I made some steamed clams and roasted asparagus to go along with our margaritas. I've steamed mussels numerous times, but this was the first time I've done clams. A little butter, onions, garlic, white wine, lemon juice and that's it! It really doesn't get much easier.
It's that time of year again. I'm making a birthday cake for my bro-in-law Chris. Kim suggested a zombie cake so I ran with it...
So, the other day Kim, my sister-in-law, asked if we'd be interested in checking out this place called Muddy Dog Roasting Co. I was a little confused. First, I was fairly positive that Kim didn't drink coffee. And second, coffee roaster -- what the hell is that? I wasn't really sure if it was a kid-friendly place or what, but it sounded interesting and worth checking out.
So I just got back from spending 4 days in New Orleans for RubyConf, a software development conference.
Three of my coworkers were also there, two of which were actually speaking at the event. We attended sessions on various aspects of Ruby development, but we also took every chance we had to get out and explore the area.
I spent several years as a child in New Orleans, but having moved away over twenty years ago, it was really nice to go back. The city has so much charm that I wasn't able to appreciate at such a young age.
I did most of my exploring with my buddy Pradeep, a fellow Intridean. We just wandered the streets (bourbon, royal, julia, magazine), stopping for anything interesting like food, art galleries, or drinks! We did beignets and coffee at Cafe Du Monde, a three course lunch at Brennan's, Sazerac at the Roosevelt, and liver mousse and porkbelly at Feast.
There's a ton to see and do in New Orleans and I can't wait to go back. Hopefully next time it'll be with Amy instead of my coworkers.
I went to Atlanta this past weekend to hang out with Brendan and one of our friend/coworkers Adam Bair. Adam flew down from Maine, and I of course drove down from NC. We had a pretty good time hangin' out, playing pool, go-karting, and stuffing our faces. I can't wait to do it again. And maybe next time we'll bring our other halves with us...
I set up our little point-n-shoot camera to take time-lapse video while I was making Cameron's R2D2 birthday cake.
Everyone that saw the cake told me how awesome the cake was, or how they really liked it, but mostly people were interested in how I did it. That led me to take the time-lapse footage and throw together this little video.
Enjoy.
We got a bunch of crab legs and whole crabs, and had some friends over to celebrate Amy's birthday. Good times were had by all.
Today was Amy's 28th birthday, so I baked her a cake, as I usually do when its someone's b-day. I wanted to make something new, so I decided on a Pineapple Upside-down Cake. I was pretty busy at work today, so I was in a bit of a hurry while baking it. Not only did I only buy one can of sliced pineapple instead of two when I was at the store, but when I was making the cake I totally forgot to add the crushed pineapple to the bottom layer, but it wasn't really a problem.
Amy was craving seafood the other night, so I whipped up this dinner. It's not every day that I cook lobster, so I thought I'd snap a few pictures and share.
I have many loves: my boys, my wife, my dogs, my mac, the internet, cars, gadgets, and most recently, my house.
