You know, I can't do anything simply.
As you read on Tuesday, my MacBook Pro (yes, I'm one of those people, about which Terry good-naturedly teases me) needed to go in for a broken hinge. Considering it's a first generation (yes, I was on the waiting list, I'm a dork) and just a little over 2 years old at this point and the only other thing that has gone wrong with it in those two years is a broken key and a battery recall, I'm pretty okay with this. I got it back yesterday, all shiny and pretty and... hey, what's this? Why is my memory out of my laptop?
Apparently, Apple doesn't like 3rd party products, so they said it failed the diagnostics, so they had to take out my extra gig of memory. Ugh. So, until I get to a hardware store for a 00 Phillips head screwdriver, it's running a little slow. So no pictures for now. Okay, fine, I also forgot my camera adapter and can't upload at work, either. Oy! However! I will tantalize you with the menu for my first Cincinnati Supper Club dinner!
Unlike Chris S's menu, which is elegantly paired with wines, mine is a bit more informal. I've decided that spring is here, and spring means lamb, so that's what I'm going for.
First course:
Homemade Hummus and pita chips
Goat cheese and pesto dip with pretzel crackers
Salt and Pepper Peanuts
Wasabi Peas
Second course:
Roasted leg of lamb served Gyros-style, with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita and homemade tzatziki
Spring greens salad with feta, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, almonds and homemade vinaigrette
Third course:
A selection of gelato from Madisono's
Lemon stilton and Strawberry stilton
Terry and I had pizza and watched Top Chef (okay, I watched Top Chef, I'm fairly confident he didn't enjoy it as much as I did. I'm totally rooting for Stephanie and Richard.) and after he left, I did a bunch of prep, so all I have to do when I get home tonight is pick up the lamb at Eckerlin's, the gelato (notice "selection"? It's whatever pops out at me after work), grab a couple of things I forgot, throw the lamb in the oven and assemble everything else. I should have taken pictures of all of my prep bowls-- I was pretty proud of myself. Also, no fingers were harmed during this episode of Cooking with Julie.
I'm sure I'll post pictures (and if I don't, I'm sure 5chw4r7z will) and recipes tomorrow!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I'm back!
You know, I can't do anything simply.
As you read on Tuesday, my MacBook Pro (yes, I'm one of those people, about which Terry good-naturedly teases me) needed to go in for a broken hinge. Considering it's a first generation (yes, I was on the waiting list, I'm a dork) and just a little over 2 years old at this point and the only other thing that has gone wrong with it in those two years is a broken key and a battery recall, I'm pretty okay with this. I got it back yesterday, all shiny and pretty and... hey, what's this? Why is my memory out of my laptop?
Apparently, Apple doesn't like 3rd party products, so they said it failed the diagnostics, so they had to take out my extra gig of memory. Ugh. So, until I get to a hardware store for a 00 Phillips head screwdriver, it's running a little slow. So no pictures for now. Okay, fine, I also forgot my camera adapter and can't upload at work, either. Oy! However! I will tantalize you with the menu for my first Cincinnati Supper Club dinner!
Unlike Chris S's menu, which is elegantly paired with wines, mine is a bit more informal. I've decided that spring is here, and spring means lamb, so that's what I'm going for.
First course:
Homemade Hummus and pita chips
Goat cheese and pesto dip with pretzel crackers
Salt and Pepper Peanuts
Wasabi Peas
Second course:
Roasted leg of lamb served Gyros-style, with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita and homemade tzatziki
Spring greens salad with feta, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, almonds and homemade vinaigrette
Third course:
A selection of gelato from Madisono's
Lemon stilton and Strawberry stilton
Terry and I had pizza and watched Top Chef (okay, I watched Top Chef, I'm fairly confident he didn't enjoy it as much as I did. I'm totally rooting for Stephanie and Richard.) and after he left, I did a bunch of prep, so all I have to do when I get home tonight is pick up the lamb at Eckerlin's, the gelato (notice "selection"? It's whatever pops out at me after work), grab a couple of things I forgot, throw the lamb in the oven and assemble everything else. I should have taken pictures of all of my prep bowls-- I was pretty proud of myself. Also, no fingers were harmed during this episode of Cooking with Julie.
I'm sure I'll post pictures (and if I don't, I'm sure 5chw4r7z will) and recipes tomorrow!
As you read on Tuesday, my MacBook Pro (yes, I'm one of those people, about which Terry good-naturedly teases me) needed to go in for a broken hinge. Considering it's a first generation (yes, I was on the waiting list, I'm a dork) and just a little over 2 years old at this point and the only other thing that has gone wrong with it in those two years is a broken key and a battery recall, I'm pretty okay with this. I got it back yesterday, all shiny and pretty and... hey, what's this? Why is my memory out of my laptop?
Apparently, Apple doesn't like 3rd party products, so they said it failed the diagnostics, so they had to take out my extra gig of memory. Ugh. So, until I get to a hardware store for a 00 Phillips head screwdriver, it's running a little slow. So no pictures for now. Okay, fine, I also forgot my camera adapter and can't upload at work, either. Oy! However! I will tantalize you with the menu for my first Cincinnati Supper Club dinner!
Unlike Chris S's menu, which is elegantly paired with wines, mine is a bit more informal. I've decided that spring is here, and spring means lamb, so that's what I'm going for.
First course:
Homemade Hummus and pita chips
Goat cheese and pesto dip with pretzel crackers
Salt and Pepper Peanuts
Wasabi Peas
Second course:
Roasted leg of lamb served Gyros-style, with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita and homemade tzatziki
Spring greens salad with feta, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, almonds and homemade vinaigrette
Third course:
A selection of gelato from Madisono's
Lemon stilton and Strawberry stilton
Terry and I had pizza and watched Top Chef (okay, I watched Top Chef, I'm fairly confident he didn't enjoy it as much as I did. I'm totally rooting for Stephanie and Richard.) and after he left, I did a bunch of prep, so all I have to do when I get home tonight is pick up the lamb at Eckerlin's, the gelato (notice "selection"? It's whatever pops out at me after work), grab a couple of things I forgot, throw the lamb in the oven and assemble everything else. I should have taken pictures of all of my prep bowls-- I was pretty proud of myself. Also, no fingers were harmed during this episode of Cooking with Julie.
I'm sure I'll post pictures (and if I don't, I'm sure 5chw4r7z will) and recipes tomorrow!
5 comments:
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Chris S said...
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MMMMM, lamb. I so love lamb. I'll look forward to the pictures :)
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March 20, 2008 at 11:33 AM
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Amber said...
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Also I would like the recipes too! Or the links to them? One of the biggest issues I have with have people over for dinner is relaxing. I am usually trying to put things out, warm things up, get drinks, that I run around like a chicken with my head cut off. Any tips would be great.
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March 20, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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liberal foodie said...
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that sounds really good! Since I won't be able to come, can you just save me some leftover lamb gyros and I'll pick it up at a mutually convenient time. ;)
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March 20, 2008 at 3:49 PM
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5chw4r7z said...
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I will definitely be taking pictures both crappy and not.
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March 20, 2008 at 4:32 PM
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Julie said...
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Chris-- and tis the season for lamb! Until recently, I rarely cooked lamb, and now I've done it twice in a month!
Cin Twin-- I'll post a few of the recipes later today; the goat cheese pesto dip, however, is Terry's secret. Shh! I should do a tips for entertaining post... in fact, I think I will.
Liberal Foodie-- the doggie bag is on my porch. ;)
5chw4r7z-- I can't wait to see them :) -
March 21, 2008 at 9:31 AM
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
I'm back!
You know, I can't do anything simply.
As you read on Tuesday, my MacBook Pro (yes, I'm one of those people, about which Terry good-naturedly teases me) needed to go in for a broken hinge. Considering it's a first generation (yes, I was on the waiting list, I'm a dork) and just a little over 2 years old at this point and the only other thing that has gone wrong with it in those two years is a broken key and a battery recall, I'm pretty okay with this. I got it back yesterday, all shiny and pretty and... hey, what's this? Why is my memory out of my laptop?
Apparently, Apple doesn't like 3rd party products, so they said it failed the diagnostics, so they had to take out my extra gig of memory. Ugh. So, until I get to a hardware store for a 00 Phillips head screwdriver, it's running a little slow. So no pictures for now. Okay, fine, I also forgot my camera adapter and can't upload at work, either. Oy! However! I will tantalize you with the menu for my first Cincinnati Supper Club dinner!
Unlike Chris S's menu, which is elegantly paired with wines, mine is a bit more informal. I've decided that spring is here, and spring means lamb, so that's what I'm going for.
First course:
Homemade Hummus and pita chips
Goat cheese and pesto dip with pretzel crackers
Salt and Pepper Peanuts
Wasabi Peas
Second course:
Roasted leg of lamb served Gyros-style, with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita and homemade tzatziki
Spring greens salad with feta, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, almonds and homemade vinaigrette
Third course:
A selection of gelato from Madisono's
Lemon stilton and Strawberry stilton
Terry and I had pizza and watched Top Chef (okay, I watched Top Chef, I'm fairly confident he didn't enjoy it as much as I did. I'm totally rooting for Stephanie and Richard.) and after he left, I did a bunch of prep, so all I have to do when I get home tonight is pick up the lamb at Eckerlin's, the gelato (notice "selection"? It's whatever pops out at me after work), grab a couple of things I forgot, throw the lamb in the oven and assemble everything else. I should have taken pictures of all of my prep bowls-- I was pretty proud of myself. Also, no fingers were harmed during this episode of Cooking with Julie.
I'm sure I'll post pictures (and if I don't, I'm sure 5chw4r7z will) and recipes tomorrow!
As you read on Tuesday, my MacBook Pro (yes, I'm one of those people, about which Terry good-naturedly teases me) needed to go in for a broken hinge. Considering it's a first generation (yes, I was on the waiting list, I'm a dork) and just a little over 2 years old at this point and the only other thing that has gone wrong with it in those two years is a broken key and a battery recall, I'm pretty okay with this. I got it back yesterday, all shiny and pretty and... hey, what's this? Why is my memory out of my laptop?
Apparently, Apple doesn't like 3rd party products, so they said it failed the diagnostics, so they had to take out my extra gig of memory. Ugh. So, until I get to a hardware store for a 00 Phillips head screwdriver, it's running a little slow. So no pictures for now. Okay, fine, I also forgot my camera adapter and can't upload at work, either. Oy! However! I will tantalize you with the menu for my first Cincinnati Supper Club dinner!
Unlike Chris S's menu, which is elegantly paired with wines, mine is a bit more informal. I've decided that spring is here, and spring means lamb, so that's what I'm going for.
First course:
Homemade Hummus and pita chips
Goat cheese and pesto dip with pretzel crackers
Salt and Pepper Peanuts
Wasabi Peas
Second course:
Roasted leg of lamb served Gyros-style, with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita and homemade tzatziki
Spring greens salad with feta, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, almonds and homemade vinaigrette
Third course:
A selection of gelato from Madisono's
Lemon stilton and Strawberry stilton
Terry and I had pizza and watched Top Chef (okay, I watched Top Chef, I'm fairly confident he didn't enjoy it as much as I did. I'm totally rooting for Stephanie and Richard.) and after he left, I did a bunch of prep, so all I have to do when I get home tonight is pick up the lamb at Eckerlin's, the gelato (notice "selection"? It's whatever pops out at me after work), grab a couple of things I forgot, throw the lamb in the oven and assemble everything else. I should have taken pictures of all of my prep bowls-- I was pretty proud of myself. Also, no fingers were harmed during this episode of Cooking with Julie.
I'm sure I'll post pictures (and if I don't, I'm sure 5chw4r7z will) and recipes tomorrow!
5 comments:
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Chris S said...
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MMMMM, lamb. I so love lamb. I'll look forward to the pictures :)
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March 20, 2008 at 11:33 AM
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Amber said...
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Also I would like the recipes too! Or the links to them? One of the biggest issues I have with have people over for dinner is relaxing. I am usually trying to put things out, warm things up, get drinks, that I run around like a chicken with my head cut off. Any tips would be great.
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March 20, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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liberal foodie said...
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that sounds really good! Since I won't be able to come, can you just save me some leftover lamb gyros and I'll pick it up at a mutually convenient time. ;)
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March 20, 2008 at 3:49 PM
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5chw4r7z said...
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I will definitely be taking pictures both crappy and not.
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March 20, 2008 at 4:32 PM
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Julie said...
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Chris-- and tis the season for lamb! Until recently, I rarely cooked lamb, and now I've done it twice in a month!
Cin Twin-- I'll post a few of the recipes later today; the goat cheese pesto dip, however, is Terry's secret. Shh! I should do a tips for entertaining post... in fact, I think I will.
Liberal Foodie-- the doggie bag is on my porch. ;)
5chw4r7z-- I can't wait to see them :) -
March 21, 2008 at 9:31 AM
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5 comments:
MMMMM, lamb. I so love lamb. I'll look forward to the pictures :)
Also I would like the recipes too! Or the links to them? One of the biggest issues I have with have people over for dinner is relaxing. I am usually trying to put things out, warm things up, get drinks, that I run around like a chicken with my head cut off. Any tips would be great.
that sounds really good! Since I won't be able to come, can you just save me some leftover lamb gyros and I'll pick it up at a mutually convenient time. ;)
I will definitely be taking pictures both crappy and not.
Chris-- and tis the season for lamb! Until recently, I rarely cooked lamb, and now I've done it twice in a month!
Cin Twin-- I'll post a few of the recipes later today; the goat cheese pesto dip, however, is Terry's secret. Shh! I should do a tips for entertaining post... in fact, I think I will.
Liberal Foodie-- the doggie bag is on my porch. ;)
5chw4r7z-- I can't wait to see them :)
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