Tuna gutting at Mitsuwa


Matcha parfait at Mitsuwa


Alice Waters-inspired apple tart


Snickerdoodles

Da Baffetto, Roma


Torrone (from Volpetti's, Roma)


Campo de'Fiori

Maitake Mushrooms
Ferry Building Market, San Francisco

Fresh Cranberry Centerpiece
Ellen test-driving holiday 07 centerpieces

A few from recent dinners

the kids wanted an apple pancake this morning
I modified the Tribune recipe by adding a hand full of pecan chips



here's a cooking from Christmas day

Last summer I saw a Woodie Wagon similar to my Tante Theresa's.



It pulled a teardrop compact home behind it that was recently built.



It had a bed that would be a challenge for many adults to access.



The most astonishing aspect was the compact food service stowed in the rear:




This is one lovely set-up. I'd love to be invited over to play house.

Regards,

opened for a wine dinner tonight

Il Gelato Tricolore, Freddy's Pizza, Cicero

Schoop's, Calumet City

mhil-

Those lamb chops look amazing and perfectly cooked! Very nice.

Where did that bacon come from - does not look like Nueskes - I am guessing a local store that slices their own....

Mike,

Ketchup on a dog?

Proudly.

But then the subject of the picture also likes it on fried chicken, grilled salmon, etc....

Jazzfood wrote:Mike,

Ketchup on a dog?

Perhaps a better question, "A hot dog at Schoop's?"

I don't know of Schoop's, but I do know Mike.

From my recent trip to Kansas City:

Fried chicken, catfish and sides at Stroud's:


Full slab of ribs from B.B.'s Lawnside:

Schoop's is very much a hamburger place, in fact a fresh-meat, thin-patty-with-lacy-edges place from Indiana, but a six-year-old will do what a six-year-old will do.


What the other two had.

Not if his hands were broken, but then, I'm not a parent.

Jazzfood wrote:Not if his hands were broken, but then, I'm not a parent.

If everyone ate to convention, then there would be no new tastes to try.

Regards,

That's it, you're off the backup babysitter list.

Lucky for them.

Making stock for the new year

parted out a 14lbs bird and used the "extras" for making a turkey broth (stock?)

the bacon in a previous shot was from Costco and slow roasted in the oven
for about 45 min. (learned here on LTH....)

A few photos from a recent dinner at Minibar, the molecular cuisine outpost in Washigton, DC:

"Zucchini in Texture"


"Curried Chicken Wing"


"Bagel and Lox"


"Philly Cheesesteak"

Interesting that the cheese steak is plated on the very soap holder I have in my bathroom.

Carne Asada:




Bill/SFNM

stuffing for Turkey Pot Pie



FWIW, used a white translucent cutting board to soften the afternoon sun streaming in my kitchen window!
talk about multi-purpose tools!

Jazzfood wrote:Interesting that the cheese steak is plated on the very soap holder I have in my bathroom.

I love sentences that have likely never been used before and will likely never be used again. That one is up there on my list.

Glad to be of service.

Christmas salad (Granny Smith apples, fennel, pomegranate with a lemon tarragon vinaigrette).

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