Month: July 2006

DINNER 182: Saturday, July 1, 2006

DINNER 182: Saturday, July 1, 2006

This evening was the first Saturday Wine Dinner at the Iron Horse Inn in Glendale, Ohio. Wendy & I attended with Bob & Sharon and had a really nice evening. Here’s the menu… Clos Du Val Winery Dinner July 1, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Special Guest:…

DINNER 183: Sunday, July 2, 2006

DINNER 183: Sunday, July 2, 2006

This evening, Wendy & I went to her clients/friends Tammy & Johnny’s housewarming/fireworks show at their new log home in Batavia. It was nice to hang around on their large plot of land, and their new house is really awesome. We dined on burgers, bratts,…

DINNER 184: Monday, July 3, 2006

DINNER 184: Monday, July 3, 2006

We went to a party at the house of one of Wendy’s tech’s parents this evening. They host an Independence Day party each year, and we were pleased to have been invited.

Dinner was Montgomery Inn Pulled Pork sandwiches and lots of side dishes. I prepared a Diplomat Cake (with a new, improved buttercream icing) and a batch of Glazed Honey Bars. Both were very tasty!

The hosts shot off a bunch of fireworks and we enjoyed them very much. We’ve been impressed this year with the level of ‘home’ firework shows we’ve seen. I remember them being …less spectacular… than they were this year.

Here’s the recipe for the Glazed Honey Bars…

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                          Glazed Honey Bars

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_30869,00.html

Recipe By: Paula Deen, Food Network
Serving Size: 16
Cuisine: American-South
Main Ingredient: Honey
Categories: Kid Friendly, Bake, Easy, Snacks, Desserts

-= Ingredients =-
2/3 cup Vegetable oil
1/8 cup Honey
1/2 cup Sugar
1 ea Egg
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 cup Self rising flour
1/2 cup Walnuts ; chopped
~~ Glaze ~~
1 cup Confectioners Sugar
1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

-= Instructions =-
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8 by 8 by 2-inch pan.

In a mixing bowl, beat the oil, honey, granulated sugar, and egg until well blended. Stir the cinnamon into the flour, then stir this into the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in the nuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let stand while you make the glaze. In a bowl, stir together the confectioners’ sugar, mayonnaise, milk, and vanilla. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread it with a metal spatula. Let cool, then cut into bars.
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DINNER 185: Tuesday, July 4, 2006

DINNER 185: Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Wendy & I were flexible today. That was the word for it… We’d originally discussed going to a movie with Paul today, but he didn’t answer his phone, so we invited Dave & Robin to come along. A late lunch was at Pappadeaux (yummy Lobster…

DINNER 186: Wednesday, July 5, 2006

DINNER 186: Wednesday, July 5, 2006

When I got home this evening, I suggested to Wendy that we go to the Iron Horse Inn to sample their new Grill Menu, which we both thought sounded pretty good. We had to wait to make sure a couple of Wendy’s clients who were returning from vacation could pick…

DINNER 187: Thursday, July 6, 2006

DINNER 187: Thursday, July 6, 2006

Our second week of SALSA CLASS was cancelled at the last minute, so Wendy & I had an unexpected evening off tonight. We ran to Kroger’s to do some shopping (Wendy’s office is cooking out for lunch tomorrow and she had to pick up a few things) and we came home to watch television and enjoy a quiet evening together. I heated up a Stouffer’s French Bread Pizza and ate that for dinner.

DINNER 188: Friday, July 7, 2006

DINNER 188: Friday, July 7, 2006

This evening, Angel, Wendy, and I went to the Iron Horse Inn, this time to really try their new grill menu (unlike Wednesday when we were …derailed in our effort). We sat in the red room (downstairs), though the weather was certainly mild enough to…