Simon Says Cheese @ the Kitchen Conservatory

Shameless plug…I know.  But I don’t care.  Simon will be doing an intro class on cheese at the Kitchen Conservatory on April 17th.  Please visit www.kitchenconservatory.com to sign up. you know you want to.  just do it. http://www.kitchenconservatory.com/Schedule2.htm 

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The Shaved Duck

If you know me…you know I love the Scottish Arms….more so a good cock-a-leekie pie and plate of scotch eggs and a cold pint of Guinness. Well, Ally Nisbet is opening another spot…this time it’s a hop, skip and jump away from us.  The Shaved Duck will be open within the next 2-3 weeks….this timetable [...]

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Happy Easter

PICT0033, originally uploaded by adennyrn.  

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Over the river and through the woods to Kevin Willmann’s house we went

Last night marked our first visit to Erato on Main Street in Edwardsville, Illinois. I was born and raised in the city….almost downtown to be honest. I grew up thinking everything I needed was within my reach in the confines of the 9th and 7th Wards. As I aged, I found myself leaving St. Louis [...]

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Lambs are cute….and delicious

I’m torn. These little buddies are adorable…but I like to eat them too. This is a photo from Si’s trip to Ireland.  He uploaded them on my Flickr account so, if you are interested just click the link on my sidebar and it will take you there.  More to come on Ireland soon.

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State Beer?….No,State Dessert!

A while back Bill Burge of STLBites fame discussed MO’s push to have a state beer. Well, this morning on NPR (yes…I listen to NPR) Ketzel Levine discussed Maryland’s push for something along the lines of MO. It’s not necessarily beer….but something just a good: Smith Island Cake. Yep…dessert. Maryland is pushing for Smith Island [...]

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Guinness Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

I am so making this tonight and giving it to the kids before they go to bed (wink). Seriously….This is going in the ice cream maker tonight. I cannot wait. Courtesy of one of my favorite ice cream books: Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. I love beer…and ice cream. I am going to eat this [...]

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convivial pursuit

A Friendly Game of Food Trivia to benefit Slow Food St. Louis When: Saturday March 22 7-10 p.m. Where: Mad Art Gallery; 2727 S. 12th St., St. Louis, MO 63118 Click here for more details

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And I’d like you to spoon feed me too….

How much do you expect from your chef? Some folks are pretty damn nervy if you ask me. Sitting at fine dining establishment recently (not in St. Louis…for those wondering) I saw countless amounts of patrons just walk back to the kitchen DURING DINNER SERVICE to thank the chef. While the praise is welcomed…the invasion [...]

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Help me St. Joseph

Rumor has it if you pray to St. Joseph, bury a statue of him upside down in your front yard…your house will sell. Mom picked up a statue for me this week. But the trick is to then continue the good mojo by prominently displaying St. Joe in a good spot in the new diggs. [...]

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Oh…he’s in Ireland but I see his face in my daily newspaper!

My sweet husband is featured in the PD’s weekly cooking column by Joe Bonwich. I spoke to him this evening from Maghera. He is loving every minute of it there. He won’t be able to email the videos…so look for some footage of lambing season next week when he returns.

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One is the loneliest number…

Si leaves for Ireland this afternoon. I miss him already.

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this little piggy went to market..when she should have stayed home

Given the fridgid temps there was not much at the River Hills Farmer’s Market today.  Just got a look at two donkeys, a small gaggle of turkeys and some hens. bummer. But all was not lost.  I stopped in Troy at Orschlein’s Farm and Home and got the Cheesemonger some dearly needed apparel for his [...]

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Deconstructed, double pork lasagna; sans ricotta

so, I don’t know what to call this. I have been making this for some time now. it was born out of a need for cheesy, spicy, pasta bake when I didn’t have any lasagna noodles. It varies with every repeat but the gist of it goes like this: 1lb of noddles (penne rigate usually…i [...]

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this little piggy went to market

It’s March. It’s St. Louis. It’s cold…but according to Mother Nature, Spring Equinox is slated for March 20, 2008. uh..right. All I know is that the River Hills Farmer’s Market opening day is tomorrow. If you have never been to the River Hills Farmer’s Market, located just about 70 miles NW of St. Louis in [...]

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