Thank sweet baby Jesus that 2016 is over. I was so over it I was under it–and being suffocated by it. But as a palate-cleanser, and maybe a forecast of what is to come, I bring to you this Moment of Moments: Brian and Margot sharing a midnight kiss!!! I couldn’t have staged this ifContinue reading Happy New Year from Brian & Margot!
I received a copy of the Esquire Cook-Book as a Christmas gift last year (thanks, mum!) Now, mine didn’t have it, but here is the original book jacket: So, yes, being Esquire, it is directed to men. To teach them the basics of cooking and entertaining, not much different than the The Playboy Gourmet (1977)and Playboy’sContinue reading Esquire Cook-Book Romaine Salad (1955)
It’s been a while. Because I’ve been super-busy. And maybe because everything just went to shit! In the first part of November Brian and Margot got fleas. The fleas then somehow turned into Brian peeing on things. This is basically what my house looked like for a good part of last month: It was aContinue reading Jo Funkhouser’s Punch (1966)
The countdown to Thanksgiving 2016 rolls on! And really there is no better way to do so than this little gem of a video, the Thanksgiving episode of The Liberace Show (1954). For no other reason, you want to watch it just because good ol’ Lee serenades a turkey. A live turkey. And then the turkeyContinue reading A Very Liberace Thanksgiving
Let’s kick it off the week with this tasty hunk of meat: I miss you, Bob Benson. And I miss you, Mad Men. Here’s another look at that glorious Thanksgiving apron (and the gorgeous man wrapped in it): He is a cutie.
Hello again! It’s been a week since election day and what a shit week it’s been. I didn’t take the election too well (understatement), work is all shades of meh, and both Brian and Margot have fleas! So for the past couple of days I’ve been doing nothing but flea combing (gross), sprinkling diatomaceous earthContinue reading Hannibal Lecter’s Beef Tongue w. Horseradish
It’s here! It’s finally here! I don’t know how you plan on spending your election day, but after work I’m shutting down everything that could possibly tell me anything about the election until the morning after. So tonight I will sit, glass (bottle) of wine in hand, luxuriating in blissful radio silence. But that doesn’tContinue reading Smirnoff Election Punch (1971)
Hello! Happy Sandwich Day! I honor of the occasion, I am sharing a post that first appeared in 2014. This post will be very relevant come the end of the month because it is a most excellent way to use up leftover Thanksgiving Turkey. Check it out!
Back in June I was at the wedding of two of my dear friends Erin & Anthony. At my assigned table it was me, my date, Dan & Jon, some people I didn’t know, and my friend Evan and his date. Anyway, the wedding ceremony is all said and done and we are getting allContinue reading Playboy Gourmet Cold Bisque of Shrimp Soup (1977)
Hola, kittens! Today on my youtube channel I posted a brand-spankin’ new video. In it I make a packet of sherry-flavored gelatin and try my hand at solo shooting and editing. Please be kind–I’m rusty and youtube is really basic. I’m looking for a better editing option, but at the moment this is what IContinue reading Mexican Sherry Gelatin Dessert
Foodimentary informs me that today is National Noodle Day! In honor of the occasion, let’s take a quick trip back into the past and see some of the best and worst dinners where I used my noodle. Click on the pictures to take you back in tiiiiiime.
I must admit that the first person I think of when I think of Whiskey Sours is my cousin Jimmy. Back in the early 90s (was it that long ago?) at my cousin Suzanne’s wedding (that’s his older sister), he caught the garter belt which he had to put on his other sister, Janice, whoContinue reading It’s National Whiskey Sour Day
Today we invite Hannibal the Cannibal back into my kitchen and make his sweet Italian sausage. Does that make this a Wiener Wednesday??? I think it does! If you recall, I purchased 3 recipe cards that were used as props on the most excellent TV show, Hannibal (R.I.P.). And, as with Hannibal’s Pork Liver WithContinue reading Hannibal Lecter’s Sweet Italian Sausage
It may be a little late, since Sunday is, like, halfway done. But IT’S NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY! And, man, it’s a good day for Tequila. It’s hot as balls here in Baltimore. And apparently it’s hot as balls all across the country (are you somewhere that is NOT in the 90s? Where is that? CanContinue reading Happy National Tequila Day!
Round ’em up, little dogies! National Day of the Cowboy is July 24th! In honor of the occasion, Greg over at Recipes For Rebels (also the name of his James Dean-themed cookbook) decided to host an ol’ fashioned cook-along blog-along hootenanny. He was nice enough to invite me over to whip up a dish. AlthoughContinue reading Jon Voight’s Artichokes, California-Style
For some reason, in my Pieathalon Peanuts-and-Beer Pie post, my use of a double boiler just fascinated people. I guess because so few people own them? Well, this is the one that I actually used to make that pie: And this is the one that Mr. Kinsey gave me for my own personal use: Isn’tContinue reading On Double Boilers…and Happy 4th of July!
My parents came into town over Memorial Day weekend and I threw a party so they could meet all of my friends (especially Manny!) whom they have heard many, many stories about but never met in real life. I picked this Chili Buffet from 1977 because I could make everything in advance of the partyContinue reading Tequila Punch & Chili Buffet (1977)
It’s here! It’s here! It’s the Pieathalon! My assigned recipe was sent to me by Greg from Recipes4Rebels. “Peanuts and beer are frequent partners–for snacking, at the ball park, at parties. So what a natural idea it would be to combine peanuts and beer in a sweet dessert pie…” I don’t know if it’s reallyContinue reading PIEATHALON 3: Peanuts-and-Beer Pie
