Monthly Archives: June 2006
Chicken mole
I threw together a chicken mole the other day, loosely using a barbequed ribs recipe passed along to us in cooking school. The base recipe produces a dark, sweet-hot result that needs only a bit of tweaking to turn out something … Continue reading
Trip to the SF Ferry Building
Matthew, Mutti, Grandma Elaine, Steven and I went to the Ferry Building farmer’s market at the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco this morning via ferry from Oakland. This is always a fun time, and Elaine had been wanting to do … Continue reading
Skate wings
This evening I busted out some skate wings for din-din. Scampi style. I sauteed them in some olive oil, butter and chopped garlic and then finished them with chopped parsley and fresh lemon juice. Skate wings are excellent — nice, … Continue reading
Daimo for breakfast
Today we took the two mothers to Daimo (3288A Pierce Street, Richmond) for some BBQ duck. Now, when Daimo’s BBQ duck is good, it is REALLY good. It’s meaty and fragrant and served on a bed of soybeans that becomes … Continue reading
Matthew’s grad bash
Tonight we had the main bash for graduate Matthew at the Albany Community Center. Thank God we got prepared food from 99 Ranch Market (3288 Pierce Street, Richmond). Matthew made some great selections, and a number of our Asian guests … Continue reading
High school graduate Matthew
Congratulations HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE Matthew! Tonight we had a carvery at the house, comprised of a rare roast sirloin of beef, a whole roasted turkey, Acme sourdough rolls and a boatload of sandwich trimmings. The backyard was outfitted with lanterns … Continue reading
Thai black sticky rice
Last night I made some Thai black sticky rice pudding. One of my fellow interns at the SF Chronicle was testing a recipe for this on a day I wasn’t scheduled to be in, and I’ve been thinking about it … Continue reading
Albany high awards ceremony
Albany High had its annual award ceremony for graduating seniors today, and we were led to believe that Matthew would be getting a social science award for his prowess in American history, current events and the political scene. Apparently there … Continue reading
