So we all know James loves many things: beer, his iPhone, travel, hiking/climbing, cooking, and his friends. But, most dear to his heart are his "Vintage Heavy Metal Tee Shirts." So I found this tee shirt the other day. Does a fake Heavy Metal band count? You tell me, tell me if you even know … Continue reading Vintage
So yesterday Jim said he was craving something sweet so I decided to make this cookie recipe. I don't normally bake, with the exception of when we're hosting a dinner party and who would serve cookies at a dinner party? Not me! So questions and statements are all clues to how many times in my … Continue reading Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Took us hours to find this place, really it did. However, just to see this place and have a couple of drinks was worth it. I mean come on, how hard could it be the town isn't that big? However we managed to walk past it, at least a dozen times. Good thing we weren't … Continue reading Krcma U Kellyho, Trebon, Czech Republic
For Christmas I received a new Hammer Stahl 5 1/2" Santoku Knife, Japanese style with a short, general use, high-carbon German steel blade. Found ourselves touring around Jacksonville, Oregon with our friends, John and Cindy who were visiting from Wisconsin. As you all know we're kitchen geeks so we had to stop in at Pot … Continue reading Hammer Stahl
Saw the movie "Parasite" about a month ago. Lets just say it was not at all what I was expecting. I came away emotionally drained but eventually loving the movie. During the movie "Ramdon" was made and slurped down like every great Asian noddle should be. So leaving the movie, I'm now an emotional shadow … Continue reading Ramdon Inspired by “Parasite” Movie
Literally the first time I ate this cake was when I came home from the hospital after giving birth to our son, James. He surprised all of us as he decided to arrive five weeks early. We were living in New England where it is the custom for friends and family to provide dinner for … Continue reading Rum Cake
OK, so you want to have a sphincter-clenching moment without dangling off a cliff from a nylon rope as the only fail-safe between you and the valley floor? This hike, the Upper Salmonberry River Trail in the North Coast Range of Oregon is the choice for you. The whole way was greasy, creosote-slippery, mossy wet, … Continue reading Upper Salmonberry River Trail
Jim loves working in the kitchen. He's exceedingly good at teaching himself and learning more and more about food everyday. Our son (Chef James R. Kirkley, IV) was visiting us for several days this last week, in between hikes, James and Jim were in the kitchen all day. They have so much fun creating dishes … Continue reading Hitting a Threshold – Kitchen Appliances
Please don't think me brain damaged; I was young and not well traveled. I was working for Corporate America and part of my job was representing the USA at a European Marketing Managers Meeting which was held two times a quarter in Europe. Mark Z. out of Switzerland was in charge of each meeting and … Continue reading Raclette
A couple of days ago Jim and I were desperate for good Indian food. Good Indian food here in Medford, Oregon is naan-existent😊. However, we did find the Saag Paneer at India's Kitchen very acceptable. OK so here's the plan, Jim decided to make Chicken Tikka Masala and he decided that Naan couldn't be that … Continue reading NAAN – Homemade: why not, it’s easy
