Posts tagged as stu and debbie
Cassoulet, Parts III & IV
The big day finally arrived! We actually got to eat the damn cassoulet, a dish I’ve become very familiar with over the last several days that it’s taken me to prepare it. Let me say right off the bat – it was well worth the effort. And for more reasons than the obvious deliciousness –…
Cassoulet, Parts I & II
So, tomorrow night we’re hosting Debbie & Stu the Wine Genius Williams and Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa for dinner. Remember our recent dinner at Heartland, where I mentioned I’d like to tackle cassoulet? Well, I put the plans into motion that night for tomorrow night’s feast, and started getting down to business yesterday. Cassoulet…
So Long Montana, Hello Puppy Louis
Good-bye summer! It was a chilly 45 degrees at 3 o’clock this morning, autumn is definitely in the air. If you’re wondering why I know the temp at 3 a.m., it’s not because I was out partying. It’s because we got…a new puppy! Puppy Louis, a mini goldendoodle (will be 45 lbs. full grown), and…
Bison, 101 Simple Salads
I lucked into a delicious dinner at Debbie & Stu the Wine Genius’ on Sunday night. After a dry, dusty afternoon spent watching Little League baseball, it was oh-so-nice to sit in their lovely, shady backyard and sip a cool glass of white wine, ahhh. Bill & Karla Forsythe were there as well, with their…
La Belle Vie
Date Night, Bar La Belle Vie, all good. We skipped wine and sipped truly yummy summer cocktails – tasties such as Old Cubans (Mount Gay Rum, Fresh Mint, Bitters, Fresh Lime and Cava) and Prince Alberts (Earl Grey Infused Bombay Sapphire Gin, Fresh Lemon Sweet & Sour And Soda). We sat down at the bar…
Chapa
I’m really enjoying the concepts and recipes in my new cookbook, Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way, by Francis Mallman. In particular, I’m a bit obsessed with cooking vegetables on a chapa – (from the book) a flat piece of cast iron or a cast-iron skillet set over a fire. I’m using my big Le…
Party Time
Debbie & Stu The Wine Genius Williams and Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa arrived around 6:30 this evening (menu below). Great to see them and to have time to catch up and to solve the world’s problems. Have a good weekend! Ana and Stu Debbie and Rudy Stu Ana Rudy Debbie John Candles Candles, flowers,…
Prep Time
We’re hosting a dinner party tonight – Debbie & Stu The Wine Genius Williams and Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa – so I’m hopping to it. Here’s the menu: Radishes with butter (Hope Creamery, of course) Dates wrapped in bacon Roasted new potatoes with aioli Roasted chickens (on the grill, using two genius Weber Poultry…