I call it THE salad. The one I'd gladly spend five hours in a car to have a plate of. The salad you get at Giovanni's Pizza in my hometown. To clarify, there is no Giovanni. There are several Giovanni's Pizza restaurants all owned by different people. They are called things like Pam's Giovanni's and … Continue reading The Magic Salad – turning a hometown favorite into a picnic dish.
Perfect Pot Roast
Nothing tastes better on a winter's day that a great pot roast. I think I may have finally perfected my recipe. But I think I've perfected recipes all the darn time; then I perfect them some more. So let's go with the current edition of perfect pot roast. Start with a Dutch oven or other … Continue reading Perfect Pot Roast
Comforting Thoughts
I went to hear this fellow give a talk tonight. His name is Alexander McCall Smith and he is the author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series among other works. He's written about a metric ton of stuff. You can check out his bibliography here if you like. Suffice it to say, he … Continue reading Comforting Thoughts
This is what I look like. Or at least what I look like when I take 37 shots of my new haircut and only save the best one.Given a choice, I'm okay with anyone who needs a photo of me to just use this one. Maybe I should photoshop in the rest of the tan … Continue reading