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The Food Chain

The Food Chain

This blog is all about food, but sometimes we need to take a step back. Every animal eats something, often other animals, and that has forged a series of food chains from the bottom to the top. There are, on occasion, discussions about who’s on top of a chain....
One Pot Brats with Beer and Onions

One Pot Brats with Beer and Onions

Ah, marriage. Yin and yang. Passion and attorneys. It’s an institution, a marathon, the Titanic, and heaven. My marriage to Brian works because our contrasts balance. He’s optimistic.  I’m Jewish. He’s impulsive. I’m careful. He spends. I save. We succeed because we...
Lutece Vinaigrette

Lutece Vinaigrette

One of the treasures of summer and fall in the Hudson Valley is the array of farmers markets that dot the landscape. On Sundays, Brian and I go to Rhinebeck for their very upscale market. It is smallish, perhaps 25 vendors, but they offer incredible quality. Last...
Chinese BBQ Ribs [Yes, You Can!]

Chinese BBQ Ribs [Yes, You Can!]

Just Grill This by Sam Zien, The Cooking Guy, is one of those books you might take a quick glance at and then just pass on by. Sam’s picture on the cover of this paperback is intentionally nerdish and this clearly is one of those guy‑beer‑meat‑grill books that you...