Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings…
Posted in Food Commentary, France, Lillet, alcohol, alcoholic drink, beverage, cafe, drink, gin, history, martini, vodka on Nov 25th, 2008
These days, it seems something is always the new something else. You know, Thursday’s the new Friday, brown’s the new black, Palin’s the new devil, Obama’s the new Messiah, etc. But to me, for example, comparing the pain and anguish at dragging myself from bed on a Friday morning after a few drinks the night before, [...]
Posted in Recipe, Recipes, baking, blood orange, cake, dessert, embarrassment, flour, frosting, icing, important details, juice, martini, orange juice, oranges, strawberries, strawberry, sweet, sweets on Apr 1st, 2008
I tried… after my first failed attempt at baking a strawberry cake in order to use up some nasty-looking, dying strawberries (that I bought hungry and on sale… natch) in my fridge, my ego was so bruised I didn’t think I was up for it again. You see, stupid me kind of forgot one ingredient [...]
Posted in Recipe, Recipes, Steak, beef, butter, chips, compound butter, french fries, fried, indulgent meal, martini, meal, tarragon on Oct 14th, 2007
After a long, hard week at work, Jonny and I usually try and treat ourselves on Friday nights, especially when the weather turns colder, to a drink and an indulgent meal. Ok, we don’t just reserve this for Fridays only, but for some reason, a drink and a meal always seems to just taste better [...]
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