Missing day

Ah another post that was written and disappeared. Alas. Perhaps if time allows I will rewrite it. For now you get pictures. April 4, 2021 From a blogging perspective, this entire trip was my biggest failure. When I arrived in London, Premila had been delayed and wasn’t there to pick me up, so I had […]

The Disappearing Post

I’m not rewriting this post. I first wrote it somewhere in the air over the Atlantic. Then it was rewritten again. Now you get notes and pictures … get over it This story begins in BOS, with the Delta gate agent announcing that my flight was overbooked and asking for volunteers to take a later […]

Do Airplanes Have Bows???

Airborne at last, on the first leg of my trek to merry old England. We are aloft in the darkening sky, with black night ahead, broken only by the bright beacon of the moon off of our starboard bow. Behind us, the sky is a rapidly waning grey blue, with a cachectic line of pale […]

Getting prepared

Butterblogger rises again. I depart tomorrow for a week in the UK. One objective is to eat really outstanding traditional British food. This has been declared a non sequitur … An oxymoron. Wish me luck, and watch this space! March 29, 2021 Why oh why did I even bother to post this?

Theme Dinner: Corn

We’ve had many a TC since the last post, and some of the highlights have included: Creamy green garlic soup (just like I had in Vienna!), negronis, raisin pie, stuffed mushrooms, pasta with creamy kale and walnuts, warm goat cheese salad, sparkling wine with lemon granita and berries, homemade Twinkies, and a casserole of tater tots […]

Fusion Dinner

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted to the blog. So many issues. A) I’m not on vacation and don’t seem to have the time B) There is no Top Chef at the moment, and although TC Masters improved about halfway through the season, it was tough getting there. C) We have had little […]