Underhill-Lounge

Well, that isn’t Soup Noodles, it’s a Fourth Degree Cocktail:
2 oz Junipero
1/2 oz M&R Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Dolin Vermouth
Dash Absinthe
Lemon Peel
Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel over drink.
I just love how you can see the little droplets of lemon oil on the surface of the drink.
The original drink from [...]

One of my favorite fish preparations is baking it in a spicy tomato sauce with olives and capers.

Unfortunately, the only decent looking fish at our local market was Pollack, the world’s most tasteless fish. There’s a reason some Asian genius decided to use this as a base to create artificial crab.
Pre-heat your oven to [...]

For some reason the taqueria where we typically get Tuesday night dinner (Taco Tuesday!) never seems to have the non-diet version of Root Beer. Tonight, for the first time in the 5 years we’ve been going there, they finally had it. Woo!
Anyway, it’s appropriate, as I’m skipping the booze for the upcoming Thanksgiving [...]

I was hoping this would be the Beer of the week post. Unfortunately, this stout didn’t do much for me. A bit thin, with the coffee flavor really only present as an aftertaste.

Believe it or not, I’ve really had this wok since 1985. Asian IGA on Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. [...]

Kabocha Squash with spinach.

There was also a second bottle of wine, which explains why I am posting this on Thursday night. Oops!

As she had been out of town the last time I made spicy tofu, Mrs. Flannestad requested that I repeat the Shitake and Chard version for her last night.
As usual, it turned out quite delicious, especially with the Far West Fungi shitakes.
However, we did experiment with Wildwood Tofu’s (no Soy Deli, thanks!) “Super Firm” tofu.
I’m [...]

A nice quick pasta for a weeknight.

Put a pot of salted water on to boil your pasta. Peel and dice an eggplant, chop an onion, and 4 cloves of garlic.

Brown the eggplant in batches and reserve.

Saute the garlic for a couple minutes, add the onions, oregano, thyme, and pepper flakes. When onions are [...]

Beer of the Week!
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale
Some of my favorite beers are “Fresh Hop” beers. That is, they are made with freshly harvested hops. These beers can only be made when the hop flowers are ready to be picked. Basically, the beer batch must be going and the hop flowers harvested simultaneously. [...]

Jennifer’s Mac and Cheese over at Last Night’s Dinner looked so good, that’s what I had to have for dinner.

Instead of bacon, I went with Chanterelle Mushrooms from Far West Fungi.

Well, that is a closeup, isn’t it! Well, at least it is in focus! Beggars can’t be choosers.
I’d post a recipe, except mine [...]

Hey, there’s a burger in the background.
Ugh, I dropped Mrs. Underhill’s digital camera just before she went on a trip, so I had to sacrifice my camera for the greater good.
Now I am trying to make do with my barely functional old Konica Minolta Camera.
Ahem, I accidentally also dropped the Konica Minolta a couple years [...]