April 5, 2010
It is well known rule of thumb that it never snows after my dad’s birthday. I think this year we can safely say that will happen, so onward spring. To celebrate the big day I decided to whip this delicious chocolate (since cakes are my specialty and all, plus I love birthdays.) Like all good recipes, I found it here over at my favorite recipe gettin’ place epicurious.com, I will forewarn you though that the frosting is pretty rich, but oh so deelisseoso, (that’s how we say delicious at our house.) Woah Man, check out these layers, it’s like entering the 5th dimension of Narnia (but not really like that). Like all good dads your birthday buffet should consist of chocolate cake, record presents, and gin & tonics. This is exactly what I would want if I was a dad. During the house packing, in a fit of unconscious tossing , I decided to part with all of the random scraps of wrapping paper I had around, thus when I want to wrap something now I must get creative. For this special present I use the city pages and I whip up a handmade bow. If any of you ever [...]
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January 6, 2010
Alright, here it is, the entire month of December wrapped up in one tidy blog post. Let’s start at the very beginning, FRIEND FEAST 09′. Believe it or not, Friend Feast starts with planning in late October, it’s all a balancing act, who’s sitting where?, what friend is bringing what meal?, do we have too many potatoes? Answer: Never. Truth: I DID IT. Jeff was a hero with helping me transform the living room into our feasting lair, but with much rearrangement and a few beers we accomplished a very hard task. Multiple vantage points. I talked a lot about this Turkey in previous blog posts. If you are unfamiliar I have never roasted a bird before Thanksgiving 09′. My first Turkey was delicious so I try to do the impossible and recreate it on a much bigger scale for FF. Hell Yeah! Success. Matt and Friends put together the rest of the meal. Seen here, Matt’s amazing Friend Feast baked brie. He also makes, gravy, potatoes, way too many mushrooms, and of course, the main event, beef tenderloin grilled to perfection. My plate, filled to the brim. Party people! The party raged on and on like usual, with multiple [...]
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