Category Archives: Restaurants

Stuffed Manicotti

Posted on 03/01/2013 by

Manicotti, much like lasagna, can be filled with just about anything. I prefer to go vegetarian and make it slighlty healthier, but it really does not make much of a difference with all the cheese. For this manicotti I used … Continue reading →

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Cucumber Citrus Martini

Posted on 09/27/2012 by

We got this idea from the Greenhouse Grill in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We didn’t try their drink, opting for a mimosa and beer instead, but tucked away the idea to try at home. Sure it’s a bit summery, but our fall … Continue reading →

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Scalloped Potatoes with Rosemary

Posted on 05/16/2012 by

This is a very hearty, heavy dish that gets better and better the more cheese you add. Scalloped Potatoes 3 tbsp butter 3 lbs potatoes washed and sliced thin 1 1/4 cup cream 1 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup finely … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Lazy Sunday

Posted on 02/05/2012 by

This weekend is a big sports day in the states and I feel a little lazy. The photos are from Katherine’s smart phone during my birthday meal at Ashley’s. I would not let her turn on the flash since: A) … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes, absinthe and American history

Posted on 12/01/2011 by

By Katherine One reaches a point in life that she simply has enough souvenir glasses, perhaps by 22. So instead of plunking down some hard-earned presidents for a hurricane and the pretty take-home glass at Pat O’Briens, the famed bar … Continue reading →

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Lazy Sunday in the Big Easy

Posted on 11/28/2011 by

Recently for Katherine’s birthday we headed farther south to a quiet little town called New Orleans. Needless to say we ate a lot of really good food, drank a lot of really good wine and stomached quite a lot of … Continue reading →

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Where the locals eat on Seneca Lake

Posted on 09/10/2011 by

These photos are from the Ports Cafe and Big Johnson’s restaurants in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Both are probably the best places to eat if a person was visiting. Of course the cuisine offered is polar opposites, … Continue reading →

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Bastardizing the Bellini

Posted on 06/30/2011 by

By Katherine We really are the worst tourists. On our honeymoon in Venice, we decided to pop by the famed Harry’s Bar, birthplace of the bellini. We took a look at the menu, decided the bellinis were overpriced and walked … Continue reading →

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English Food?

Posted on 04/17/2011 by

Just a few more shots from the wife’s trip to London. Above, the sausage and egg bap and the bubble and squeak at Wallace & Co in Putney. Fish and chips are par for the course when in London. So … Continue reading →

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Doing lunch in Notting Hill

Posted on 04/12/2011 by

Another guest post from my wife Katherine. See those little greenish accents of color in the cheese? Look closer. That’d be truffle oil. Mmm. With a name like The Portobello Organic Kitchen, on a street like Notting Hll’s Portobello Road … Continue reading →

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