So many beans and so many peppers. But the last of the tomatillos.
Lets make salsa verde.
And then lets make habañero sauce for Eli.
Powerful enough to strip the pot.
We leave you with the pretty part of the garden.
Garden Bounty Late Summer
September 18, 2025
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Iulie in the Garden
August 21, 2025
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Oh man is the garden productive!
Peanut Butter and Tomato
August 21, 2025
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This “Michael” thing seems to be spreading.
Another Garden Pile
August 2, 2025
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The garden is going.
French Blonds and Stuffed Blossoms
August 1, 2025
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Brine That Bird
December 20, 2024
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This year we perfected the brining operation using Thomas Keller’s recipe from the French Laundry. 48 hours lead time is worth it.
Look at that bird! Crispy on the outside and tender and juicy inside.
We also made cranberry sauce.
And stuffing with fresh chestnuts and dried cherries.
And pies
Then came the family and the feast.
The licking of the beater was the best part!
MCA Chicago: Our Favorite Stairway
November 30, 2024
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Kids do the Cooking
August 28, 2024
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Both grown kids are excellent cooks. This I find personally gratifying. When they cook together double yum happens.
The National Symphony Plays Black Star and other Bowie
July 1, 2024
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Absolutely excellent. When we got our box seats at the Kennedy Center we really had no idea what a treat we were in for. All of the musicians who played on Black Star were involved in the production (the drummer was swapped out). Emotions were high. Music was top notch.
Our plan was crazy. We flew back down from Boston just in the nick of time, and were scooped by Katie who also picked up Amaury flying in from Alaska. We all headed out to Fiola Mare for a delicious but slightly rushed dinner.
Then it was off to the Kennedy center…usually 6 minutes away, but we were not the only people coming to the show it turns out. One day we will figure out the crazy ass roads in and out of the Kennedy Center—honest.
After performing all of Black Star, the group performed Spiders from Mars, Rebel Rebel, Major Tom, and some other favorites. By the end, we were all up dancing in the aisles.
It’s bittersweet to hear Bowie’s music done so well but so obviously with a hole.
A Modest Proposal
January 16, 2024
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Our trip to Rio was memorable and filled with love on all fronts. NYE in Leblon, Philosophy sesssions, poetry, and the most magical wedding we’ve ever attended. So how to celebrate Romey’s birthday?
With some misdirection and planning, that’s how.
The only person who may have had an inkling about what was to come might have been Noelie. We bought the black diamonds together in London.
So dinner plans were made at the Hotel Santa Teresa (a place we are going to have to stay one day). Dinner was excellent.
But what’s this Christmasy looking thing? A birthday gift?
Delivered with the lines, “I have a question first. Would you like to be a McGraw?”
Yes.
And with that, our trip to Rio reached perfection.
