I have never been a pork chop fan. As a kid, the only way I would eat them was if they were crusted with Shake ‘n’ Bake and baked to indistinguishable crisp. The thinner and crisper, the better! As an adult, I pretty much never make them for myself. But, the huz loves ‘em. When … Continue reading »
Tonight I tried a new chili recipe that was an interesting departure from the ordinary – Black Bean and Chorizo Chili – using a recipe from Cooking Light. The “chiles” added in the first step of the recipe are super-smoky minced chipotles in adobo sauce. One of my favorite ingredients! A few weeks ago I … Continue reading »
Fresh thyme smells so amazing. It’s once of those herbs where using fresh makes a huge difference, in my opinion. It also keeps well in the fridge for quite a while, at least relative to other herbs, like basil. With this herb, I made another Thanksgiving-inspired dish this weekend, using a recipe of Emeril’s that … Continue reading »
I keep forgetting to blog about this coffee, but today I finally remembered, so I shall! This summer, while visiting Michigan, my mother-in-law, a fellow coffee aficionada, brought me back a bag of coffee beans from one of her favorite cafes in Taiwan (Torajastar!?), where she has been living during the school year for the … Continue reading »
As promised, my Saturday did indeed involve a ten topping pizza, courtesy of yet another Domino’s Pizza Groupon I recently purchased. Eight bucks for this pizza! Whattadeal. The line-up: banana peppers tomato green pepper green olives onion roasted red peppers pineapple mushrooms bacon pepperoni Not only a ten-topping pizza, but also Guinness + Leo. All … Continue reading »
Thanks for sticking with me and my lack of posts the last few days! I’ve been out of commission for a couple days, but I am back. This weekend I redeemed a Groupon at Roos Rooast, a locally-owned Ann Arbor business selling mostly organic fair-trade artisan coffee they roast themselves. The coffee comes in these … Continue reading »
Howdy! It sure has been a gloomy week. But I heard rumors of 70+ degree weather this weekend. I can handle that! Yesterday I tried out a new (to me) café located just up the street from my office, in the modest village of Dixboro, called Moonwinks. The parking lot and inside were bustling, but … Continue reading »
