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Adluh Flour
I’ve been having so much fun with our local Daisy flour that friends down in South Carolina decided it was time I tried their local flour – Adluh – grown in South Carolina and milled right in...
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Food For Thought
Occupy Philly Banner We had leftovers for dinner tonight. I wasn’t cooking – we went into Philadelphia today to lend our support for Occupy Philly. I have to admit that food-wise, our leftovers are...
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The Year In Pictures
[flagallery gid=1 name="Gallery"] Here it is… The year in pictures. We ate well in 2011 and hope to continue the tradition into 2012. I know that two weeks of 2012 will be fabulous when we eat our...
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The Invisible Shopper
Happy Monday grocery shopping. Or, should I say “happy invisible grocery shopper“? I started my Monday grocery shopping just as I usually do – at the fairly new Wegmans King of Prussia, not far from...
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2012 in Pictures
After 226 blog posts and 415 pictures, 2012 has come to a close. This was most definitely a great year, from Mad Men Mondays to the gastronomic delights of Italy, it was a year of fun food.
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Family, Friends, Food, and Fun
Back to reality after a most-fantastic 10 day trek out west. The impetus for the trip was my nephew, Bill’s, wedding. Christine, his new wife, is an absolutely fabulous young woman and a great...
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Herbs and Spices
Hello. My name is Tim. And I’m a spice-a-holic. I don’t really know when it started. I was young. You know how it is… a little cinnamon in the oatmeal. Spice cookies at Christmas. And before I knew...
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Birthday Burgers & Gifts in the Mail
I decided when I got up this morning that we were going to have burgers for dinner. Ridiculous burgers with everything on them including the kitchen sink. What I didn’t know when I got up was Mr....
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A New Look
The fun thing about dabbling in web design is coming up with new ideas. The bad thing about dabbling in web design is never quite being satisfied with your latest new idea. Today, I’m satisfied. I had...
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Jakes Wayback Burgers
Ever have one of those kitchen-disaster days where it’s better just to walk away than try and fix it? That was me, earlier this evening. A few months back, our dog, Cybil, stopped eating. Since she...
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It’s Our 20th Anniversary!
Twenty Years. Pretty good for a couple of guys who have helped to destroy the Sanctity of Marriage. Twenty Years. So much for getting tired of things, eh, Nate?!? Twenty Years… A lot has happened in...
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Goodbye, Cybil Shepherd
We said goodbye to our little girl, this morning. A tearful, gut-wrenching goodbye. We’re not sure when Cybil Shepherd Dineen Martorano was born, but she adopted us on September 9, 2003. She was maybe...
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Mom’s Cook Books
We’re heading off to San Francisco on Friday. I had rather hoped to have my cook book project finished before we went, but it ain’t gonna happen. When my mom gave me her cook books 20-whatever years...
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San Francisco
How many times have I driven under that sign? Ya need to stay middle-left lanes because the road splits – three lanes right to 280 Downtown and three lanes straight onto any number of city streets or...
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Gnocchi and a New Grill
On Monday, I finally decided to get serious about fixing our gas grill. It was rusted through the bottom, burners were rusted, I needed to light it with matches… It was a mess. It had been a mess for...
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Marriage Equality and French Champagne
At 10 o’clock this morning, I really really wanted to call my mother. She would have been so happy. Very honestly really happy. I remember the day 40-whatever years ago when I told her I was gay. She...
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Birthday on the Boardwak
I think the last time we were at the Jersey Shore was a couple of years before Hurricane Sandy. Our vacations have either been Europe or West Coast – either of which is generally less expensive than...
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Hi there! My name is Tim and this is what I do in my spare time. It’s mostly me talking about what we had for dinner, but it’s also a fun place to gather a recipe or two and glimpse a picture of...
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Dixie Chicks, Chocolate, and What If…
Last summer we learned that The Dixie Chicks were going to be touring – and they had a show planned for Hershey. Tickets wouldn’t go on sale until November, so we set a reminder and bought them the...
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California Dreamin’
Yes, we did. We rented a convertible. Fire engine red. It’s fun to be in your ’60s. One of the many many fun things we did in California these past two weeks. And it really was a fun time. Family...
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