December 22, 2015 I’ve been working with Lightroom – and sometimes Photoshop – for a couple of years now; I think I’ve made some progress in fits and starts. I’ve been focusing (ha ha, get it?) on my food pictures recently and think I have a method for getting better results. No way am I proficient… Continue reading Lightroom Adjustments
Month: December 2015
Swedish Meatballs
December 13, 2015 Saturday afternoon I made some clarified butter for Sunday night’s dinner of Swedish meatballs. Carla used to make these when the kids were little but we haven’t had them in a long time. I looked at her old recipe along with a couple of others, including a new web site I’ve been reading:… Continue reading Swedish Meatballs
Clarified Butter
December 12, 2015 I have a recipe I’m going to cook tomorrow that calls for clarified butter. This is a kitchen basic that was a little intimidating but I figured I’d have to tackle sooner or later. No more putting it off. Clarified butter has a higher smoke point than whole butter; I think this… Continue reading Clarified Butter
Short Ribs Redux
December 6, 2015 A I cooked up some Korean style short ribs in the pressure cooker that I blogged about here. It was based on a recipe by Mike Vrobel of Dad Cooks Dinner. That was actually a test run for a dinner party scheduled for December 6. Normally a repeat dinner within a month… Continue reading Short Ribs Redux
Book Report: That Old Ace in the Hole – by Annie Proulx
That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx My rating: 3 of 5 stars Like the other Annie Proulx books I’ve read (The Shipping News and Postcards) the protagonist is forced by circumstance to leave home and travel to another land to reshape his life. However this novel doesn’t have the strong plot driven… Continue reading Book Report: That Old Ace in the Hole – by Annie Proulx
