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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Have a Happy 4th of July!

I want to wish you all a fun and safe 4th of July. I know, it’s in the middle of the week this year, and you’re bitter you couldn’t figure out how to get Thursday and Friday off also. The mistake was putting the specific date in the name of the holiday. That’s never a good idea; just ask any Cinco de Mayo event planner. I’ve always thought “Independence Day” would have given us a lot more flexibility in regards to scheduling. Anyway, enjoy the day off and remember; beer and firecrackers don’t mix! The beer makes them all soggy and they don’t explode. So, here’s to short pants, long fuses, and “Stars and Stripes Forever” played by four girls, in matching shirts, on the Trombone. Since there are probably only nine or ten girls in the whole country that play trombone, to see four of them together in one clip is pretty impressive. Enjoy!

Photo credit: mmatins

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Happy Mothers Day

To all Mothers, Soon-to-be Mothers, Mother-in-laws,
Happy Mothers Day.

I am spending the day at my moms place today, eating Keerai Kootan for lunch.

Recommended reading for today:

Ushas Its Mothers Day at every meal - which completely reflects my own thoughts

Shilpas Black Forest Cake for Mothers Day

Also, would like to congratulate my friend Raaga, her blog The Singing Chef has got rave reviews in yesterdays Hindu.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Happy Birthday Valerie!

One thing I am VERY careful about when it comes to authoring this blog is preventing it from becoming a “blog.” When I go to read another blog about wine pairing or Thai food, that’s what I want to read about, I don’t want to read about the blog author’s ear infection, or that their cousin just got back from Nova Scotia and wants to share some photos. So, I’ve kept this blog 99.5% about food, with the one exception of wishing my Mom and now my sister Val, a happy birthday. She is a police officer in western New York State, and I should add, a great cook in her own right! I love her famous Chicken Kiev, which is why it’s pictured at the beginning of the post. So, you thought you were going to see a Chicken Kiev video…psyche! Although, the next time I’m in NY, I will be sure to film her making this delicious, garlic butter-soaked recipe.

Since I ripped Paul McCartney’s cooking skills yesterday I thought I would show him doing something he’s good at. Here’s a video of Paul singing Happy Birthday to my sister.

Chicken Kiev photo credit

Friday, February 7, 2014

Happy Birthday Julia!

Today would have been Julia Childs 100th birthday. As I recounted in the post "A Chicken for Julia," she was a great influence on me and my career, so if you havent read the post or seen the delicious roast chicken recipe I dedicated to her, you can do so here. Enjoy!