The first time I had matcha ice cream was in Japan many years ago. It was made by Haagen Dazs, surprisingly, and it quickly became my favorite flavor of that brand. I made matcha ice cream this past weekend using ceremonial grade matcha powder. First time doing so. Haagen Dazs has nothing on it.
Watch Infograph Face
I think I’ve settled on this watch face with these 8 complications as my favorite.
How I Roll
I oven-roasted a pork belly roll this weekend, following a 3-phase low-, medium-, and high-heat cooking style. Best results so far. Crispy skin and tender juicy meat. Sticking to this approach from here on.
Dramatic Paint Colors and a Surreal Sunset
A feature wall in the hallway and a small alcove near the house’s side entrance were painted dramatic colors today. Then, a surreal sunset showed up to remind that nature still paints the best colors.
Watch Series 4
New Apple Watch Series 4 (Nike Edition) arrived today. Bigger, faster, all-around better.
Brunch
In lieu of breakfast club, we had brunch at Bonifacio yesterday. Food was on point as usual.
Best of Ireland
Quick snapshots from my recent Ireland trip (9/26-10/1/2018).
Sunset Dichotomy
Two perspectives of tonight’s sunset. Fall sunsets are the best.
mop Night
4th in line on a Friday night at mop.
Ribeyes on the BGE
Midweek, I got tired of the weekend pre-cooked, microwave-heated dinner fare for weeknights so I went full-on hump day Big Green Egg gangsta on these tender-juicy bad boys.
Brad's Birthday Dinner
Brad and I take each other out to dinner on our birthdays. This is a belated one for his (8/28).
Dinner with a View
Tapas night at VASO Rooftop Lounge, AC Marriott, Dublin.
EKA
Spent almost four hours making my first dozen batch of homemade Dominique Ansel’s Kouign Amann (DKA) pastry, with a soft, sweet, flaky croissant-like interior and a sweet caramelized outside crust. Not bad for a first attempt: taste- and texture-wise, it was pretty damned close to the original! It also worked well sandwiching a scoop of my other homemade creation, avocado ice cream.
Kids at Play
The ‘playground’ on my front yard at sunset.
Bumper Crop
Neighbor stopped by this evening to drop off some bounty from this year’s bumper crop. And now all I can think of are some fresh pico de gallo, maybe Margherita pizza, or better yet, pasta puttanesca ...
Newest Breakfast Club Member
Josh is an original member of our over-a-decade-old Breakfast Club. Philip is the newest and youngest member. But he really can’t be an ‘official’ member until he owns (and is able to operate) his very own Apple device. It’ll be a while.
Saturday Afternoon Walk
Today’s walk with Jiro was a game of ‘dodge the rain”.
Magic Book!
This arrived in the mail on Saturday. Look out for my home-made DKA’s and cronuts!
Hamilton!
Caught “Hamilton, an American Musical” at Cleveland’s KeyBank State Theater Saturday. So good, I would like to see it again. On Broadway this time.
NYC Case of the Mondays
Monday mood in New York City.
