by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 15, 2012 | Featured, Food
My Uncle Johnny is an experimenter extraordinaire, particularly when it comes to cocktails. Following is a recipe for a Manhattan/Sazerac fusion straight from the master’s laboratory. Pretty darned tasty! In an old fashioned glass put: ½ tsp. sugar (try dark...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 8, 2012 | Commentary, Featured, Food
The Times just reviewed the latest addition to what is becoming an increasingly interesting food scene in Beacon, the town where I live. The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls is a gorgeous restaurant that is housed in what was, for as long as I have lived here, a derelict...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 27, 2012 | Featured, Food, Theater
A little college film that I went down to Brooklyn to work on for a friend. Kinda fun. Hope you like it!
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 27, 2010 | Asides, Food, HousePosts
Pushing 40 hours now with no power. House is still about 56° with a small fire going in the fireplace. Central Hudson is stating that there still may be no power for a couple of days. Good thing we’re a camping family… eggs on the grill.
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 25, 2009 | Food
Christmas Dinner 2009 Enjoyed by Jeff, Kathy, Kristin, Joanna, Colin, Joanne, & Robert. Addendum: hors by, Kristin, Joanna, & Colin Cocktails by, Jeff Salad by, Kathy & Joanne Main course by, Jeff Desserts: Ice cream by, Joanna, Molten chocolate cakes by,...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 13, 2009 | Food
Today’s soup? One of my all time favorites, beef and barley. We started with a fresh, homemade broth that Kathy made from the bones of two chickens we had last week. (We did have to add some boxed broth as well to get as much as we needed.) We simmered for four...