Holiday Classics Home Cinema Series, Recipes

Holiday Classics Week 3 – Elf

  There is no funnier visual than Will Farrell in that green elf costume. I will wait while you try to think of one. His over-the-top comedy is perfectly paired with James Caan's low key, straight guy aura. The two of them make for one of the best holiday classics out there.   We came up… Continue reading Holiday Classics Week 3 – Elf

Holiday Classics Home Cinema Series

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Chuck says that the holidays depress him. Not us! It starts with Thanksgiving - all the food and the fixings and the friends and family. I do hope y'all can find a turkey this year. There's a serious shortage due to an avian flu epidemic. Good grief! Turkey or not, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving will… Continue reading A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Bar Set Up, In the Kitchen

Make & Muddle 7 Syrup Whipped Cream

Usually when I am in the kitchen, I am contemplating how to use ingredients in different ways. This whipped cream recipe happened when the Kentucky Coffee cocktail recipe happened. One minute you are making a coffee, the next you are licking the hand mixer beaters like it is your job because OMG 7 SYRUP WHIPPED… Continue reading Make & Muddle 7 Syrup Whipped Cream

Bar Set Up, In the Kitchen

Pan Seared Duck Breasts with Cherry Gastrique

Duck has always been a favorite of mine. I love it any way you want to serve it, crispy with a plum sauce and rice pancakes, confit on anything from tacos to poutine, or, in this case, slow pan seared with the crispiest skin and a Spiced Cherry Vanilla Gastrique. Be sure to cook this… Continue reading Pan Seared Duck Breasts with Cherry Gastrique

Bar Set Up, In the Kitchen

Rum Infused Brown Butter Apple Blondies

  *Rum Infused Brown Butter: 1 cup butter 1 cup good dark rum What is brown Butter? It is butter that has been heated until most of the the moisture in the butter has evaporated and the milk solids left are toasted. To make brown butter- place a stick of butter in a cold stainless… Continue reading Rum Infused Brown Butter Apple Blondies