PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...
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DannyM
Mar 199 min read
OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products
We don't do paid ads... yet. But when we find products we like, we're happy to sing their praises. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on...
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DannyM
Nov 1517 min read
THANKSGIVING 2024
Let's face it-- every election year, some of us feel more thankful than others. But no matter where one stands politically, the holiday...
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DannyM
Oct 303 min read
UTTER DECADENCE
For the price of a great mail-order steak you can spend an evening in Lobster Heaven. These bad boys weigh 16-20 ounces and sell for $75...
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DannyM
Oct 236 min read
CHARLIE DON'T SURF & TURF (TAKE 2)
For my upcoming birthday dinner, we turn again to classic cinema for culinary inspiration. Some movies are especially memorable for their...
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DannyM
Oct 17 min read
THEY'VE RUINED THE SHOVEL!
“All improvement is change; However, not all change is improvement.” (AndyS.)
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DannyM
Sep 284 min read
PRODUCT REVIEW-- Shindaiwa EB910 Leaf Blower
Want to clean up an acre of deep leaves in one afternoon? Want to avoid getting ripped off by a contractor? Go big or go home.
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DannyM
Sep 202 min read
GET YOUR GROOVE ON!
The Austrian variety Grüner Veltliner is relatively new to the Finger Lakes... and it's doing rather well. Grüner Veltliner-- "GROO-ner...
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DannyM
Sep 63 min read
PORK GOES PRIME-TIME
With beef is getting a little spendy for all but special occasions, a lot of us are turning to high-quality pork. In the recent TREATISE...
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DannyM
Sep 53 min read
ROASTED PORK LOIN
An Easy-To-Make Feast for an Autumn Gathering. A properly roasted boneless pork loin from THE SPRUCE EATS ; photo by Diana Chistruga...
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DannyM
Aug 301 min read
MY NEW FAVORITE STEAK
Beef prices are through the roof. Here's the antidote for me & my fellow steak lovers. If you find yourself reflexively gagging over $36...
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DannyM
Aug 2921 min read
PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...
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DavidF
Aug 114 min read
FEWSTER STRIKES AGAIN!
I recently posted a nostalgic music video on our Class of '76 Facebook page. It drove Fewster to write THIS. RED KEDS by David...
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DannyM
Jul 244 min read
DR. KONSTANTIN FRANK WINERY
Another " Grand Cru " Finger Lakes winery... not that they need any such validation from us . The delightful view of Keuka Lake from the...
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DannyM
Jul 191 min read
FINGER LAKES WINE UPDATE
Some exciting news from our nearby wine region. We are pleased to share the news that WEIS VINEYARDS -- founded just seven years ago-- ...
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DannyM
Jul 115 min read
THE WEIS SQUAD-- SIGN ME UP!
Weis Vineyards was established in 2017 and named New York State "Winery of the Year" just five years later. Instant success? Think again....
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DannyM
Jul 61 min read
AMERICAN-MADE (and EXPENSIVE)
Hurrah for those who diligently seek American-made products. Try not to go broke. Who says American manufacturing is dead? It isn't, but...
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DannyM
Jul 51 min read
A FOURTH GRAND CRU OF THE FINGER LAKES WINERIES
Danny's Table is pleased to welcome Weis Vineyards to the Top Tier of our region's wineries. The Weis Vineyards tasting room-- with a...
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DannyM
Jun 155 min read
CHATEAUBRIAND
Beef cattle yield roughly 500 pounds of meat. Less than 1% of that --maybe 4 pounds-- is the Chateaubriand cut. The thick midsection of...
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DannyM
Jun 41 min read
MARY'S BARN MARKET
A Second Reason to go to Weedsport, New York. Regular readers might recall the Mennonite-run Serenity Meadows Dairy Farm that I mentioned...
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DannyM
May 72 min read
HAM, CONTINUED (Think MOTHER'S DAY!)
Easter inspired our in-depth ham research. And then we found one more treasure, just in time for MOTHER'S DAY! Not this one. In MUSINGS...
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DannyM
May 24 min read
THE DEMI-GLACE CRISIS
My go-to Demi-Glace supplier went out of business, so I had no choice but to make my own. Demi-Glace-- Liquid Freaking Gold, and the...
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