June 23, 2018 We had some friends over for a summer dinner this past weekend. I picked up a tri-tip from Costco and cooked some Santa Maria Pinquito beans which is the traditional side dish for tri-tip. Last month I ordered some Rancho Gordo beans expressly for this purpose. My guess is “pinquito” translates to… Continue reading Santa Maria Pinquito Beans
Category: Cooking: 2 Stars
Oven-Baked Sesame Chicken Thighs
Yes, we went on a two-week road trip to Spring Training, the Red Rocks of Sedona, and a mini-reunion in Boise. You are expecting – nay, demanding pictures from that trip. I’m working on them. But when on the road it’s sometimes hard to fall asleep in a hotel bed. On those nights I would… Continue reading Oven-Baked Sesame Chicken Thighs
Super Bowl and Coney Dogs
Back in July Carla was out of town on a sisters’ trip and I made a couple of attempts at making some Coney dogs. You can read those posts on take 1 and take 2. One take was a disaster and the other was barely passable so I guess I didn’t get it out of… Continue reading Super Bowl and Coney Dogs
Coney Dogs – Take 2
I enjoy reading in Cooks Illustrated and Cooks Country about how they try dozens of iterations of a recipe to get it just right. pon further reflection, I downgraded yesterday’s Coney Dog attempt to 2 stars. The biggest variable was which bottled chili sauce to try as the base. That could go on for a long time and… Continue reading Coney Dogs – Take 2
Coney Dogs
Carla usually does a girls weekend a couple of times a year: once for Bunco and once with her sisters. This time it was sister time in Ashland for the Shakespeare festival. They also met up with Carla’s best friend from high school, Judy. With her out of the house I thought I’d try something… Continue reading Coney Dogs
