So my mother in-law returns from Paris with a unique gift for me. One large can of duck fat. Still looking for inspiration, but perhaps I’ll find it when we’re in Maine around Christmas. There’s an excellent restaurant called Duck Fat in Portland, ME that specializes in twice-fried Belgian style frites [...]
Archive for November, 2008
A question
Posted in duck fat, eric, question on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Limoncello
Posted in alcohol, eric, limoncello on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite things to make (mostly because it’s a) alcoholic, b) requires very little effort, and c) tastes amazing) is my own limoncello. I’ve been doing this for more than a year now, and the results are light years beyond what you’d normally find in the liquor store.
It also costs a lot [...]
Two Days of Dinner
Posted in Eating In, beef, chicken, eric, wine on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That amazing meal on Saturday night put me in the mood to cook dinner for a couple nights, and here we have the results:
First, Sunday night. This is from the Jacques Pepin “Fast Food My Way” book, which has a few highlights for simple and tasty meals. Chicken with a balsamic and shallot [...]
Saturday’s Dinner
Posted in dining out on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To Preface: We didn’t cook this (I wish I cooked this well). It was a private dinner prepared by an amazing chef in the Philadelphia region. The menu items are seriously understated.
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Introductions
Posted in becca, eric, introduction on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Eric:
The two of us have been discussing starting a food blog off and on for a few months now. Mostly, I’ve been content to occasionally take pictures of the meals we cook and things we bake, storing them up for the day when we become motivated enough to begin the blog.
I’ll let Becca speak [...]
