I'd meant to get this post up sooner, but this summer has turned out to be an unusually busy one. It's not the usual way of things in our kitchen to get overtime in July and August, but there you are. There's been just enough events to keep us occupied, and now that we have enough staff we're starting to make more things from scratch - for example ( Read more... )

My newest obsession, the second I first tasted it at Columbia City Alehouse: Alpine Brewery's Weizenbock. I'd never had a weizenbock before, and man, they're good. How did I miss them all this time? Spicy, but not to the point of being fragrant or overly warm, and still perfectly acceptable on a hot day due to the little snap of citrus. I hereby ( Read more... )

Anyone have one of the Plus accounts, and if so, how obnoxious are the ads? Are you the only one that sees them, or are they visible to viewers as well?

Unsettled tonight. I feel like an old broken drumstick ... or offset spatula, or hori hori, or something. Not even beer and the Sopranos seem to help. (I'm drinking a tolerable ale, Fat Weasel, ( Read more... )

A quickie? Where has the magic in our relationship gone? Why don't we make time for each other like we used to? Kidding ( Read more... )

Whoo! I tell you what ( Read more... )