I finally got over my illness so to celebrate I prepared a brisket for dinner. This process started 6:30 in the morning. I trimmed off about 5lbs of fat, but kept it whole as an experiment. I may regret that decision later. Of course it started to rain and I felt like a bonehead for …
Category Archives: Drink
Taco Tuesday
As fate would have it there was no lengua to be found, so we shifted to a meatless taco Tuesday. Sadly we all forgot to take any photos.
Italian Monday Dinner
While we wait on the rest of the family to arrive. Sandy made her vongole and I made a cheesy foccacia. Of course I forgot to take photos.
Christmas 2023
Our Christmas gatherings are getting quite large. It was so nice to see everyone laugh and over eat. Thanks to Sandy for the additional photos.
Neighbors Holiday Happy Hour but more like Dinner
Hopefully a new tradition is born. Unfortunately our small dining room limited the guest list. Thanks to Sandy, Alan & Tom for the additional photos.
AlaMo Dinner
We started a tradition of having dinner with Alan & Mona about this time last year. So this year we hosted with a steak meal. Thanks to Sandy for the photos.
Thanksgiving 2023
This year we invaded the Yuen house. Sandy made a burrata appetizer and lumpia. I made baguettes and a butternut squash cheesecake. As usual I didn’t take enough photos. Thanks to Sandy for the additional photos.
9/11 Alan
The pandemic sucked on so many levels so I won’t enumerate on all of that. There were a few good things to come of that though. I’ve met some great neighbors and one of them is Alan. He’s been responsible for my beer education while filling me up with Costco food. A truly generous man. …
23X
Today marks our 23rd wedding anniversary. We had plans on eating out, but we canceled opting for a home cooked dinner instead.
Del Cielo
Had lunch after work in Martinez.