As it usually happens I find a recipe/technique on youtube and experiment on friends & family, after they sign the diarrhea disclaimer of course. For the UPC, the secret is not to buy a pork chop as they are too lean. I add salt at 1% of its weight, thyme & rosemary, then Sous Vide …
Category Archives: Food
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.
Oakland Dinner
Seems like years since we have all been together. Thanks to Jim for the photos.
Smoking Brisket Island
Tom offered up a brisket that he didn’t have time to cook. I agreed thinking it was gonna be a flat. To my surprise it was a whole brisket, 11 lbs of beef! It was too big for my dutch oven so I cut it in half thinking I was going to do one in …
23X
Today marks our 23rd wedding anniversary. We had plans on eating out, but we canceled opting for a home cooked dinner instead.
Oakland Honey
I stumbled upon this at the local produce market and now am a regular customer.
Fieldwork Date
We both had the day off so I took Sandy to Fieldwork in San Leandro.