I went to my parent’s house for thanksgiving and took a few quick shots. The vibrant red photo is a cranberry and orange relish my sister brought. Below we have bloody mary shots (inspired by Bon Appetite magazine I believe), a cranberry and prosecco cocktail, thickly sliced turkey and my favorite of the day, homemade [...]
I made a trip to Aoi on 12th and walnut in center city Philadelphia. They have an all you can eat sushi thing for 20 dollars, which is a really good deal since Aoi is Japanese owned and they have good quality ingredients and a skilled itamae. The ratio of rice to fish in the [...]
I was visiting my sister Mary in Maine, and was faced with a leftover challenge. A day earlier my father had slow cooked a pork loin, and I had barbequed chicken. We had lots both left to use. We came up with the idea to make Mexican food while out shopping at a cooking supply [...]
I have been traveling the last few weeks. The first two were through Thailand. Kathy and I were lucky enough to be in Phuket during the opening night of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival—a week long festival of Chinese origin celebrated by Thai Buddhists. A lot goes on during the festival; it’s not just eating vegetables. [...]