Tag Archives: Food

Who the heck IS John Dory, anyway?

Spoiler thoughts from Hell’s Kitchen! Mouseover to read. :: Holli and Jay go together like fig newtons and scrambled eggs. What an awful couple! :: The “teach a clod to cook” challenge is entertaining. Autumn sucks, though. So does Ben … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Who the heck IS John Dory, anyway?

Productivity: I has it!

UPDATE: Oh yeah, I forgot something! Updated at bottom. It’s been a pretty busy weekend at Casa Jaquandor: :: Grocery shopping, as usual. :: Making dinner last night. I found a new recipe for Chicago Deep Dish Pizza crust, which … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

You get to hang out with Jean-Philippe! Yay!!!

Just a couple of reactions to last night’s Hell’s Kitchen, written as things happened. Spoilers, so highlight to read: :: Ben is starting to sink a bit. I’m loving it. As Chef Ramsay noted, “At this point in the competition, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on You get to hang out with Jean-Philippe! Yay!!!

Breakfast — the Meal of the Gods

Breakfast at Charlie’s, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I love food of nearly all varieties, but like a lot of folks, there’s a special place in my heart for breakfast. There’s something awfully nice about a day that starts off with … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Thoughts on the Taste

This weekend was Buffalo’s annual food festival, A Taste of Buffalo, wherein fifty or sixty area restaurants set up booths in downtown Buffalo and sell sample-sized portions of their menu items. It’s always a fun time; we’ve been going for … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Thoughts on the Taste

Good eatin’!

Wow, it’s been a while since I did a food post here, hasn’t it? So here’s a round-up of some recent(ish) meals at Casa Jaquandor! :: Grilled bratwurst. Yum. Not much to say here, just…grilled bratwurst! Yum! I heart sausages … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments

A cautionary tale

So, like most kids, The Daughter is a fan o…The Twinkie. That snack cake of questionable worth, which is at once utterly insubstantial and heavy as a rock when one consumes it, and filled with a substance that is to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Food is now flying out of both kitchens

We got caught up on Hell’s Kitchen last night, by watching the episodes that aired this past Tuesday night. Apparently they’ll have two episodes again this Tuesday, so I suspect that FOX is trying to get through as much HK … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Food is now flying out of both kitchens

Gwaa?!

AIEEE!!! I haven’t had Livesavers in years, myself, but Boy Howdy, that’s just wrong. Watermelon? Pineapple? Who the hell wants to eat those? (But then, I got all excited a while back when I saw a yellow label on a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Random Notes from Home

Daily life stuff…. :: I made pizza for dinner last night. Nothing fancy, just cheese, pepperoni, and sausage, but I made my crust and my sauce from scratch, so that’s something. It turned out really well, I thought. There’s something … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments