Month: April 2006

DINNER 108: Tuesday, April 18, 2006

DINNER 108: Tuesday, April 18, 2006

It’s the third Tuesday of the month, and that usually means the WINE DINNER at the IRON HORSE INN. I met up with David & Chie and we enjoyed the following menu, celebrating the Graziano Family Vineyards. Jen from Tramonte & Sons Distributors guided us through…

Reading: Conspiracies

Reading: Conspiracies

Rolling right along through F. Paul Wilson’s Repairman Jack series. I am currently reading CONSPIRACIES.

DINNER 109: Wednesday, April 19, 2006

DINNER 109: Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Tonight was the second night of my GARDE MANGER class, so I went directly from work to the kitchens at Cincinnati State. We sliced our chicken galentines, made duck confit, and worked on duck terrines in addition to slicing & tasting foie gras. It was rather interesting that so many of the students in this advanced cooking class had never tasted foie gras.
Apparently, our class is doing a good job because we finished early and Chef Kinsella added an additional dish for next week. That’s a nice feeling.

Dinner was a quick drive through White Castle for three cheeseburgers and some water.

DINNER 110: Thursday, April 20, 2006

DINNER 110: Thursday, April 20, 2006

After a late meeting at work, on the way home, I stopped for some Chinese take-out. I must have been hungry, because I ordered shrimp fried rice, potstickers, and some cold noodles. I ate all the potstickers, most of the cold noodles, and barely touched…

35 Face Balls in 32 Seconds

35 Face Balls in 32 Seconds

Completely funny video, exactly what you’d expect it to be from the title. Safe for work, with sound. Check it out here. An instant classic.

DINNER 111: Friday, April 21, 2006

DINNER 111: Friday, April 21, 2006

Tonight’s meal was a HAPPY MOUTH outing; the details are in this article.

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2006

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2006

Tonight was another outing of the HAPPY MOUTH supper club! It was Jay’s month to pick, and a group of us — Ted, Tracy, Wendy V, Doug, Ron, Holly, Ed, Angel, Jay, Drew, Dave, and Robin — met at BALTIC for their European-style Cuisine. We…