A real Ad Hoc dinner. . .

in the restaurant!  My friend Mary and I drove to Yountville last night for dinner at Ad Hoc,  which is located in a nondescript…

Some cornish game hens, some crackers

I'm behind in my Ad Hoc at Home reporting. Monday, Isabel and I made Thomas Keller's flatbread which looked simple, b…

Meat & sweet potatoes

Weirdly, Hannibal Lecter comes up often in the comments section of this blog. Weirdly, because I'm not a cannibal or murderer…

Some Thomas Keller catch-up

Remember A Perfect Storm ? New England fishermen who earn a living on pitching boats in freezing sleet are the kind of people who…

Just like a Norman Rockwell

Isabel: "Um, Mom? This is, like, really good meat. Don't say bad things about this dinner just because you thought it wa…

I remember when I remember I remember when I lost my mind

Yesterday, Owen and I went shopping for a mature milking doe. (We're getting our baby goat today and she will eventually nee…

A Monday Night Ad Hoc Meal

It really is hard to whip up an  Ad Hoc At Home dinner without planning well in advance. Yesterday afternoon I surveyed my optio…

Homemade camembert

Whether or not "my" first camembert will age into something edible remains to be seen, but the camembert workshop  I to…