of my favorites in college and I realized it's been years since I've eaten it. One reason is that Lon didn't eat mushrooms till recently and I eat most of my dinners with him. I got uber excited today when I realized I could make Chicken Marsala for him to try. Most... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

The Lite Choice
16 Tasti-D-Lite locations have morphed into The Lite Choice (TLC). They claim to be organic, kosher, low-calorie, and still have those frequent flyer cards. There's one on the ground floor of our apartment building and when it was Tasti-D, I hadn't gone in years. (I avoid highly processed foods... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Wine and Roses
After a lovely Sunday afternoon stroll through Central Park, my friends and I relaxed with a bottle of wine and a selection of cheeses at a href="http://www.wineandrosesbar.com/"Wine and Roses/a span class="post-location" location="286 Columbus Avenue, 10023"Wine and Roses/span. We snagged some... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Ocean Jewel
For Xiu's birthday, we gathered in Flushing for some Dim Sum at a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ocean-jewel-seafood-restaurant-flushing"Ocean Jewel/a span class="post-location" location="133-30 39th Avenue, 11354"Ocean Jewel/span. The dishes here were a little hit or miss for me, my main... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Home-made Tortillas
Lon made that orgasmic a href="http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/10/pequin-pepper-sauce.php"Pequin Pepper Sauce/a and soft tacos seemed like an ideal way to use it. I must have been feeling daring because we made tortillas from scratch. Doughs are one of the hardest segments of cooking/baking and we... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

Pequin Pepper Sauce
Wandering through the farmer's market yesterday, Jessica and I were discussing whether or not grapes were in the a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry"berry/a family. The answer is yes. If you didn't already know Jessica loves berries. Then, as if the universe was calling to us a moment... Read more...
Published 5 days ago