Monthly Archives: December 2009
Riz au Lait deserves its own post, n’est pas?
Music: Feist – Tout Doucement Yay, another Sweet Thursday! We celebrated James’s 27th birthday while we were in Paris (ok, ok I’ll stop talking about it someday). A friend told us to make a reservation at Chez L’ami Jean. To … Continue reading
Filed under Dessert, Recipes, Sweet Thursday, Travel Spot
Building on Bond – Tuesday Review
We’re going to be trying something new and will be posting every weekday! The schedule is as follows: Sunday Night Dinner recap/Recipe Mondays Brooklyn Restaurant Review (and maybe sometimes other boroughs) Tuesdays Emily’s Post Wednesdays Sweet Thursdays Recipe Fridays Here’s … Continue reading
Filed under Brooklyn Places, Review
Happy Hanukkah!
Music: Mew – Introducing Palace Players In honor of the first day of Hanukkah, we made latkes and applesauce. We did this the same night we continued to decorate our Christmas tree…you know, the one adorned with Tibetan prayer flags? … Continue reading
Filed under Food Anecdotes, Kitchen Things, Potatoes, Recipes
Beef Tenderloin and Potato-Leek Gratin
Music: Counting Crows – Round Here John and Kristen are getting married! Woot woot. We had them over for dinner to celebrate their engagement and hear their tale. We are very excited for their wedding and look forward to it … Continue reading
Filed under Brooklyn Places, Food Anecdotes, Meats, Potatoes, Recipes, Sides
Holy Hot Cocoa, Batman!
Sufjan Stevens – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (this gets my vote for prettiest Carol this year). Last night we put up our tree. Tree trimming is not complete without hot chocolate and whipped cream and I made the … Continue reading
Emily’s Post
My mother gifted me Emily Post’s Etiquette book published in 1945. This is actually a revision from a book originally published in 1927. She found it in my Grandmother’s old things. It mentions how to address President Roosevelt on the … Continue reading
Filed under Emily Post, Etiquette
Sunday Night Dinner! Beef Bourguignon, Homemade Baguette, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Haricots Verts
Music: Talking Heads – Radio Head Last night we celebrated my father-in-law’s Birthday. Whoopie! We made him a special dinner reminiscent of his honeymoon in France. This was a combination of the classic Julia Child recipe, Ina’s and some stuff … Continue reading
Filed under Breads, Brooklyn Places, cookbooks, Dessert, Food Anecdotes, Kitchen Things, Meats, Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Sunday Dinner
Whiskey Shrimp!
(Adapted from The Shanty, Wadsworth, IL.) Music: Blossom Dearie – I Won’t Dance Woowzers was this a hit! My Uncle John saw something he liked on TV but we couldn’t find the recipe so James and I watched a video … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizer, Fish, Food Anecdotes, Recipes, Travel Spot
