The internal Me with a plan: I can't believe work today was actually worse than Friday. I'm gonna order takeout, crack a beer, watch a movie and definitely not move the rest of the night--

Also me:

I was delighted to find this tea liqueur from China. From the smokiness, seems like lapsang may have been the predominant tea used, and it makes a fantastic smoky cocktail. They have a website here,...

Hendrick's has at least 2 seasonal gins out right now. The Midsummer Solstice is amazing. It tastes like the original with extra magic and joy added; it's genius. The Orbium contains wormwood, quinine...

Still catching up after getting back from Austin, but last week I did manage to go out to dinner with literally one of my oldest friends, whom I met when I was 18? 19? on the west coast, and who knew...

We made it to Den Den Korean in Providence to sample their Korean fried chicken. Having just recently started making my own at home, I can't claim to be an expert by any means. The flavors were great,...

Still one of my favorite roasting recipes - leg of lamb seared and sealed in a garlic salt rosemary crust, set to roast, then allowed to rest overnight in the fridge before slicing it up and frying it...

Happy Easter! To celebrate my return to the land of the (drink)ing, I sent for these made-to-order decanters from Italy, that arrived just in time on Friday. I WILL FILL THEM WITH DELICIOUS PETIT SYRA...

Tasty things so far today: Scallops Creole, Trout Pontchartrain with hollandaise & crab sauce (topped with sweet peppers since I forgot to buy mushrooms), Eggs Sardou, Garlic Mussles, and lovely Orlea...

Here was Easter dinner. I had some rabbit on hand for the occasion, so we're having the Easter Bunny for dinner.

I did a 24 hour cider marinade before braising the rabbit in cider. Highly recommend....

Rise and shine! We've taken the day off and here's our 2018 Mardi Gras Menu for today!

This year's star ingredient: Shrimp!

• Eggs Sardou - Poached eggs with hollandaise, creamed spinach & spicy b...