No photos of the bro and sis-in-law yet, but they are visiting from France and we are so happy to have them here for 10 days. They even almost got in on-time yesterday, even with all the weather and shit. Stayed home and cooked rather than going out, since they’d just spent 8 hours on [...]
Beef Tenderloin is a pretty classic and basic dish to serve guests on Christmas Eve, from what I understand and I can definitely see why. For one thing, it is pretty easy to cook. Just stop when it hits the desired temperature (138 this year, though typically, I would go for 135, since I like [...]
… is always infinitely more welcome than are the subsequent snowstorms. Particularly when it is of fairly moderate size and makes your back and front lawn infinitely prettier than it was just the night before. That’s maybe the best kind, as it reminds one of their childhood often times and used to occasionally mean a [...]
Another fun Thanksgiving holiday this year, with a great group of friends and tons of delicious food, some of which I may have to have for breakfast this morning… Fraser made some incredible bread and Chris made both potatoes AND a really delicious mahogany rice. Dexter’s Sweet Potato Pie was awesome – my first ever, [...]
We had a beautiful October 30th this year and it fell on a Saturday, so we took advantage of the warm, sunny day and carved pumpkins on the back patio. Just because we don’t have kids, doesn’t mean we can’t flex our artistic muscle every so often by gutting a gourd and cutting holes of [...]