In a return to baking I made a carrot cake yesterday — the recipe came from the Good Eats show “A Taproot Orange” and can be found at food network. This recipe made by far one of the best carrot cakes I’ve ever had. It’s incredibly high in carrot content using 12 ounces of grated carrot. I discovered that a …
Clary’s Valentines Dinner
Sarah and I went to Clary’s for our Valentine’s Day dinner this past Saturday. We got a gift certificate there for Christmas and Valentine’s Day seemed like a good time to use it (thanks Uncle Charlie). Clary’s is the only restaurant in Springfield that serves prime beef. We had 8:00 reservations and when we got there at about 10 till …
Pub Time
Everybody should have a local pub that they frequent. I’m sitting at Patton Alley Pub (in Springfield, MO) enjoying great beer, chips, and company (with Steve Kirks). All of the food here is quite good, made better so by half price domestic draws and appetizers during happy hour (3-6pm).
Once again I realize I’ve not been posting
It’s been over a month since my last posting. I’d say that the posting will increase, but I can’t say that conclusively. I’ve had blog topics in my head for a bit and just not written them, here’s a summary of the past month all in one post. I haven’t been cooking much lately. Sarah takes care of most of …
Jerry Orbach, 1935 – 2004
As many of you may know I’m a huge musical theater fan. Last night Jerry Orbach died of prostate cancer at age 69. Most people recognize him as Lennie Briscoe from TV’s “Law and Order” franchise. Orbach however was first an actor in musicals. He was originated the roles of Billy Flynn in “Chicago,” El Gallo in “The Fantasticks,” and …
Small Electrics Part 3: The Slow Cooker
This may sound odd coming from somebody who likes good food, but I love the Crock Pot. The slow cooker is a great tool when it’s cold outside. We actually use ours year round, but generally the foods made in a slow cooker are more suited to winter weather. For quite a while this fall we made something every week …
Small Electrics Part 2: BroilKing Griddle
The newest addition to our kitchen is a BroilKing Griddle that I got for my birthday. I know it’s been over a month since my birthday, but you just don’t have griddle using occasions every day. Let me just say that this griddle is FANTASTIC (it should also be noted that it is the same griddle used in the Good …
Small Electrics Part 1 — Toastmaster Lightwave Oven
In honor of the holidays and the shortening shopping season I thought I’d write up a few reviews from my personal experience with a variety of small electric kitchen gadgets that no house should be without. Some of these I own, some I’ve just used (and want to own). So over the next few days there will be several reviews …
Holiday Dinner Party
Last night Sarah and I hosted a dinner party for two couples (Steve & Tammy and Matt & Meredith). We’ve never really done a small dinner party before and I was very pleased with the outcome. It gave us an excuse to use our china and for me to try out some new recipes. Over the course of about 4 …
Richard’s Hawgwild BBQ
I finally feel like I’ve found good BBQ in Springfield, MO. I haven’t tried everything yet, but so far I am impressed with Richard’s Hawgwild BBQ. This is an extension of a restaurant in Aurora (they also have a location in Monett). The Springfield location is in the Village Mart gas station at Plainview and South Campbell (the gas station …
Jeremy Wright’s Christmas Cheer Candy Canes
A lot of the blog’s I read on a daily basis are technology or business related blogs. It’s always amusing when one of these blogs ventures into the food arena. To be perfectly honest this isn’t really food, but it’s a recipe and it almost made orange juice come out of my nose while I was reading it. Ensight’s Jeremy …
And this time I mean it
In my blogging slackitude I’ve neglected to post on several topics over the past few weeks. I’m going to do a brief catch up here and then return to more regular posting. My goal is go to no more than a week without a post. That should be easy for a while as I’ve been thinking, “I should blog this,” …