Who cooked her first meat meal in years and survived? This girl. Polyface Meat Meal #1 was a beef-based “Bolognese” sauce. I call it “Bolognese” because tomato meat sauce is not at all like a traditional bolognese [which is veal, butter, onion, carrot, pancetta, truffles, broth, cream]. Instead, this is what most people think bolognese is […]
Last weekend was a pretty busy three-day-weekend for us. By busy, I mean busy experimenting with food and drink [mostly drink]. This week was a different kind of busy, the “too much work not enough time” kind, so I never got the opportunity to write about the awesome new things [and the less awesome things] […]
Some of the best quick meals involve a hodge-podge of small snacks tied together by a theme: here, a mediterranean-style antipasti plate. The best place to put one together? Whole Foods. Two individual pieces of bread, sliced thin [$0.69 each], shelled mussels [$2.00], a soft cheese and a hard cheese [$5 total, look for the […]
Part V of a six-part vacay: See I, II, III, and IV here. Monday [Jan. 2d] was our last full day in Asheville, and I’d say we used it wisely. Bright and early Shaun, Grady and I hopped into the car and headed here: The Biltmore Estate, home of George Washington Vanderbilt [grandson of Cornelius […]
[Good morning! As you read this, third-year law students across the country are en route to the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam. We’re all as excited as you are, too. Cross your fingers and hope we don’t have to make this trip again in March…] Neither I nor Shaun is really like Gloria on Modern Family, […]
The early start from being awake for the race and the beautiful weather meant we made three stops on the winery tour: Barboursville Vineyards, Keswick Vineyards, and Castle Hill Cider. Although the sun was shining, it was definitely a boots day. Barboursville is one of the older and more established wineries in the area [opened in […]
For anyone who hasn’t had the joy of dealing with Pennsylvania’s liquor laws, I envy you. They’re awful. Sometimes, when you can’t find a state-run liquor store and every restaurant within a five-block radius is still waiting on their liquor license [that they applied for five years ago], you want to throw up your hands and […]
Greetings from Virginia Beach! One of the blessings of our Bernese is he enjoys the car. We put the seats down in the back and he has full roam with no risk of falling onto the floor. He’s not quite tall enough to stick his head out the window – but he’s learning! Grady made it […]
Ryes and 'Shine 