Author: Drew

HAPPY MOUTH — January 2003

HAPPY MOUTH — January 2003

Last night, the Happy Mouth Supper Club met for our January outing. This time, it was Kristy’s turn to pick, and she selected Encore Cafe’, one of Paul & Pam Sturkey’s restaurants.

DINNER: Sunday, January 19, 2003

DINNER: Sunday, January 19, 2003

Somehow, we didn't really eat dinner tonight. It must have been because we had a diving class from 9:00am until 3:30pm, and we were completely drained from the class. The closest it came to actually dinner must be called "dinunch" (a combination of dinner and…

DINNER: Monday, January 20, 2003

DINNER: Monday, January 20, 2003

Last night was a good dinner. We went with some friends to SILLA, a Japanese/Korean restaurant near our house.

It's been cold here in Cincinnati, so a warm bowl of Miso Soup was in order. We then enjoyed a zippy green salad with Ginger Dressing, followed by three rolls of Sushi (about 18 pieces altogether) — spicy salmon roll, a yellowtail roll, and one other that currently escapes me.

One of our friends ordered too much so she shared with us (we love friends like that!), so we also tried some amazingly fresh salmon finger rolls and yellow fin finger rolls. Our friend managed to eat her toro rolls all by herself!

DINNER: Tuesday, January 21, 2003

DINNER: Tuesday, January 21, 2003

A rather peasant meal tonight… It's so cold outside, it saps one's energy. We had a tuna and cheese cassarole, thrown together by your's truly and baked for 30 minutes. Warm, filling, and delicious. Some fresh breadsticks rounded it out nicely.

DINNER: Wednesday, January 22, 2003

DINNER: Wednesday, January 22, 2003

It was a conversation with Big Lou from the AccuChef mailing list that got me thinking tonight about one of my signature dishes… A lovely pureed soup called Apple And Chestnut Soup with Spiced Cream. I decided to make it this evening, so I asked…

BRRR! Cold around here!

BRRR! Cold around here!

Yes, it’s brutally cold in Cincinnati this year. This is one of the coldest winters in recent memory. Wendy & I noticed that our bedroom was especially cold.
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Illuzzio, or A Man's Best Servant Is Himself!

Illuzzio, or A Man's Best Servant Is Himself!

Is shameless self-promotion acceptable? Only the admin knows for sure… "Illuzzio" a new musical farce by Nicholas Korn and Allen Lindsey (that would be me) opens February 6th at the Aronoff Center's 5/3rd Bank Theatre…