Weekend Evaluation - At least the Bills weren't the only thing that got smoked this Sunday.

This weekend the Buffalo Bills reminded me of how I started trying to cook more intricate foods.  When I first moved to New York, I used to go watch Bills games at a bar, or a friends house, but as the years of unwatchable, losing football dragged on, I started questioning why I was spending Sunday afternoons going out of my way to pay attention.

I finally decided I would just listen to games while I worked on some other projects; that turned into making dinner more and more labor intensive. This week the game was on TV here - but true to form, the Bills never showed up, so by the third quarter I was doing something else.

On a side note- why are Buffalo fans so outraged by this year's team - did they do anything to make you think they'd be any better than the past 10 years?

Went to the smoker two weeks in a row, it just worked out that way. 

Weekend Wrap-Up (Aug 14-15)

Tom and I have been busy this summer, so he hasn't had any real food 'projects' recently. Its mainly every-day type of cooking. Plus, it seems like all we've been eating are corn, zucchini, tomatoes, and eggplant. I guess that's summer for ya.

This past Friday, Tom decided to work from home, which gave him some time for a sort-of project. He smoked some pork ribs, and made beans and coleslaw.

Ribs, Beans and Coleslaw

Weekend Wrap-Up (June 5-6)

Bacon, Anyone?

Sorry this is up so late this week.

Here's what Tom made this past weekend:

- Oatmeal Ice Cream (my idea!)

- Pickled Asparagus 

- Smoked Bacon

- Smoked Blackstrap Molasses Ham

- Molasses Glazed Ham Steaks w/Mushroom Cognac Sauce; Sauteed Chard with Roman Beans and Smoked Bread Crumbs

- Fava Beans, Sauteed Garlic Scapes

- Whole Wheat Flat Bread

- Whole Wheat Sourdough Sandwich Bread

- Merguez Sausage with Grilled Spring Onion, Zucchini, Garlic Scape, Spinach, Olives, Feta with Flatbread and Potato Salad

Weekend Evaluation: Never Had a Touch to Lose

A minute to learn...a lifetime to master.

How can anyone get good at anything when you do it once a month at most - depressing.

Weekend Evaluation: I heard if you don't use it, you'll lose it

I was out all day on Saturday at a cooking demonstration and a party.  On Sunday we were at the Mets game; so I didn't get make a ton of stuff.  Also we're moving soon, so I've been trying to clear out the freezer.

Weekend Evaluation: In Theory and Practice

I'm not sure if I cook a lot on the weekend; it seems like it, but it's all about having a basic plan of when you're going to do things, and then sticking to it.

I just like to spend my time away from work doing what I enjoy, being productive, and swearing at inanimate objects.  Not that I'm above doing that at work too; I'm pretty sure I've told a computer, phone and copier all to f-off on company time.  Is that stealing time?

Here's a couple observations from this weekend's cooking. 

Weekend Wrap-Up (May 8-9)

This past weekend was a non-project weekend, but that doesn't mean that Tom wasn't busy in the kitchen. I'm a 'late' sleeper on weekends (until 9 am) but Tom is up at the crack of dawn- sometimes before. When I wake up, Tom's already gone running, been to the farmers market and the grocery store, baked a loaf of bread, ground some meat, and made us breakfast. I'm not exaggerating, its pretty unbelievable how productive he is while I'm still sleeping. This works out for both of us- I'm not in his way while he's doing all this, and I don't have to hear the inevitable swearing or freak outs. If you've never heard someone yell 'F*** you!' to a fridge, come on over Saturday morning around 6 am. You won't be disappointed.

This weekend, we went to a Mets game, Tom had a basketball game, and we rode our bikes. But here's what he still managed to make on a non-project weekend...