Holy carp I am old!

Want a delicious desert?  Do this:

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Graham Crackers
Superfine Sugar
2x bars of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Pint or so of heavy cream
Powdered Sugar
Vanilla Bean or Vanilla Extract
Blueberries
Strawberries
1 lemon
Creme de Cassis
Unsalted butter

This is one of my favorite deserts.  Simple, easy, looks amazing, tastes even better.

Prep
Those bars of ( Read more... )

I got my new toy today!  So far I've got a couple of magazine subscriptions on it.  It's pretty sweet - way less clunky than the original Kindle; and the ID is far less...  early 90's.

I've got a couple of magazines on it - Atlantic Monthly and New Yorker.  I've also gotten a copy of Jean Edward Smith's Grant, which I figure is a good Kindle book ( Read more... )

We broke through our wall tonight and downed both Hodir and Ignis for the first time.  Hurrah for killing new bosses!

Woo, my Kindle arrives on Monday!

Oh - I couldn't wait.  Despite the fact that the kegerator is only 75% done, and the fact that the kegs have only been chilling for maybe a couple hours....  I couldn't help myself.

I just poured my first draft beer.  It tastes so good!

Another Gordon Ramsay recipe.

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- 2-4 lbs mussels (how many you feeding?  How much do you LOVE MUSSELS?).  When shopping for mussels, make sure they are all tightly closed when you handle them - that's how you tell a live mussel.  If a mussel is opened, don't buy it - it's dead. 
- Thyme
- A stalk of lemongrass
- spring onions
- 1 red ( Read more... )

If I have learned one thing over the past few years regarding healthcare policy in America, it is this:  Anyone who begins a statement with the phrase "The problem with healthcare is..."  probably has no idea what they're talking about ( Read more... )

You know, I like to think - this is the first step on some path or other.  But fundamentally, I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing.

And that's unsettling, to me.

• Stone 13th Anniversary Ale:  A red ale that's pretty typical for a Stone beer - big, hoppy.  It's got a nice sweet flavor up front, with an intensely bitter hop finish that lingers on your tongue.  I really like it.
• Full Sail's Grandsun of Spot IPA:  Full Sail's annual summer IPA for 2009.  It's quite delicious, and a bit divergent from typical ( Read more... )