then sometimes, we just like to sit down together for a piece of chocolate cake

mr. gyros has my vote

Best Greek in KC.  (You’ll never regret the chicken plate.)

dublin mudslide: mmm-boy …

in celebration of my favorite fruit

(Best part of today.)

 

mmm-boy

Gotta love that chai.Here’s the recipe that found its way to this year’s Brown-House Reunion: 

4 c. water
3 T heaping (Red Iron) tea leaves
5-6 T sugar
1 tsp cardamom
Shake in ground ginger (to taste)
Shake in ground cinnamon (to taste)

Bring all ingredients to a gentle boil, stirring frequently for 2-3 minutes.  Add 2% or whole milk to desired color.  Heat to desired temp & serve.

it’s so good …

(I’m not sure we should even call it chili.) 

Thanks to my neighbor’s amazing culinary skills (and his recent batch of chili, admittedly influenced by Bobby Flay) … I ventured into my own experimentation this evening.

Okay, so it wasn’t like I improv’d in the kitchen … (I still always regret my own recipe-departures).  But I did purchase some ingredients I’d never heard of before, in order to try my own hand at a Bobby Flay original.

With a couple of substitutions along the way (I guess there was some improv; how else does one navigate without pasilla chili powder?!) … and a few serious moments of doubt, I finally emerged from the excursion, a doting & proud Chili-champ!  (Honestly, I’m not sure I’ve had chili this good before.  Of course, the fresh avacado & “toasted cumin crema” meal-accessories were nothing to scoff at either.)

Anyhow, next time you’re in the mood for a little somethin’ (eccentrically) different …