May The Stars Light Your Way
Currently reading The Reach of a Chef by fellow-Ohioan Michael Ruhlman. I’ve read the others in this series, The Making of a Chef and The Soul of a Chef, and enjoyed them both. When I saw this new book in the bookstore, it was an…
This evening was the year’s last monthly (third-Tuesday) Wine Dinner at the Iron Horse Inn in Glendale, and the 14 people in our party sincerely enjoyed the event. Iron Horse blows it out a bit for the last wine dinner of the year — it’s a…
An at-home dinner tonight as Wendy picked up from Penn Station for me (chicken teriyaki) and Skyline Chili (three-way) for herself.
While waiting for Wendy, I hard-boiled some eggs in preparation for the Cauliflower Polonaise I’m making for Thanksgiving and poached an egg just for fun.
Today, Wendy and I attended the birthday party of the 5-year-old daughter of friends of ours. Her party this year was at PUMP IT UP, and indoor facility with lots of inflatable stuff on which adults (and the kids) can play. It was a blast!…
Tonight, Wendy & I drove up to Columbus Ohio to have dinner with Jon & Dawn, a very nice couple we met on our most recent trip to Mexico. We met them at Cap City Fine Diner, a restaurant that Wendy adores (and which happens…
Tonight’s dinner was a good one at the house — I had some cottage cheese, then I prepared a garlic duck breast, some creamed corn, and had some yogurt. Yummy!
My restful evening was interrupted when Wendy arrived home and informed me that we had to go get a birthday present for a friend of our’s whose party we’re attending this weekend. Wendy has thrown her back out so was in considerable discomfort (that my…