2010-11-07 Taste-y Day

Well today is our biggest Junior League fundraiser, Taste of the Town. This does not even show a hint of the more than 10,000 that came out to enjoy the day...


More than 40 restaurants offer little tastes of their best dishes while listening to music and hanging out in the park. We little JL workers each pull a 10-hour shift to manage the event. My job this year was to work the counting room for the tickets, along with my colleague and friend Shirley...


I got to taste a few things while I took my break and visited with my sister, my niece and her husband...


Super-great day!

2010-11-04 Doggy on My Back

Well, I don't know what the hell my dog things sometimes. I was laying there working on the computer, and my dog came over and very delicately climbed up on my back and laid there. You know...no big deal. Just laying on my back. Like you do.


"Now, I think I'll sit up here and groom myself for the next 10 minutes. Wow, yeah, I like the view..."

2010-11-03 Short on Ribs, Long on Taste

I've never made Short Ribs before.


But now, I know, I'm clearly good at it. Now, having said that, there's a few things I would change for next time. I was using some grass-fed beef, and to be honest, I don't think there's enough fat on grass-fed meat. But the wine sauce was tasty.

As much as I liked these, they don't taste as good as those served at the Flamingo Deli in Jersey City, NJ. I'll never be able to make them like that, and that makes me a little sad. 'Cuz I ain't moving back there...