Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
“Continual improvement is an unending journey.” – Lloyd Dobyns, news correspondent Catching up on the last week’s worth of postings. Last weekend we continued into a two-day menu of tweaks to four dishes and one new one that I’ve been playing with. Brought the goat’s milk feta cheese back to the chilled avocado and roasted… Read More Tweaks and Something New
“Over the years, Audrey Hepburn has become a symbol for class, elegance, and timeless style. Word has it that she had an hourglass figure, 34-20-34, a weight of never no more than 110 lbs. (except when she was pregnant), at a height of 5 foot 7. So how did she stay so slim, even after… Read More Pasta and Chocolate, Every Day
“Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. No time to hesitate. Those who run seem to have all the fun. – from Madonna’s Hung Up It’s already halfway through January 3rd. Really. The year is flying by. So this holiday weekend started out with a conflict. Initially an internal conflict, but one that… Read More Time is Flying
“Life isn’t tied up with a bow, but it is still a gift.” – Proverb So, once again time for that end of year wrap-up. The next few days look to be outrageously busy, so I thought I’d whip it into shape before we hit auld lang syne and all that. As usual, a bit… Read More 2011 Tied Up in a Bow
At this season things always get busy – lots of tourism and lots of folk wanting places to dine, particularly on the “nearly everything in town is closed what do we do now?” nights of the 24th, 25th, 31st and 1st. La Noche Buena, or Christmas Eve, we could have filled ten times over with… Read More Almost Like Full Time Work!
“The negroni is a short and perfect apertivo made of equal parts bitter Campari, sweet vermouth, and floral gin over a couple of ice cubes with a small slice of fresh orange dropped in it to release its oils. That perfect Italian presence, which sparks your appetite and brightens your mood, holds in balance the… Read More Begin at the Negroni
“But what makes seasonal fruit so scrumptious is that it is part of a rhythm, a rhythm that allows you access to it only once a year. And, let’s face it, it’s the 11 months of not having fresh strawberries that make fresh strawberries so inviting.” – Bob Welch, Lazy days full of anticipation, June… Read More Fruits of the Season
“SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people with no sauces has one thousand vices; a people with one sauce has only nine hundred and ninety-nine. For every sauce invented and accepted a vice is renounced and forgiven.” – Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary I promised in one of my posts… Read More The Sauce