And do they deliver to Rockville? I am sick of Campbell's soup and jello.

mallomars

Home-made scones and bee-made honey.

Stock up - Mallomars season is almost over!

Homemade lemon-honey candy inspired by the lollipops we had last night at Komi.

Just returned from a Valentine's day brunch, heart shaped eggs benedict, smoked salmon slathered with more than my share of cheap caviar and of coarse at least a pound of sausage and bacon. Could you please pass me the defribulator!

Triscuits with aged cheddar and last summer's homemade peach/habanero chutney. It's making me want to start canning again because this is the last jar.

Richart chocolates. Serendipitous find in NYC.

I am about to embark on a Grilled Chicken Sandwich from the new lunch menu at Evening Star (aka, "the office").

Check it out (clickity)

A brisket of beef sandwich on rye with cole slaw, mustard and a garlic pickle. And a Sam Adams ale.

Whole Foods California Natural Trail Mix and a bottle of organic free-range water from Iceland.

Free-range water? Does that mean it's allowed to roam the fields before it's slaughtered?

see above

That's correct. It is also reconstituted from concentrate.

I am eating the most awesome Rum Raisin Ice Cream I made myself yesterday.

Last night:
Prime NY Strip Steak from Ayershire Farms
Black Eyed Pea salad w/fresh arugula tomotoes
Arugula & Marche salad

Bottle of 2002 Ramey Claret.

Very nice.

A clean-out-the-fridge lunch: Slice of toast with shaved aged cheddar, crispy bacon, and scrambled egg. Things are better with bacon.

After last night's Ray's, I needed something less filling so I opted for a Kati Roll. Puri filled with Unda Aloo or egg and spicey potatoes. Filling, fried and satisfying but not too satisfying.

Smoky Bacon flavored crisps

Where do you find such a thing?

Figs, the little Mediteranian place a couple of doors down from Kotobuki. There was a small variety of English goodies.

They also have an excellent dessert called mango delight. It's layers of mango pudding and thick mango jello. Yummm

Are they Walker's brand? I'm working really hard on a good Keeping Up Appearances tie-in, but it's not coming together. I think it's because I just remembered to set my clocks ahead.

Yep, they are Walkers.

Hot sauce is delicious, there is no denying that. But....it's easy to overdo. If you're not careful, you can lose control, lose your lunch, or worse. Two good drops of Dave's Insanity Sauce is perfectly safe to put into a bowl of Spaghetti-Os. Three is just too much. Please, be careful with hot sauce.

The More You Know

When I was younger I convinced my friend that Dave's Insanity Sauce was just a marketing ploy and that it really was tangy. Convinced of this, he then thought it would be great to "pretend" like it was really hot in front of another friend. The moment he put a tortilla chip soaked in Dave's Insanity Sauce into his mouth he called me an A-Hole and proceeded to cry in pain from the heat.....15 years later he is still somehow one of my best friends.

I just finished eating cole slaw leftover from a batch I made for dinner last night: cabbage, carrots, mayo, buttermilk, salt, sugar, and celery seeds. No hot sauce

Hot sauce in cole slaw is good, just don't add so much that it turns slightly pink. At that point other flavors start getting lost.

Although not technically "right now," last night I had what I thought was a pretty good thrown together dinner. Sliced up a zucchini, two small onions and about 5 cloves of garlic. Smothered it in olive oil and salt and roasted on 450 for about 45 minutes. So sweet. So delicious. So simple. Over some pasta with shaved fresh parm on top. Mmmmm.

Roast beef and cheddar on ciabatta from the Atrium Cafe and a Diet Coke. Meat's a bit on the chewy side, but really honking tasty, all beefy and garlicky. Mmmm.

A multi-culti homemade leftover lunch:

Basic risotto

Tom Yum Goong - (Thai lemongrass Shrimp soup minus some of the key ingredients like lemongrass, mushrooms and cilantro, but in spite of those omissions it's still pretty tasty! Gotta work with what you got...)

Matzoh (from Breadline)--when I picked it up, it was still warm!

SUnflower seeds and gummy bears.

Just ate two Mandarinquats (kumquat-tangerine hybrid). Edible skin and all. Yummy.

Jelly Beans!

My family, etc. are gone, so I thought I'd cook up a Jamaican Easter . I'm testing a jerk chicken, with green onion/cilantro rice, mixing a black eyed pea salad. . .or maybe scratch the rice and fry up some plantains.

And a dark and stormy.

A warm baguette baked and delivered by ol_ironstomach. Good job, Dave!

Egg salad (from leftover garam masala deviled eggs) on whole grain bread with watercress. Good and spicy!

Leftover Chicken Shwarma pizza from Lebanese Taverna (pizza brushed with garlic paste, with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and shawarma)...quite tasty!

From the Bon Appetit this month? It's a great issue - and the Jerk Chicken recipe is excellent!

"and a dark & stormy."

Well now I know what I'm having for a little apres work drink. I've got the Goslings and lime now I just need the ginger beer.... Perfect!

a martini

before heading to the circle bistro, if anyone is still there...

A late night snack of black label riserva proscuitto

Trader Joe's nonfat Vanilla yogurt with a Barbara's Shredded Wheat wafer crumbled up in it

The chocolatey center of a raspberry Tootsie Pop.

Breadline "philly" sub, a flavored water and a fig bar

Fresh strawberries (from Westmorland Farms) with yogurt (from the yogurt guy at DuPont). Delish...

Amazingly delicious strawberries from Homestead Farm, swiped through mascarpone.

I am currently eating some amazing strawberries too. And some watermelon chunks. Perfect on a hot day.

with mascarpone....never tried that yet...now must

Had lobsters on the grill Sunday with corn saland and a roasterd red pepper with feta dip to go with some fresh out of the ground radishes and pita etc. Oh and Saturday night was Maestro. OMG!

A jowl sandwich. Two slices of Pepperage Farm thin white with some mayo and five pieces of Burgers Jowl. I am in hog heaven.