Runs with knives!
Tonight was Ed’s night to pick and he selected the CACTUS PEAR restaurant in Clifton. I joined the gang late because of a meeting so all I had to eat was a bowl of roasted potatoes. Seemed like everyone was having a blast and I…
Whew boy was I sick this evening. Around 1:30pm at my office, I really started feeling bad. My stomach was incredibly acid-y and I was VERY unhappy about it. I managed to hang in there for my two afternoon appointments, but left as soon as…
After a restless night, I stayed home from work today and just laid around. By the middle of the afternoon I was feeling well enough to try some food, and it managed to progress through in the normal fashion and in nearly a normal timeframe.
Emboldened by this tentative success, Wendy & I split a Tony’s frozen pizza (‘cheeseburger’ flavored — just what we love — something bad for us that tastes like something else bad for us) for dinner and my stomach has been so-far-so-good on that front.
Wendy made fondant and I made 8 quarts of chicken stock this evening. We’re hosting my mother & father and a couple guests for this Christmas Eve, and between now and then, this chicken stock will be defatted, frozen, thawed, reduced, and used in at least two dishes that I’ve got planned for that meal. Details, the menu, and wine pairings (thanks to Gary Boswell) for this meal will be revealed soon. Stay tuned.
Tonight was the annual Over The Rhine Christmas concert at the Taft Theater in downtown Cincinnati. Wendy & I attended as guests of the band with our friends Brian & Milan. The four of us met for dinner at SHANGHAI MAMA’s, a few blocks up…
This afternoon, Wendy & I ‘catered’ an annual event for Over The Rhine. After their Christmas Concert on Saturday, they host a smaller-scale acoustic show/meet & greet at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Norwood. Wendy & I take care of cookies, cheese, veggies, candy, soda, wine,…
Wendy wisely pointed out that if we wanted to decorate our Christmas tree, it had to be tonight. As a result, we decided to order in LaRosa’s for dinner. She had a Deli Cibatta and I had a Steak Hoagie. We split a salad. Once that was done, we got to working on the tree, which now looks lovely.
This evening, I went directly down to Cincinnati State after my workday to assist Chef Grace Yek with a Team Building Cooking Class for 18 people. Chef Yek, Shannon, and I put all the mise en place together for four menu items: Edamame and Corn…