Its finished and I’m happy with it.  Here are some more pics. I used a banneton for this boulé.  A banneton is a proofing (rising) basket.  As the bread rises, it takes on the shape of the banneton.  This one just made the bread look lumpy and made the surface of the dough too dry.  [...]

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Here are the few measly pics I got from our intimate anniversary dinner. I wish I’d had taken more, but at least I have these! Enjoy.

March 7th, 2009 will mark 7 years to the day that I have been married to my lovely wife.  What better way to celebrate than to have (yet another) dinner party.  I’m really looking forward to it, its really the only time I get to be a chef.   So, here’s the menu (subject to change): [...]

The title says it all. Jingle Bell Rock-The Ventures Sleigh Ride-The Ronettes Here Comes Santa Claus-Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

Choosing the right turkey, a few thoughts: Just because a turkey has a brand name that you recognize doesn’t mean that it will be the best turkey. It just means that it is well known.  Many turkey producers (turkey producers? that just sounds wrong) place many labels on their turkeys, meaning that the cheapo store [...]

I have been charged with making The Turkey for my family’s Thanksgiving feast this year.   Thats right, they’re putting the guy who hasn’t cooked meat for a year in charge of the Centerpiece of the most important meal of the year.   The thing is, last year I made the best turkey I have ever tasted [...]

Convenience Food is food that needs little preparation or cooking, especially one sold prepackaged.  In the world of  chefs* convenience food is a dirty word.  Convenience foods are for lazy incompetent chefs.  The thing is, every chef I know, uses them as much as possible, as much as they can get away with, without compromising [...]

I lived in a time when the cassette tape was king.  When mixtapes were mixtapes.  There was no drag and drop, no skip, only the arduous task of stopping, starting, rewinding, fast forwarding and pausing. There were always issues, such as avoiding an excessive amount of blank tape at the end of one side and [...]

I’ve always known that color can have a big effect on your mood. Think of it, how different would you feel in a room painted a relaxing light blue than you would in a room painted a bright red or even a deep dark blue. To satisfy my urgent need to paint and decorate a [...]