Went to Potter's BBQ Saturday, and had a great time as usual. Spent some time manning the grill, enjoyed some sun and fresh air on an absolutely beautiful afternoon, and kicked ass at croquet. Some background: I'd played 3 or 4 games of croquet before Saturday, and had been consistently bad at it. For some unknown reason, I was able to make ( Read more... )

The surgery went well and now I'm luxuriating at home. I figure I'll grab some lunch (haven't eaten anything but saltines all day) and watch a movie with my foot elevated. No dice on keeping the tumor, as the doc shaved it off. The fibula and the tibia both had to be shaved down, as the tumor had deformed the fibula considerably (which wasn't ( Read more... )

Still alive, just haven't been in an updating-my-journal kind of mood. Been spending more money than usual lately, mostly on eating out. This is a good thing - for a gourmand I really haven't sampled that much of what The Flower City has to offer in terms of food. Dined at Sinbad's on Park last weekend, and really enjoyed it. As soon as I'm ( Read more... )

Prologue: I had Thali for lunch on Wednesday; I was only able to eat half of my chicken vindaloo, and kept the rest for lunch the next day ( Read more... )

It's been a while since my last update. Since then, I've been pretty busy with work and a series of summertime distractions. In the weeks following the Finger Lakes Wine Festival I attended the 'Ten Ugly Men' festival and the High Falls Beer Fest, and while I am a fan of drinking, staying on my feet all day - even while drinking - isn't very ( Read more... )

Spent this weekend at the Finger Lakes Wine Fesitval. It was a fantastic time; I tried a few hundred wines over the two days we spent there, but found myself spending much more on food than on wine ( Read more... )

Showed up early on Wednesday, after shopping for supplies with Potter. Helped a wacky old lady get a jug of peanut oil into her cart, and convinced Potter to buy much more smores makings than could be consumed. Drove up to Brandreth and jumped in the lake. I cooked a dinner of steak and a McGuyvered greenbean casserole (surprisingly good ( Read more... )

Back from the 'dacks; update forthcoming ( Read more... )

Bought a honing steel and a carbon steel wok last week, and have already put them to good use. So far I really enjoy my ventures into Chinese stir-fry, as it's fast, easy, and delicious. Made some mapo tofu last week that was great - I halved the chili paste called for in the recipe, and ended up adding just a bit of chili sauce when I plated it ( Read more... )

I'll be making the promised trip to Sticky Lips BBQ tonight at 5:45; you should come too. Everything on their menu sounds either highly delicious or weirdly foreign, and I'm up for a little of both. I was looking at a online menu the other day that featured battered, fried pickles as an appetizer. I thought this was doubly odd, as Sticky Lips ( Read more... )