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Scotch Club #1

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:07:25 +0000

First rule of scotch club, what happens during scotch club stays at scotch club. But at least I can let you know what we drank…and how to taste.
First up…Aberlour 16yr

Next up…Ledaig 10yr

And finally a bonus bottle…Balvenie 12yr

Thanks to GoodRec for hosting.

Cheese and Oysters

admin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:39:50 +0000

Took a little trip Saturday up to San Anselmo, Cowgirl Creamery, and Tomales Bay.
Had Tony’s BBQ Oysters…and you know what…surprisingly good!

Beer and …..

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:37:30 +0000

Good times (and beer) at the Microbreweries Battling Breast Cancer on Saturday. Held every year at the Marin Brewing Company.

Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival

admin — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:12:43 +0000

Castello di Amorosa Winery

admin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:44:09 +0000

Have a great time visiting the Castello di Amorosa Winery in Napa, CA. This castle is insane.

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor

mfalbers — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:37:07 +0000

Farrell’s was a great old fashioned ice cream parlor that we used to frequent growing up. It was great for us as kids because they had the earthquake sundae which has something like 50 scoops of ice cream in a huge silver bowl that took two people to carry. After you were all done, each Farrell’s had a gigantic candy section!Some memories from our family….

Sister in-law’s mom:Do I remember Farrell’s? Well, yeah, duh! We had so much fun taking you guys there!!!When the whistle blew and the drum rolled, your eyes would get really, really big! Some of you would get really, really scared. Hugh got really, really sick on his 2d or 3d birthday and threw up all over the table and floor. We left quickly.And the ice cream was the best. I would eat mine and any ice cream not eaten by you children. Of course, I had to arm wrestle Dad for it!Yes, fond memories.The man who was our witness during our marriage was a co-owner of a Farrell’s in San Diego. Al Krivy was in the Navy (a life) but did well for himself with his investment.

Sister in-law:I LOVED Farrell’s….we only have one open in Oregon now…the original one. We should go next time you guys are up here. We used to go there on each birthday….it was a blast! Thanks for bringing up the memories!

Me:Hey Mom & Dad,Do you guys remember Farrell’s Ice Cream?Suzi and I went to Swensens in Pleasanton last night and I was telling herabout how great Farrell’s was when we were kids. I remember the Zoo andVolcano sundaes. And the Candy. Oh man that place was fun.Here is some websites I dug up.Click around on that first link and there is some great stuff. Even somemultimedia clips of the zoo sundae!

9 espresso drinks

mfalbers — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:12:27 +0000

Thought this was a pretty cool diagram of different espresso drinks. You can order it here if you like it.

Merry Christmas from Anchor Steam

mfalbers — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:56:32 +0000

Saturday Pancake (Dutch baby)

mfalbers — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:32:20 +0000

I came across this article about kids cooking. Here is a recipe from it.

Saturday Pancake

Basically a Dutch baby, this lightly sweet, puffy pancake from Max Burstein is
great for a crowd at brunch.

INGREDIENTS:
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 apples, peeled and thinly sliced

INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 425� and place a rack in the center of the oven.

Mix together the eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla and salt.

Combine the cinnamon and brown sugar in a small bowl and set aside.

Place the butter in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan and place it in the oven until it
melts.

Add the apple slices to the pan and return to the oven until the butter
sizzles; do not let the apples brown, about 8 minutes.

Pour the batter over the apples and sprinkle with the cinnamon-brown sugar
mixture. Bake on rack in the center of the oven until puffed and brown, about
20 minutes. Serve immediately.

Serves 8

PER SERVING: 235 calories, 8 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat (5 g
saturated), 178 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

Oregon Brewers Festival 2004

mfalbers — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 07:50:26 +0000