A running tab of movies and series I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 2023 Movies | 2022 Movies | 2021 Movies | 2020 Movies | 2019 Movies | 2018 Movies | 2017 Movies Reservation Dogs, Hulu, August 2024. I’ve …
I’m a low-level fan of Hoppin’ John and the tradition of having black eyed peas on New Year’s Day. I’ve tried various recipes over the years and never really landed on one I loved, but this year I stumbled into an easy version that tastes really good, inspired partly by a recent NY Times recipe …
Here’s my White Chili recipe, as best I can resurrect it. Ingredients: 1 – 1.5 lb ground turkey 1 – 1.5 lb turkey or chicken sausage, spiced or flavored OK (cook the sausage first, then slice it relatively thin) 1 – 2 yellow onions, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 3 – 4 green onions, chopped …
David Lindley, one of my musical heroes, just passed away and I feel compelled to gather this appreciation of his life and work. I’ve long admired this adventurous, idiosyncratic, impish, eclectic virtuoso of nearly any instrument with strings. I’ve compiled a pair of playlists, one in iTunes and one in YouTube. In doing so, I’ve …
I watch a lot of cooking and travel shows. One of my all-time favorites was Made in Spain which introduced me to many of the regions, cuisines and dishes of Spain, and made me a fan of Jose Andres and his expanding empire of restaurants. During Covid, when Andres was not juggling the survival of …
A running tab of movies and series I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 2022 Movies | 2021 Movies | 2020 Movies | 2019 Movies | 2018 Movies | 2017 Movies Catherine the Great on HBO. I recently slogged my …
This page is my attempt to save the various playlists I created at the National Museum of African American Music (museum website) when we visited on March 13, 2022. The playlists are on Spotify which is not my preferred platform; I might try to replicate some of them on iTunes, but we’ll see. These playlists …
There are tons of different chili recipes and methods on the web which can be confusing but also serves as a reminder that the dish is a grab bag based on available ingredients and shaped to individual tastes. There are a thousand different ways to prepare and enjoy chili — you can’t really go wrong, …
A running tab of movies and series I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 2021 Movies | 2020 Movies | 2019 Movies | 2018 Movies | 2017 Movies Sr., December on Netflix with Allie. Capping off our 2022 holiday binge …
Our favorite celebration meal for Christmas or whenever we find an excuse. The recipe is mainly credited to Louise or Haya Babcock. I think they both claimed it. Ingredients Bone-in Rib Roast with 2, 3 or 4 ribs. Two ribs are plenty enough for 3-4 people; basically figure two people per rib, more or less …