Thar be gold up in them thar hills! OK so I'll admit it. Tonight's dinner was stolen wholesale from Last Night's Dinner. I know, I know. But wait. Fuck that. It was delicious. Seriously delicious. I did make some changes though. First, I got arctic char instead of salmon since salmon is either ridiculously expensive or farm-raised; neither of which I am interested in. Second, um, I put some onions and celery in the sauté prior to the lentils, but pretty much what you ...

I want to puree it, freeze it, skate on it and then wait until Spring, then melt it and drink it. It's not very often you get to say "oh my god it's so gooey and creamy and I want more" and still maintain your heterosexuality as a man, but tonight, oh tonight. Tonight is different. Julie had originally told me that she was going to not be home for dinner tonight, which means I get to eat something either slimy and delicious (oysters, clams, ...

I'm making a list, checking it twice. I'm like fat santa! So I'm on week two of my "cook at home as much as possible to save some cash" bender, and so far it's going rather well. We've spent less than $100 on food this week (which for two people in New York City is pretty darn good) and we're on track for another week of such. Due to the fact that it was Julie's birthday on Friday, I didn't get a chance to make a ...

A little more batter this time, eh, kemosabe? I've come to discover one of the joys of getting married — the gifts. (Yeah, I mean there's the eternal happiness and all that jazz, but come on. Waffle irons!) One of Julie's friends from high school (thanks Sabrina!) gave us a waffle iron at Julie's bridal shower. And it is glorious. I've always been a HUGE fan of waffles — it was one of those random things that my mom used to make for us frequently ...

As much as people like to hate on chicken because it's "bland" and "tasteless" I still think chicken is pretty good. (Now, boneless, skinless breasts? They have no flavor unless you're cooking them in something, but that's another blog post.) Especially a nice roasted chicken. But sometimes I don't have the time to roast a whole chicken. That's where the brick comes in. This recipe is probably printed everywhere, but for reference I went with the one from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything (which ...

So I've been sick. Like sick like I haven't been sick in years. I woke up Saturday morning at about 2AM with a fever of like 102° which was about seven hours before the movers were to show up. Luckily some Advil broke the fever, but just standing up was making me sweat, much less moving the random shit around that needed to be moved. Sunday I thought I was back to normal. Woke up at 6 AM (I did go to sleep at 8 PM the ...