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Sometimes I stoop low enough to talk about food.  Mostly it's food I make and wine that I drink that I talk about, so you're stuck with this nonsense.  I'd like to believe that recipes and such that I post here will be super-awesome, but I don't want to get your hopes up - sometimes I'm just going to post shit to gross you out.



Soup Week Continues

Soup WeekTwo days down of my year's first culinary experiment, and so far, I'm a happy camper. (Soon, I'd like to be a *real* camper, but that's another story.)

Beef StewFirst, as you probably saw on Facebook, I made Beef stew.  Took forever to make, but turned out great. Glass of wine, helping of stew, Cowboys loss... great way to start the week.

Yesterday, I made a ginormous batch of Chicken Noodle Soup. Took less time (~3 hours) but was every bit as good.  My first try at making chicken noodle soup and it turned out okay - victory!  Emily came by just in time to get the first round straight from the pot, which was also nice.  Of course, 7-quarts of soup makes enough for an army (or at least more than enough for three people), so I ended up freezing at least half of it.  Someone remind me that it's there.

After the break, there are a couple pics of the chicken noodle process and upcoming soup week notes.

 

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 January 2012 09:37 ) Read more...
 

welcome to soup week!

soup week, motherfucker

Welcome to 2012, the home of culinary experimentation.

I'm going to play with themes-by-week this year, and I'm starting with soups.  After the break, I'll post my current thoughts on soups that I may make and I'll solicit ideas for other soups and other weeks.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:20 ) Read more...
 

Long Island Wine Tasting 2011

On our day off in Long Island, I went wine tasting all by me onesies.  Didn't take any pictures, but did manage to hit 4 wineries and buy 5 bottles.  I was aiming for a bottle per place, but I ended up buying 2 at Pindar for old time's sake. Renting the car was about $40, gas was ~$10 and the day was relaxing.  Even though it didn't add to my "States I've tasted wine where it's grown and made" list (which stands at four, I believe), it was a good day.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2011 05:17 ) Read more...
 

Compound Cabernet

wine labelBottling: complete!

If you're interested, you can read the entire story right here.

The wine is good, if a little fruity and low-alcohol, but for an all-natural wine that I made in my house, it's awesome.  I'm looking forward to drinking it and making other people drink it after the bottle shock has worn off.  Really, this'll be a great fall-time wine, if it lasts that long, so fall 2011 is when I'm thinking we'll drink the lions' share of this first batch of juice.

I'm already looking forward to making more wine, and am in the "serious consideration of varietals" phase at the moment.   Yay for wine.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:01 )
 

I am a culinary rebel

And to prove it, I bring you this:

Tonight, I mixed Sunday night's leftover Bell Pepper Stuffing (a chicken-based dish with rice and onion, etc.) with Monday night's leftover Chili (beef an beans, natch). Then i heated it all up in the microwave, topped with crumbled bleu cheese and put it on a 100% whole wheat hamburger bun. BOOM!

The unholy marriage of beef and chicken in one reheated sandwich.

And I know you're all thinking "microwave?!?" but I assure you, I didn't time travel back to the 80's. It was actually the best choice I could make. And it worked. Don't hate. Remember, kitchen utensils are like tools in a toolbox - you use the ones best suited for the job.

Science, dropped. Osgood out.

 
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