[Chanukah 2023]

LatkeFest 5784 is in the books.

[Andre Braugher]

5 hours ago, splinky said:

Andre Braugher, the Undercover Comedian of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

I hope he finally got to see Pericles.

[Dr. John Talbott]

Fascinating.

[Reasons to be Cheerful]

21 hours ago, splinky said:

i'm impressed someone was able to get information from them, i've certainly not had much luck getting my own records

Maybe you need to breach their security in order to get a response.

[Reasons to be Cheerful]

40 minutes ago, MitchW said:

East River Medical Imaging?

Spouse got one from them too!

[Greenmarket]

5 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

Last weekend --> this weekend = a MAJOR change.

Friday was Jeff Bialas' last day at W. 97th street. I stocked up on his garlic, which I have an addiction to.

[Bread]

2 minutes ago, splinky said:

impressive. what about liquid smoke for that campfire feel?

Don't push it. 🥰

[Bread]

This week's adventure in challah baking with the boy: S'mores pull apart challah. Graham cracker challah dough, marshmallows and chocolate chips.

 

[Frances Sternhagen]

I saw her twice on stage - Mornings at Seven and Seascape. She was pretty great.

[The New Yorker]

There was a Saar show at MoMA fairly recently. Perhaps there?

[You Learn Something New Every Day (cont.)]

Visited Poster House for the Art Deco show and learned that movable type pre-dates Gutenberg and was actually invented in China in the 11th century. Silk screen printing predates movable type by about a century (also China).

[What are you listening to]

Haven't you always want to know what the lyrics to Radio Free Europe were?

 

[Supper]

Dinner last night -

The last of the seven vegetable soup that I made at Rosh Hashana (got to love freezer shopping)
Chicken braised in a garlicky tomato sauce
Roasted cauliflower

[Thanksgiving 2023]

Is serving chopped liver as a pre-dinner nibble a Jewish thing? Or do lots of people serve some kind of pate? I was talking with a bunch of friends and everyone of them has it during cocktails (we also have pigs in blankets and sweet and sour meatballs)

[Thanksgiving 2023]

I have been tasked with making a dessert. Leaning towards an apple crisp. And maybe a cake.

[Supper]

Scallion pancakes using the Kenji Alt-Lopez's recipe. Never made them before.

[Court Pendu Plat, apple variety]

Locust Grove and Samascott are two local fruit farms that often bring to market uncommon varieties of apples. So I was intrigued to find the Court Pendu Plat at Locust Grove last week. The skin is russeted and it looks like someone pressed down on the top of the apple to flatten it a bit. On the tart side. Not super juicy. Decent crunch. Wikipedia tells me it's a French cultivar that dates back to the early 17th c.

[What are you watching?]

Season 2 of Julia on HBO, which they've been dropping with absolutely no fanfare. Delightful. Although I'm doubtful of the veracity.

[A.S. Byatt]

I loved Possession.

[Bread]

Cinnamon crumb challah. Another joint effort between me and the kid.

[Cocktail Recipes Tonight]

I actually have all the ingredients as well. Question - how long does dry vermouth last once opened?

[The Rest of Us (cont.)]

Oyster steak is incredibly flavorful. It's a good thing more people don't know about it.

[What are you watching?]

The kid and I just finished watching all of the Indiana Jones movies (we had seen the new one over the summer). While remembered most of Raiders of the Lost Ark, I had very little memory of the others. They're tons of fun and J loved them.

[The Rest of Us (cont.)]

Belated happy birthday.

[Cocktail Recipes Tonight]

Difford's Guide shows 52 cocktails that include Fernet.