What’s for Dinner?

September 19, 2010

Zucchini Tomato Rice Gratin with Sausage

As the end of the summer vegetable season approaches, this is one of those recipes I turn to.  I found it in Gourmet Magazine back in 2008 and it quickly became one of my favorites.  You can use it as a vegetarian main dish, or do as I do and serve it with sausage for a delicious and not-too-heavy spring-or-fall meal.
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American Idiot — On Broadway

September 13, 2010

American Idiot

by Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Mayer
and Green Day

American Idiot Playbill

American Idiot Playbill

I don’t quite know what to write about this one as I don’t think they gave me enough in the 9o minutes to really critique it—-as a piece of Musical Theatre, that is.

Is it loud?  Yes.  Is the dancing ‘gritty’?  Yes.  Did they punk out the musicians and put them on stage?  Yes.   Is there a cool, multi-media set?  Yes.  Did they cast just enough ‘non-perfectly-beautiful-people’ in amongst the ‘beautiful people’ for it to make you feel like there are ‘real people’ up there?  Yes.  But all in all, it didn’t feel like a show.

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What’s for Dinner?

September 7, 2010

Bacon Leek and Horseradish Macaroni and Cheese

Labor Day Weekend!  The very words put me in a frenzied have-to-get-in-all-the-tastes-of-summer mode—before it (summer, and warm weather, and backyard volleyball, and BBQ-ing ) is all too soon gone.

So this Labor Day, the menu was Barbecued Pork Ribs (naturally), Coleslaw and Macaroni and Cheese.  But not just any ordinary Mac-n-Cheese:  Bacon, Leek and  Horseradish Mac and Cheese!

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You know that classic t-shirt slogan:  My [Fill-in-the-Blank] went to [Fill-in-the-Blank] and all I got was this Stinkin’ T-Shirt….?

Well this was my “Stinkin’ T-Shirt” from when my friend Cydney went to Paris:

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Filed Under: Fun, Travel

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Sharing the Bingo Bounty

August 13, 2010

Scallion Ginger Rice

Scallion Ginger Rice

The Suz is an *avid* Bingo player–usually attending two games a week, sometimes three.  Not church-lady bingo where you play for money…ok, pennies…but bingo for prizes.  Prizes appropriate for her crowd….which could be anything from a new comb to a king size candy bar to the jackpot prize of a $5 gift card for McDonald’s.

That’s right: McDonald’s!  So you can see why she wants to be in-it-to-win-it! *smile*

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