I pride myself in being the mistress of the grill in our house. Steak, chops, burgers, and brats all are within my domain, not Gavin’s. He has no shortage of opinions about how he wants things grilled, but still usually leaves the job up to me. When it was time to upgrade our grill, about [...]
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Admitting defeat
Posted in Confession, Dining In, Grilling, tagged i'm an idiot, side-burner grill, why buy a grill with a side-burner on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When accidents happen: What’s burning?
Posted in Bourbon, Confession, Dining In, Entertaining, Pork, When accidents happen on October 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“You can’t overcook pork belly,” was the last thing my dad said. Well pops, that is mostly true. Unless you burn the shit out of the crispy, crunchy skin on top of the pork belly. I should have known. I should have KNOWN something would go wrong. Hours before we were hosting 25 people for [...]
12 steps to a successful and stress-free dinner party
Posted in Confession, Dining In, Entertaining on October 8, 2010 | 12 Comments »
I entertain a lot. I am also the daughter of people who entertain a lot. Growing up I had the benefit of watching and learning as my parents threw parties from small and intimate to large and elaborate. That being said, I have also learned a lot about throwing a dinner party from my experience [...]
Playing favorites
Posted in Blogging, Booze, Confession, Dining In, Dining Out on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Inspiration for writing ebbs and flows for me, as I’m sure it does for anyone who writes and blogs. I am my own boss and my own editor…and deadlines come and go without huge consequences. As I look back through my archives, there are months with one entry and months with 10+ entries. I don’t [...]
