French Cooking

J’ai commandé deux livres sur la cuisine française. Je voudrais apprendre à cuisiner tout en appréciant bien de délicieux repas.

Sean

But I like Panera

Look Panini is just Italian for bread rolls. There is nothing pretentious about it. The word “panino” is Italian (literally meaning bread roll), with the plural panini. For some reason in English we use the plural.

Okay, I guess I am a big weenie.

Sean

Good wine

Nina and I have been in the habit of working our way through a variety of wines of late. The problem is we need to better keep track of ones we liked. I think I will start blogging about particular wines we felt were quite good. It will help me remember to get them again!

Sean

NSFV

Warning, the following site, is Not Safe for Vegans (NSFV).

heh,

Sean

A silent tsunami brewing

Many of you may have noticed over the past few months rising food prices across the board. This is by no means a local phenomenon. It is in fact quite global and has some rather unsettling repercussions.

Sean

Something big at Starbucks tomorrow

The “something big” tomorrow at Starbucks is a new “everyday” drip coffee blend called “Pikes Place Roast.” If you’re feeling curious, free samples of the coffee will be handed out tomorrow at all Starbucks locations. Supposedly, the coffee will feature “subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts.” Sexy.

BusinessWeek says:

Consistently, customers kept saying: “Give us a coffee we can count on every day, all day, all week,” Andrew Linnemann, Starbucks master coffee blender said Tuesday in a conference call with reporters.

Starbucks says it will begin changing the coffee every 30 minutes, rather than letting it sit around, and that locations will also begin grinding the beans in-store.

Sean

Ah, the joys of dinner time

Liam and Colm share their joy with dinner and introduction to new vegetables. I would like to imagine somewhere that dinner time is a pleasant experience, filled with light hearted conversation on the day’s happenings while eating a nice meal. But no, our three and recently turned six year old have other plans.

Note Liam’s indifference. The reason is of course entirely due to the power of a certain video game that he plays with Daddy. Colm, however, has his limits – even if it means loss of quality video game playing time.

Sean

Why eating healthy costs you more

We’ve all heard the figures. We know that meat production uses significantly more land and fossil fuel resources than a vegetarian diet. But, then, why on earth is it cheaper to eat meat than fresh fruit and vegetables?

Coffee

How it should be prepared explained here by a software developer. Sean

We need a girl

Going out to eat with our three and five years old boys frequently involves multiple tours of the restroom. Nina needs to share in the fun.

Sean