Ok, enough with all those travel and event posts. Time for an actual food-from-scratch post! Pastrami! This is one definitely one of our favorite dishes! In New York where I’m from (Mid-Hudson Valley) there’s nothing like a good pastrami sandwich from a proper deli. Head to Montreal and Quebec City and you’ll find it’s called…
Month: July 2013
Making Paella Valencia Style and Grocery Shopping in Spain
After seeing the Tour de France in the Pyrenees we traveled to Begur on the Costa Brava for a quiet and relaxing week of sunshine and some sand. Since paella can be considered beach food it seemed appropriate to make some while we were within sight of the Mediterranean. But first, we had to do…
Travel Post: We Went to See The Tour de France in the Pyrenees
From my last post you may have guessed correctly we’re on vacation. Right now we’re relaxing on the Costa Brava in Begur, Spain but before coming here we journeyed up into the Pyrenees for the main reason of the trip, seeing a mountain stage of the 100th Tour de France (maybe that should be raison…
Butterball Farms Luncheon Event
So I must say, one of the really cool things about writing this blog is occasionally I get some event invitations. Last week I was invited to attend an event where my friend Chef Julius was showcasing Butterball Farms butter. “Lunch? And you’re cooking, Chef? Um, yeah, I can make it!” It was actually a…