DINNER 320: Friday, November 17, 2006
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!
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DINNER 321: Saturday, November 18, 2006
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…
DINNER 322: Sunday, November 19, 2006
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!
After that, we had to go to Wendy’s hospital to work with a client for a bit before heading to Jungle Jim’s to get some groceries. In the parking lot, we saw The Ambigram Car, an in-progress art car — you never know what to expect at the Jungle!
Once inside the Jungle, we happily bumped into my buddy Chef Jackson Rouse of Murphin Ridge Inn, and Meg. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Jackson, and even longer since I’ve cooked with him, so it was really nice to reconnect with them. I hope to spend some time in his kitchens in January 2007.
After shopping, we came home and I prepared dinner while Wendy worked on Marzipan fruit for a cake she’s preparing for the Thanksgiving celebration we’ll attend. For dinner, I made pommes anna, a classic French dish with thinly-sliced potatoes, salt, pepper, and clarified butter. I also made snow peas with shallots and balsamic glaze, and two duck breasts. It was very tasty, and it was nice to have a quiet dinner at home.
DINNER 323: Monday, November 20, 2006
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…
DINNER 324: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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…
Reading: The Reach of a Chef
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 instant buy.
Next, I may read either A Return to Cooking or Charcuterie book, both by Ruhlman.
DINNER 325: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Today was Wendy’s day off from work and I got out of the office at 3:00pm (thanks to the administration for letting us go early!), so we had some time at home this evening. Wendy spent most of her time working on a Thanksgiving cake…