A couple weeks ago we went to Scharffen-Berger Chocolate Maker in Berkeley for the factory Tour. This was a birthday celebration for one of Julie’s coworkers. What a cool place! We had a great tour guide and had some tasty … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Food & Drink
Recent Food Roundup
Bit late on the ball posting about some tasty food of late. We made a sour cream dip with lime zest and juice with green onions for Monday Night Football. Later with some leftover sausage from the VP debate party … Continue reading
Two Words: Sam’s BBQ
For my birthday dinner we went to the always excellent Sam’s BBQ on Bascom which is so close to Streetlight Records that we have to fight really hard against its gravitational pull. I’ve had a rib-revival and I have developed … Continue reading
Meridian Rec Swim!
The end of the swim season is upon us. Temperatures have been slowly trending downwards, but we needed to have one last hurrah, and oh, what a party we had. Our friends from Norway Cordelia and Jørgen perennially can’t come … Continue reading
Counting Crows and Maroon 5
Trucked way the heck out to Concord to the Conc…. Chroni…… Sleep Train Pavillion. Not only is it a long haul during rush hour, but Ygnacio Valley road is much too narrow to accomodate the rush hour crowd let alone … Continue reading
Cheddar Chicken Stuffed Peppers
Took a recipe from the America’s Test Kitchen Light Recipes book for stuffed peppers. Cut the top off a green pepper and fill it wiyh some ground chicken with rice, heirloom tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and minced garlic then bake. It’s … Continue reading
Chicken Burgers with Grilled Veggies
Took some ground chicken mixed with minced garlic and crumbled blue cheese and grilled with skewers of cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and broccoli. Liberally covered in guacamole from scratch with a fresh avocado, chopped onions, just-squeezed lime juice, and diced jalapenos … Continue reading
Devil’s Mess and Oven Fries
Julie and I (which is to say mostly Julie) made up a dinner of potato wedges baked with a small amount of oil and spices and a scramble or goulash or ratatouille or big ol’ thing of vegetables simmered in … Continue reading