What a fun night last night at Cadillac Lounge. Every Sunday now they have a live band who knows a ton of covers as support for karaoke singers. It was cool: some of the people were good singers, and some were just fun performers. The woman who sang/danced to/commented upon George Michael's "Faith" and the guy who flipped his hair around while singing Metallica's "Enter Sandman" came to mind.
No cover. Good entertainment. Who's to complain? I don't know that I will be a regular, as most non-holiday Sundays at 9, I am ensconced on the couch, but we had a blast last night, and no one in our group even got up to sing. A fun night for a pack of wimps!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Caesar Salad: Gourmet vs. Joy Of Cooking
Brian came home from the supermarket late last week with romaine lettuce and anchovies, all excited to make a caesar salad, as we haven't done it in a long time.
So this past weekend, Brian made us caesar salads, using the recipe from our Gourmet cookbook, as I suggested, and it was good. But... I found it too liquid, not creamy enough. And, it got me thinking. I still have romaine, and anchovies, so let's try a different recipe and see if I can make a creamier caesar salad dressing.
OK, this thought just came to me today, and as such, was a completely unscientific experiment. Two different cooks, for one! I am not even sure how closely Brian adhered to the Gourmet recipe, but still, I thought it would be fun to try the Joy of Cooking recipe and compare. This is the old school Joy of Cooking. I bought it several years ago on amazon.com instead of the updated version, because I thought the classic recipes would be preferable. I prefer butter over "spread", sugar instead of aspertame, etc, so I thought I would prefer the classics, and most everything I've made from the book has been good.
The Gourmet cookbook was published in '04 and I asked for and received it as a Christmas gift the following year. This, too, has a lot of classic recipes and all have been successful for me, I am thinking of the lasagna and the pea soup as recent successes.
I have gotten into the habit of going to blogs for recipes, when I have these two great books as resources. Instead, I am going to utilize these cookbooks more often, especially when I am craving a traditional dish.
In this case, I preferred the Joy of Cooking recipe for Caesar salad, as it was less oily and creamier. It was a good dinner!
So this past weekend, Brian made us caesar salads, using the recipe from our Gourmet cookbook, as I suggested, and it was good. But... I found it too liquid, not creamy enough. And, it got me thinking. I still have romaine, and anchovies, so let's try a different recipe and see if I can make a creamier caesar salad dressing.
OK, this thought just came to me today, and as such, was a completely unscientific experiment. Two different cooks, for one! I am not even sure how closely Brian adhered to the Gourmet recipe, but still, I thought it would be fun to try the Joy of Cooking recipe and compare. This is the old school Joy of Cooking. I bought it several years ago on amazon.com instead of the updated version, because I thought the classic recipes would be preferable. I prefer butter over "spread", sugar instead of aspertame, etc, so I thought I would prefer the classics, and most everything I've made from the book has been good.
The Gourmet cookbook was published in '04 and I asked for and received it as a Christmas gift the following year. This, too, has a lot of classic recipes and all have been successful for me, I am thinking of the lasagna and the pea soup as recent successes.
I have gotten into the habit of going to blogs for recipes, when I have these two great books as resources. Instead, I am going to utilize these cookbooks more often, especially when I am craving a traditional dish.
In this case, I preferred the Joy of Cooking recipe for Caesar salad, as it was less oily and creamier. It was a good dinner!
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Scones on Saturday
I found this recipe for scones on Everybody Likes Sandwiches and have been waiting for a good day to make them.
Yesterday turned out to be that day. I woke a little earlier than the hubby, got up and made some tea, and turned on the oven to bake.
The scones were relatively easy to make and turned out delicious. I followed the recipe almost exactly except a little more whole wheat flour and a little less white, and for the raw sugar I only had maple sugar, which someone had brought for the Canadian party. The maple sugar worked really well though. I was lucky it was on hand, because the raw sugar on top was a nice touch.
The link to the recipe is here.
Yesterday turned out to be that day. I woke a little earlier than the hubby, got up and made some tea, and turned on the oven to bake.
The scones were relatively easy to make and turned out delicious. I followed the recipe almost exactly except a little more whole wheat flour and a little less white, and for the raw sugar I only had maple sugar, which someone had brought for the Canadian party. The maple sugar worked really well though. I was lucky it was on hand, because the raw sugar on top was a nice touch.
The link to the recipe is here.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Blogs I like
I have been spending so much time reading other blogs, that I haven't updated this one in months.
Therefore, I thought I'd give a shout out to some of the blogs I've been reading and enjoying a lot. These folks are much more dedicated than I have been.
Taste TO
Pioneer Woman
Zoilus - Carl Wilson on Music
TV Tattle TV News
I'll try to take a cue from these regular updaters and do the same.
Therefore, I thought I'd give a shout out to some of the blogs I've been reading and enjoying a lot. These folks are much more dedicated than I have been.
Taste TO
Pioneer Woman
Zoilus - Carl Wilson on Music
TV Tattle TV News
I'll try to take a cue from these regular updaters and do the same.
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