Filed under: books, boston, food and drink, lifestyle, recipes | Tags: culinary school, italian cooking, mario batali, recipes
…should I go out on a limb and just go to culinary school? It’s now been my “backup” career for YEARS, and lately all I want to do is have people over so I can cook for them and fill their bellies and then fill them all over again if I can con them into staying for another meal.
The above quotation is from my last post. Since it hit the internet waves, I have gotten an overwhelming response from friends and family that I should indeed attend culinary school. The thought of switching careers has become more sharply realistic since my coworkers and I are facing the elimination of our jobs (if the district initiates full-day Kindergarten for the 2009-10 school year). As I continue to scratch my head about all of this, I am also continuing to cook up a storm… perhaps more than ever.
Three of my most wonderful friends came to visit this weekend (hi guys!), and for once I chose to welcome them with a lunch instead of a dinner.
Photo Credit: Gourmet Magazine
(THIS RECIPE AND OTHERS AFTER THE JUMP!!)
Filed under: food and drink, lifestyle | Tags: cooking, cuisine, culinary school, food, microplane
I have been dead to the internet for a few weeks now. Not the whole internet, just the blog part. I don’t exactly know what’s gotten into me, aside from a lot of delicious food. I have to admit, I don’t really mind being disconnected all that much. However, the nagging guilt of not posting since January has finally bested me, and I hope not to go so long without posting (ever again).
Since we last rendezvoused, I have made (in bold) and/or eaten (not in bold) the following delicious foods:
Challah French Toast
Homemade Papardelle with a Ragu Bolognese
Green Garlic and Broccoli Soup with Gnocchi, Beef Tenderloin with a Root Vegetable Gratin and Spinach, and Chocolate Three Ways (at Harvest)
Pain de Campagne
Wild Mushroom Soup
A Number of Delicious Salads
Let’s be honest, there will probably never be a series of song of the week posts… but it’s a thought. Regardless, this one has been in my head since I heard it on WERS. “Bullets” by Tunng. Enjoy!
Filed under: north shore, photography | Tags: beverly MA, photography, snow
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Happy MLKjr Day! Enjoy Inauguration Day!
Filed under: books, fashion, food and drink, home design, lifestyle, music, video | Tags: 2008 lists, blogs, books, gifts received, music
Yes, I realize I’ve already wished you a Happy 2009, but only because I was bursting at the seams with excitement about my vacation. A year and five days ago, I made a series of lists for you, and as I have been mentally writing this post, it occurred to me it’s another series of lists. This is only Reasonably So’s second January (I assure you it is the second of many), but I would like to insitute an annual post reflecting on the year immediately past. I’m not one for making resolutions, so let’s just call this an idea. Many people make lists right around now, and, like all the other lemmings, I wanted to throw my two cents in. Shall we?
List I: Selected books I read (and appreciated) in 2008
List II: A bountiful holiday receiving season
List III: My personal soundtrack to ‘08 (musical selections)
List IV: Five blogs worth reading (other than this one)
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