Underhill-Lounge

When I was thinking about a Mixology Monday drink a while ago, it reminded me of my parents, and specifically my Dad. My parents took their honeymoon in the Bahamas. It was there that my Father discovered both the wonder and pain of strong drink. I don’t know the details; but, for him, whatever cocktail [...]

The Rogue Dead Guy Ale is a good Halloween beer of the week for obvious reasons. According to the Rogue website it was originally created to celebrate the Day of the Dead and is a German-style Maibock. In practice it is a fairly sweet, malt forward strong ale. Very drinkable, though, I have [...]

Mrs. Underhill came back from her trip to New York with a nasty cold.
The best thing it seemed I could do would be to make her a nice Chicken Stew.

Boiled the chicken.

Various root vegetables.

Cooked chicken removed from bones.

Mmmm… Chicken parts boiling.

Mirepoix.

I really should save that schmaltz…

Roux.

Properly cooked roux.

Diced root vegetables.

Stock goes into the roux.

Boiling [...]

Still some small tomatoes on the tomato vines in our garden. Thought I’d make a nice dish to take advantage of them. It’s a non-vegetarian version of Mario Batali’s Spaghetti al Pomodoro from over at Serious Eats.

The other day I was whinging over Instant Message to Mrs. Underhill.
I’d had lunch at a restaurant near work, and they’d made a pasta with Sicilian Cous Cous, Asparagus, Fava Beans, Fennel, Spring Onions and Pancetta.
I was kind of disappointed that the vegetable mix was pre-cooked.
Here you have ingredients that could be served in a [...]

I resisted blogging about the new Wilco recording for a couple months. Figuring cocktail or food people might not want to hear about music. But, well, I give up.
Aside from cocktails, food, and gardening, the other “vice” in the Underhill Lounge family is music.
One of the first things my wife and I bonded [...]

When I was growing up, my Mother would tell me stories of her parents when they were younger.
She thought my grandfather was the best dressed and most handsome man she knew. Apparently he was quite the snappy dresser, as she always remembered his spotless spats.
My grandmother, I’m told, was a bit of a flapper.
They [...]

Whenever Mrs. Underhill Lounge is away or out for the evening, it is traditional for me to make a big pot of Jambalaya.
I’m not quite sure how I decided Jambalaya would be my bachelor dinner of choice.
In any case, I’ve been making versions of this Jambalaya for almost as long as I’ve been cooking.
The recipe [...]