Lovin’ Cincinnati!
January 7th, 2008
I got to go with Chris to Cincinnati on business. Being able to travel with Chris is just fun, he doesn’t want to be as adventurous about food as I love to be, but I do you use motherly pull and he ends up having a great time along with great food or sometimes, as he would put it, interesting food. One place we both agreed on was Mesh Restaurant, which is in West Chester, Ohio. Paul Sturkey has that place humming like a well oiled machine. The atmosphere is both sophisticated and casual, along with being very hip. Dinner was delicious and Pam Sturkey’s desserts make you forget about any diet. Life is far to short not to enjoy the pure pleasure of a great desert.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Sad Football
January 5th, 2008
Our family had a great Thanksgiving, followed by a not-so-great (depending on your perspective) football game Saturday evening.
Irene brined the turkey for Thanksgiving and it was very moist and flavorful. I have heard people wonder if the gravy made from a turkey that has been brined is too salty and this is our third year having the turkey this way and the gravy has never been too salty. Our only gravy problem was that we ran out of gravy before we ran out of potatoes.
Saturday was a perfect day for a football game. Sunny and in the low sixties. I should have known that was a bad omen. “Civil War,” as we call our in-state rivalry, is supposed to be played in the pouring rain sometimes with the rain going sideways. The only thing going sideways, or many time backwards on this Saturday was the Oregon State Beaver’s football game. The Oregon Ducks played a great game and that is very hard for me to say.
We kept our tailgating easy, cooking brats and chicken sausages over the portable barbeque. A handy tip: On hectic game weekends, just stop by your favorite cheese shop or deli and pick up three or four good cheeses along with different types of olives. Toss in some crusty bread and you’re set. Since there have been a few hard freezes, smoked salmon is a great addition to a tailgater . If there are still yellow jackets around don’t bring the salmon or you are likely to be swarmed. Of course along with the sausages we had Barhyte tailgate mustard. That mustard is just perfect with good sausages or with a hotdog. For the cheeses I brought Henry Weinhard’s Pub Beer Mustard, Haus Barhyte Dijon Mustard, Haus Barhyte Champagne and Honey Mustard, and Food and Wine Whole Grain Garlic Mustard. Of course you can never have too much mustard.
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The Race is On!
January 4th, 2008
Our family makes a contest out of everything. Chris and I are seeing who can whip a bowl of cream the fastest. I won of course. I did make sure I had the best whisk and bowl. In the background are Mike Barhyte (holding Ben) Jeff Barhte(with the beard) and Mike Davis.
Tags: Barhyte, contest, family, Suzie Barhyte
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