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NorcalWingman has a revelation on how to season a Christmas Prime Rib. Some tips and anecdotes on holiday cooking and how to deal with extended family.
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Wow, I can’t recall the last time I felt motivation to get some new content up on this blog. However, today while sitting around, enjoying winter brews and football, smelling the ribs I have cooking in the oven, I felt a tug at my creative heartstrings. I got an extra pumpkin this year when we [...]
Obviously the big V-Day is a very important day in the annual cycle of days, and is especially crucial to maintaining happiness around the home. All this aside, it’s another good day and excuse to open a really good bottle of wine and cook some decent grub to boot! Now I know that it may [...]
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Well if you’re lucky like me and have a 2 year old that means that your time is a resource that is in serious deficit. Tonight I had to figure out something that would be not only be done quick, but not be demanding on my time so I could keep an eye on the [...]
Wow. What a week. One full week off from school and back into the action, 3 days a week. So basically I had a short chance to catch my breath after this spring semester then dove right back in… Someone told me they think I’m motivated, I would beg to differ, I think I may [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night #13 – Saturday Summer School Edition #1
Oh what a nice week this has been, the sad thing is that it’s now Thursday again and my short, one-week break from school is coming to a close. I just loved being able to make my “Not Bad” dinner without worrying about papers and presentations or chapters to read or studying for tests. So [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night Dinner – Chicken Carbonara
Springtime has sprung in Sonoma County and I’ve done too much Chicken and Beef lately. Barbecue was certainly an option, but I’ve done a fair amount of that too so I really wanted to do something that was a game changer. I wanted to challenge myself while sticking with the spirit of the season. I [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night Dinner – #10 – Time to Kick it up a Notch!
Today is a beautiful day in Sonoma County. I’ve been waiting to do my second brew and today is just perfect. I got my new propane burner and have been itching to give it a go. I had such a great brew from my first kit from The Beverage People but wanted a bigger hop [...]
Because of unfortunate circumstance, Thursday Night Dinner was postponed this week until Saturday. However, I can say, without a doubt, it was TOTALLY worth the wait. I picked up the fresh ingredients Thursday after work on my way home. I stopped by the G&G market in Petaluma another great local grocery store. They have an [...]
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