Okay, so I'm killing some time before meeting up with John and Jennifer to go to Harry's to pick wine for tomorrow, so I figured I would post some of the fun facts I've learned about our blog while going through the "stats" that I have access to. I'll also post some FAQ that have shown up in our email. (I really could be doing laundry right now, but where's the fun in that?)
- As of 11:45am ET, we have 2470 hits
- The top 3 most viewed posts are: Filet Mignon (4/15), Lobster Thermidor (5/13), and Jennifer's Birthday (6/17)
- Tied in fourth place are the posts for Chicken (1/29) and Baby Back Ribs (9/23)
- Our top referring sites are: www.google.com, www.facebook.com, www.pinterest.com, and www.harryswineblog.blogspot.com
- The top 3 countries that view our blog are: United States, Russia, Germany (for the record, none of us are aware of any friends or family that live in Russia, so we're really excited about that... must be all the vodka we blog about!)
- Two of the most surprising countries that follow our blog: United Arab Emirates and Malaysia
- 72% of you use Windows, 11% use your iPhone, and 9% use a Mac to view us
FAQ
Do you cook like this every day?
Absolutely not. John and Jennifer may cook more often during the week than I do, but I pretty much live off PB&J, pasta, and whatever I have leftover from lunch at the office. Not cooking like this every day makes Sundays more fun.
Where do you find these recipes?
It started as thinking up certain meals that we absolutely wanted to make. Then when searching for recipes, we came across other recipes that appealed to us, so we saved them. Now, I have a stockpile of over 100+ recipes. Sometimes its based off a meal we have elsewhere, or something we see on TV, or whatever is on sale at the grocery store.
How long does a typical Sunday meal take?
If prep work can be done in advance, we'll do some at our own homes early on. (Sauces, things like that.) Otherwise, we usually start around 5:30pm with our cocktail and then leisurely make our way through the meal. Dessert is over and dishes in the wash by 10pm, latest.
What is up with this obsession with Steak Frites?
Make the damn Steak Frites and find out. Crispy french fries, thinly cut pieces of succulent steak, roasted garlic butter, parmesan - how can you go wrong???
Other than the Steak Frites, what are your favorite meals?
Once again, I want to reiterate that Steak Frites was the favorite. (Okay, I'll get off my high horse now... but the Caramelized Endive Soup from that menu was also one of our favorites.) After that, I would say the French night when we made Duck a l'Orange, and the Filet Mignon post with the blue cheese and port wine sauce. Favorite desserts are across the board - but if we had to narrow down, it would be either panna cotta or chocolate mousse.
What meal was your least favorite?
Thai. Sorry. Some things are better left for other people to cook and us to enjoy.
What was your favorite cocktail?
The Sidecar Martini from Giada, the Cherry Cognac Martini, or the Amaretto Sour with Prosecco
What are your favorite wines?
We're equal opportunity wine drinkers, but all 3 of us have come to an agreement that we fancy French whites and savor Spanish reds.
Do you really cook every week, or do you save some previous recipes to post at later dates?
Give or take a day, we cook every Sunday. Whether we are sick, tired, grumpy, or just plain lazy. The mindset is something like "have another glass of wine, you'll feel better."
Do you guys drink like this every night?
Only on days ending in a Y.
Do you often have company for dinner?
We switch it up. Usually once or twice a month, we'll have other people join us, but we really enjoy it the most when its just the three of us being lazy and leisurely.
What's your best kitchen accomplishment?
Pulling off Tapas night.
What's your worst kitchen disaster?
We don't have too many disasters. I almost lit a dinner guest on fire when trying to flambe, and that wasn't good. I have a tendency to grab for hot baking sheets without oven mitts, and have some minor war wounds from that. Jenn's cool as a cucumber... she's the "fixer" when something doesn't go right. Me - I've had moments like in the movie "Julie&Julia" where nothing will work (whipping egg whites is my enemy) and I will collapse to the floor, huff and puff and just have a minor meltdown. Then I have another cocktail, and life is good again.
Is there any recipe in particular that you are dying to make but holding off on?
Nope! That's the point of this blog. If we want to make it, no matter how exotic or challenging it looks, we go for it!
So anyways... there are some fun facts and some of the questions that we get emailed. I thought I'd share. Talk to you all Monday!
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