“You have to post the menu,” my sister-in-law informed me on Christmas day. “I mean, that was totally redonk.” You know it’s redonk, too, when mid-brunch – mid giant smorgasbord of choices brunch on Christmas day, your family is reviewing their favorite of the seven fishes. “The scallops. The scallops were my favorite,” my brother… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Appetizers
Artichoke-Lemon Dip
My sister-in-law makes a killer artichoke dip that plays prominently into the night-before-Thanksgiving festivities each year. With Easter fast approaching, and a break-neck schedule that has kept me from inviting my family and JR’s family to our house for the holiday (Hi Family, if you’re reading this, yes, Easter is on at our house. Wanna… Continue Reading
Broiled Oysters with Buttery Breadcrumbs
If only “oysters” began with a “b” – “boysters!” Who wouldn’t want Broiled Boysters with Buttery Breadcrumbs? “I want me some Quad-Bs”, we’d all say. Okay, maybe “boysters” is weird. I can accept that, but as much as I love these oysters, I also love alliteration. Perhaps to my dish-naming detriment. Oysters surely are not… Continue Reading
Neighborhood Microclimates and a Use for Slightly Larger Than Shallot-sized Onions
Much of gardening theory – and therefore growing theory – is laid out before us in the pages of helpful and sometimes gorgeous gardening books, though, wine nerd that I am, I also find the wisdom of wine growers may be parlayed into the home garden. Smaller yields often result in better quality, keeping an… Continue Reading
Rescued Tomato Crostini
While it may seem to some that it’s all just chicken slaughter and hijinks over here at my house, we’ve actually been dealing with a slaughter of a different kind over the last month or so. I noticed the first yellowing leaves with brown spots on my gloriously full, abundantly-producing tomato plants late-July. Being sort… Continue Reading