Mostly food. Always delicious.
Waitrose, a supermarket/specialty food store chain with locations throughout England, Scotland, and Wales, recently published a list of “100 Greatest Moments in Food History“.
While one thing quickly stands out as noticeably absent (the discovery of fermentation … come on … we need our beer and wine), I’m sure there are more. Thoughts?
Been out of the loop for a bit as I was busy buying a new condo … yes, I’m about to be a homeowner! Won’t go into too many details yet as I still have so much to do before I move, but I wonder … will my neighbors love the smell of bacon eminating from my kitchen as much as I do?
Speaking of bacon, I’ve had a few requests for the brown-sugar baked bacon recipe I mentioned in my last post. Here it is:
Brown-Sugar Baked Bacon
1 pound thick cut bacon
1/2 cup light brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place the bacon on the cookie sheet, side by side, overlapping a bit if necessary, to fit the whole package on the sheet. Sprinkle with brown sugar, and place pan on the top rack of the oven. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until the bacon is nicely browned and slightly crispy. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Enjoy (and try not to eat the entire pound of bacon yourself … believe me, it will be difficult)!
A group of friends and acquaintances recently purchased tickets for the inaugural season of The St. Louis Actors’ Studio and yesterday was our first show. We took in the matinee performance of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance, the story of a very wealthy, very dysfunctional family and their long-time friends.
While I liked the play itself, I was a bit disappointed with the performance. Since this was the final show of the run, I expected all the opening-day foibles to have worked their way out, but no such luck. It was obvious lines and cues were missed, and I just never came to believe the struggles and heartache the characters were facing.
I do have to tip my hat to Lavonne Byers and Larry Dell, whose portrayals of long-suffering husband and wife Agnes and Tobias were quite convincing. I also enjoyed the newly-remodeled Gaslight Theater … it’s a cozy, intimate space (though a bit narrow, which may limit what shows can be produced there). And although this wasn’t a theater home-run for me, I’m looking forward to what The St. Louis Actors’ Studio will do next.
P.S. The above-named group of friends and acquaintances met for brunch prior to the show at my good friends Justin and Gary’s house. My brunch assignment: bring bacon … go figure. I’m proud to say that my brown-sugar baked bacon went over very well … but then again, how could it not!
Better late than never, right?
“I well remember my disgust whenever someone offered me a homemade brownie or, worst of all, an apple. Halloween is the high holy day of high fructose corn syrup. And if we can keep it to one or two such days, why not?”
—Author Michael Pollan on Halloween treats
Happy Halloween to my favorite ghouls and goblins!
