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DINNER 29: Sunday, January 29, 2006

DINNER 29: Sunday, January 29, 2006

This evening, we enjoyed leftovers from the previous night’s dinner. Because it was cheaper to buy a whole pork loin and butcher it myself than to buy a butchered amount, we ended up with lots of pork. I cooked two roasts for our dinner party…

DINNER 28: Saturday, January 28, 2006

DINNER 28: Saturday, January 28, 2006

Tonight, we entertained our friends Brian and Milan at our house. We’ve known each other for a couple years now, since we met them at Scilla, the now-closed Japanese/Korean place we used to frequent. They’d invited us out to their new farmhouse a few months…

DINNER 27: Friday, January 27, 2006

DINNER 27: Friday, January 27, 2006

A simple dinner for us tonight as we stayed home to prep for a party we’re hosting tomorrow night. Wendy ate a Lean Cuisine and I had Chef Boy-Ar-Dee ravioli.

Reading: 24 Declassified: Operation Hell Gate

Reading: 24 Declassified: Operation Hell Gate

Yes, I know… I . It’s brain-candy and uber-lightweight. I’m going into rehearsal for a show and need something that’s not-too-weighty to occupy my limited downtime. Plus, we adore the television show.

Four Things, my first meme

Four Things, my first meme

Scott (Skippy), a plugin author and fellow WordPress-user, has included me on my first-ever meme and it’s my pleasure to participate. Four jobs that I’ve had * Upholsterer * Every possible position at Bill Knapp’s restaurant * Wage-slave at Blockbuster Video * Actor Four movies I can watch…

DINNER 26: Thursday, January 26, 2006

DINNER 26: Thursday, January 26, 2006

Wendy & I were guests at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for dinner this evening. The Production Cooking class does large-scale dining, and tonight was a buffet featuring chicken and rice soup, lamb crusted with mustard, sweet potatoes with four cheeses, grilled squash, mahi, and desserts (chocolate cheesecake, a plum tart, and a banana brulee.

Jeff, one of the chef-instructors there and administrative organizer of the event, dined with us.

DINNER 25: Wednesday, January 25, 2006

DINNER 25: Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Tonight, we met our friends Robin & Dave for dinner, which we planned over e-mail. We were all surprised when Robin, a notoriously picky eater, quickly agreed to LuLu’s. The three of us knew that it would be well outside Robin’s sphere of culinary comfort, but we went along…