DINNER 106: Sunday, April 16, 2006

DINNER 106: Sunday, April 16, 2006

Happy Easter, everyone! After a lovely brunch with Wendy’s family at IRON HORSE INN (yes, we were just there last night, and I’ll be there again on Tuesday!), we picked Jay up and headed up to Columbus, Ohio to meet up with Robin & Dave to…

DINNER 107: Monday, April 17, 2006

DINNER 107: Monday, April 17, 2006

I started another culinary class this evening, my first class in several months. It’s very nice to get back in. The class I am taking this term, which meets twice a week for 10 weeks, is Garde Manger, or cold food preparation. The class has…

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…

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…

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…