Coffee: the how to debate continues

I laughed out loud at this article from Lifehacker this morning. Get ahead of the coffee snob curve by checking out pour-over coffee, a Japanese method that’s gaining ground among caffeine fiends. Right. In all honesty, this is the cheap I-don’t-own-a-decent-coffee-pot method I used in college. This one to be exact: I can’t decide if [...]

The party menu

I don’t care much for football, but I love cooking for a crowd. We’re expecting a dozen people this afternoon (how’d that happen?) and here’s the menu: Chili with Fritos, shredded sharp cheddar, and sour cream Corn/bean salsa with added avocado and Doritos Scoops. (Must have the Scoops!) Chips and queso. (Velveeta and Rotel. Doesn’t [...]

Pizza!*

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Homemade and perfect. The finished product: The next photo is before it went into the oven. I made it on the board this time with plenty of corn meal under the crust. I shred my own cheese because I think it melts more reliably than a bag of shredded from the store. The sauce is [...]

Egads!

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I laughed yesterday because this was my horoscope: You are quite serious about setting new goals today and you probably think that there isn’t anything that can distract you from your self-appointed path. Fortunately, good ideas roll though your mind now like waves crashing on a beach. Nevertheless, you can grow so enamored with one [...]

Behold: the new queen of pizza

I made pizzas again tonight on the new pizza stone. I can’t believe how much difference the thing makes. The crust, once again, was perfection. I’ll get it all out in a full post sometime next month, but be warned: if you come for dinner around here you’re likely to get pizza. I have a [...]