May The Stars Light Your Way
Wendy & I ate at Bahama Breeze this evening. We started our meal with some of their sweet, fresh Cuban Bread. Wendy had paella and I had a pizza with portobellos and goat cheese. Everything was very good! After the meal, we stopped by Wendy’s…
Another Monday, another evening of GARDE MANGER at Cincinnati State. We’re in week 8 out of 10 of the class. We worked hard this evening to prepare our proteins for our final, which occurs in 10 days time. Tonight, I worked on Roasted Asian Duck…
I decided it was time to take a break from the excellent Repairman Jack series and to read something else. I decided to read The Perfectionist by Rudolph Chelminski about the life and death of French chef Bernard Loiseau. This is a real insider’s look at the world of haute cuisine and the sacrifices that people in pursuit of the highest honors — that 3rd Michelin star — will make.
We had a fairly busy but pleasant day today. The weather was perfect with beautiful blue skies and very low humidity. We went to the book release party of our friend Rose who just released SO YOU WANT TO BE A MEDIUM?. The party was very…
We went to Tracy’s house tonight to participate in a Project Linus blanket-making that Holly organized for us. Everyone brought something to eat in addition to their blanket-making materials, so we had fried chicken, mac & cheese, a couple different salads, cookies, and desserts. I…
Wendy & I had a nice ‘date night’ tonight. We decided to go to the IRON HORSE INN in Glendale for dinner and some wine.
We sat downstairs, in the red room, and had a nice quiet dinner. Wendy had lobster bisque and a salad with grilled shrimp. I had New Zeland Sea Bass atop Poblano Potatoes with a red sauce around. We had a couple glasses of wine, then with dessert (bread pudding for me, molten chocolate cake for Wendy), we drank a bottle of Moscato d’Asti that they keep on hand for us.
A nice, relaxing, quiet evening. Very much appreciated!
Another quiet night at home tonight — how nice! Wendy & I went back to Wal-Mart to get a baby gate for Buster since he’s now more mobile (see yesterday’s story). We’ll put the baby gate at the top of the steps when we’re upstairs…