Old Faithful strikes again…. Working in the arts often means keeping strange hours. Lately I’ve been getting home from work between 10:30 and 11:30pm. The typical nightly ritual of nine-to-fivers who come home, eat dinner, watch some TV, and go to bed is pretty much out the window in my house since by the time … Continue reading »
In my household, football is a big deal. My coping mechanism has been to come up with meal ideas that celebrate what I consider to be the best part of football season: food, beer, and the occasional social gathering. I first got the idea of pulled pork in the slow cooker from our friend Mandy … Continue reading »
We tried this coveted beer a few days after Christmas, and, to be honest, Dragon’s Milk was just too much for me. Not wanting to waste a reputed and expensive bottle of beer, I found this Milk Stout brownie recipe and adapted it to the ingredients in the cupboard and my own taste. Not for … Continue reading »
Remind me to try this again when I invest in a candy thermometer… Considering my milk pitcher temperature-reader-thing only goes up to 220-deg, this was a lot of guess work and turned out fairly well. Candy is not the easiest thing to make, but you can’t taste an amber ale without peanut brittle (as we’ve … Continue reading »
Your RSS feeds will likely be clogged with a bunch of bloggers’ resolutions today. Rather than bore you with the typical “lose weight, blog more” goals that I share with all my fellow Americans, I shall ease your hangover with a beautiful photo diary of what my New Year’s Eve looked like. The theme: A … Continue reading »
Disclaimer: This trip occurred exactly one year ago. Since Travelpod does not allow you to export blogs, I shall be bringing them to you in real time, just a year later. August 11, 2010 Puerto Escondido is a strange combination of hidden surfer meca, tacky resort town and third world country. As an example, on … Continue reading »
