Blog http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm I keep coming back to this simple side dish because it is delicious with a steak! It is creamy and has a hint of a kick from the poblanos. <br><br><div align='center'> <FONT SIZE="+1"><B>Creamed Corn and Poblanos </B></FONT><a href='images/star.JP... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=5608340C-C29B-580F-9C2D3239936220A3 2010-06-20T11:44:25-04:00 Home Cooking The roses are planted, the edgers keep growing as is the drip irrigation and the cords for the lights. However, the best part is that the coral bark Japanese maple is now planted! It looks fabulous! Check it out! :)<br> <br> <div align='center'... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=EFAFD7A2-C29B-580F-9196D84040E3FD8B 2006-11-16T02:34:08-04:00 Home Improvement Today was exciting because I met Robert from Dirt Tech and his crew at the house in the early afternoon. From there, I followed them OTP (outside the Perimeter) to Skinner Nursery, a wholesale nursery in Marietta (pic below). There, Robert convince... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=EFAC90F3-C29B-580F-930CE69725AD4B08 2006-11-16T02:30:33-04:00 Home Improvement The planting of Compactas (similar to boxwood but less expensive, faster growing, and smaller leaves) and some gold mops in the front yard are almost complete. Also, the first edgers have been installed. I think it looks great!<br> <br> <div alig... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=EFA9E28D-C29B-580F-928081B15CDDA286 2006-11-16T02:27:38-04:00 Home Improvement It rained all day today, but Robert from Dirt Tech and his crew got a lot of work done today! Check out the pics! They removed all of the existing plants to the left of the front door as well as the plants behind the flower bed. They also carved o... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=EFA8159D-C29B-580F-9FB1C21D71713559 2006-11-16T02:25:40-04:00 Home Improvement After all of the beautiful work on the backyard, the front yard looked shabbier than ever. Robert from Dirt Tech took on the job of doing the following:<br><ul> <li>Remove the existing plants with the exception of the Japanese maple, the crepe myrt... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=EFA1B8F3-C29B-580F-9CD36065D38090D4 2006-11-16T02:18:43-04:00 Home Improvement For Sunday football, Shawn and I made some yummy and fresh snacks. We had delicious black seedless grapes, black mission figs with goat cheese and honey, prosciutto and melon, and cheese with toasts.<br><br> <div align='center'> <a href='images/IM... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BE58EB68-C09F-25C5-8380707B83EE7B74 2006-09-17T20:35:01-04:00 Home Cooking After almost fifteen years, my friend from Austria, Roland, was flying through Atlanta, and we met up for dinner with JB and Shawn at Chops / Lobster Bar. It was so great to see him and to compare ourselves to a few old pictures from a trip to Disne... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BE52FD95-C09F-25C5-834BD19CE07B4183 2006-09-17T20:28:32-04:00 Family and Friends The refrigerated pie crust is really great. I can see using it to make other individual desserts. This recipe is quite good, but would be better with almond brickle. The problem is finding almond brickle.<br><br><div align='center'> <a href='imag... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BE4B340D-C09F-25C5-8303A0EEECE98DC3 2006-09-17T20:20:02-04:00 Home Cooking Our week of vacation was otherwise uneventful. I spent five days of it in bed with a cold, which I had brought back from Germany, and Shawn prepared for and worried about the two-day club championship at Bradshaw Farm. And guess what? He won in th... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BE463454-C09F-25C5-83396BE2E9DB7093 2006-09-17T20:14:34-04:00 Family and Friends Shawn bought us a beautiful new grill for the new patio! It is all stainless steel, and it has a side burner, so that we can cook corn outside while we are grilling! So awesome! :)<br><br> <div align='center'> <a href='images/IMG_3317.jpg' targe... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BE42D097-C09F-25C5-83C2C6864427A99F 2006-09-17T20:10:52-04:00 Home Improvement Cornerstone Wall Systems have finished power-washing the driveway and cleaning up! The patio ended up being about 1000 square feet, which was 700 square feet smaller than originally estimated. This morning, I went out and bought a huge iron pot to ... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BDF8EF24-C09F-25C5-83F9F737D89E2827 2006-08-11T18:50:11-04:00 Home Improvement After removing some of the pavers, which were a different size and color (but that's another story over cocktails), you can really start to see the patio! The area at the far side is now complete including the soldier border, and the stairs from the... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BDEF8308-C09F-25C5-83F84ED37E918EC4 2006-08-08T18:39:53-04:00 Home Improvement The pavers are coming along! It is quite exciting! They are placed by hand by another crew from Cornerstone Wall Systems; the crew is Brazilian. Interestingly, they started in the middle and are working their way out to the edges. Once they place... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BDE93766-C09F-25C5-83262DA7550F5041 2006-08-07T18:33:01-04:00 Home Improvement I just thought the loyal blog-readership would enjoy checking out the hierloom tomatoes that Mom and I bought at the Morningside Farmer's Market a couple of days ago. I stacked them up with slices of fresh buffalo mozzarella and covered them with my... http://www.dre-lewis.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=BDD9C711-C09F-25C5-83D6589D28A43CAE 2006-08-06T18:16:09-04:00 Home Cooking