Below The Beltway

Over at The New York Times, a writer wonders if we’re choosing our drinks based on what we like, or what we think others like:
If I had to guess, I’d say that many of us aren’t drinking what we’d truly like to drink. A friend of mine frequently orders Pimms to remind people of her [...]

Jazz Shaw uncovers a scandal of monumental proportions:
Today we take a sad look back at the dark day in 2006 when Kraft Foods made the horrible decision to change the recipe for Miracle Whip. In one fell swoop they destroyed a classic American tradition and pushed civilization one step closer to the abyss. We’ve never [...]

Last night, Kellie and I had dinner at this new restaurant attached to the Renaissance Hotel on 9th Street in D.C. and had a great night. It was another one of the Tastings Journal events that I wrote about earlier this month.
There really isn’t anything bad I can say about last night. The atmosphere was [...]

If you live in the Washington, D.C. area and looking for great places to eat that aren’t chain restaurants, then there’s a resource for you.
Several months ago, Kellie and I were clued into something called Tastings Journal.
Once a month, for at least a week and sometimes longer, they team up with a restaurant in the [...]

There must not be too many serious political problems in Massachusettes, because the legislature there has been spending its time worrying about that grave threat to the Republic, the combination of Marshmellow Fluff and peanut butter known as Fluffernutter.
To all those state legislators who have ever neglected weighty issues in favor of fluff, the politicians [...]

Stephen Green has another Friday recipe up at Vodkapundit, this time involving something chocolate and a couple glasses of port. Though I imagine you can improvise and just skip the chocolate altogether.

After a hard day of driving around Northern Virginia stimulating the economy, we came home and I made this recipe for Kellie. As with July’s Penne Pasta adventure this one turned out really, really well.

Over at Vodkapundit, Stephen Green posts a recipe for Coq au Vin for Four.
Any recipe that calls for four bottles of wine sounds good to me.

Yesterday ended up being a fairly low-key, relaxing day. Exactly the kind of day a tired 37 year old needs every now and then.
After getting a late start on the day, Kellie, Raymond, and I hung out at home for a good part of the day just talking and relaxing. Running hard during the week [...]

Dinner went very well. A few modifications to the recipe were in order, but all in all a success.
No blogging on this end until Sunday afternoon. We’re headed to New Jersey to visit my Dad and take care of matters still outstanding from my Mom’s estate. And we’re leaving at 5:30 tomorrow morning. Just perfect.
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