http://www.dinnercraft.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:43:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stuffed peppers mean nothing to me. I have no attachment to them whatsoever. We never had them in my house growing up. I made them last night simply because we had the ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry. I was, as the dads like to say "televisioning the fridge" trying ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/last-nights-dinner-stuffed-peppers/ Every single element was perfect. But was the whole greater than the sum of its parts? Last night at 7:17, with the assistance of a glass of Soave, I constructed a peerless tower of power: Behold and revere Poached Eggs Camemparagus on Garlic Toast! Here's how it went down: Ingredients 2 thick slices of ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/dinner-do-over-a-redemption-song/ I cocked up dinner once again last night. I swear it wasn't my fault. I had planned to bake bread and do poached eggs with asparagus and Camembert (awesome, right?) but there was a mishap. The dough mysteriously didn't rise and all other options were frozen solid. What is a poor housewife ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/dinner-fail-dont-panicrandon-resturant-review/ When I was a child, I was a judgemental and snotty little punk. At some point in time, I had incubated and hatched  the notion that kids with glasses were either: a)mentally handicapped b) unloved, unwanted, socially inept losers c) lesser people, in a lower caste The worst fate that could befall a kid, I ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/riding-the-short-bus-into-hell/ We found beautiful fruit, vegetables and eggs at the mercado earlier today. In order to compensate for overindulging at our favorite neighborhood taqueria last night and a pizza feast of epic proportions planned for tomorrow, we are making poached eggs and a simple salad of radishes, avocado, tomato and scallions. ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/eating-light-tonight/ If you're looking for something super simple, tasty and slightly lowbrow to make for dinner tonight, have I got the recipe for you.  Populism!  This is how I did it last night: Ingredients broccoli italian sausage penne pasta olive oil garlic dry white wine Method In a sautee pan brown three sausage links in olive oil; meanwhile steam broccoli and boil pasta ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/last-nights-dinner-penne-with-sausage-and-broccoli/ Last night I cooked a chicken upside down. No, not to serve some satanic cult of poultry, merely because I am scatterbrained. Fortunately, it turns out that I am incapable of ruining a roast chicken and we sat down to a delicious Sunday supper that included steamed baby spinach, sauteed mushrooms, the ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/sunday-supper-the-accidental-chicken/ 'Cause it was friggin' delicious. Also, chicken thighs! Here they're called muslo de pollo and I've had  a package of these mofos in the freezer since before Christmas. I'll admit, I was intimidated. Although of late I've become quite the little butcher, there was a  dark time in my past when I could ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/last-nights-dinner-know-why/ A bit of business to get out of the way before we begin: this is not "authentic" poc-chuc, and we're not trying to make authentic poc-chuc. Why is that? The ubiquitous Yucatecan restaurant dish, which consists of of thin, flattened pork, marinated in orange juice, and served with pickled onions ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/02/poc-chuc-mayan-style-marinated-pork/ People often ask me if I'm planning on having any more kids, or if I'm going to attempt the clichéd "try for a boy" because I have two daughters. The answer? No. Finis!  Kaput!  Done! Not only do I have a patience reservoir about as deep as a thimble, I don't think I can ... http://www.dinnercraft.com/2010/01/could-i-interest-you-in-a-gently-used-kidney-sir/