I didn’t teach this morning, so I headed over to Starky’s to pick up a few things, primarily some of their delicious Goralska sausage. For those wondering, Starsky’s is unrelated to the bad television series Starsky anbd Hutch. Most people will tell you that Starsky’s… Read More
Roasted Squash Soup. Perfect for a cool fall day. Start by putting on some tunes. I selected an old fave CD called South Texas Polka Party, but you can feel free to select whatever music makes you happy. Cut up and add to a roasting… Read More
Most of the habaneros were dry after about 30 hours in the dehydrator. At that point there remained a couple handfuls that were still not ready so I removed the dry ones and left the others on overnight, removing them next morning. During the drying… Read More
Today I donned a pair of rubber gloves, sliced up Arno’s habaneros, and set them up in my handy dehydrator (I took the photo before placing the lid on the device). They should be dry by tomorrow evening. Although I didn’t eat one, I believe… Read More
My friend Arno came by today with a basket of beautiful habaneros from his garden. I’ll be slicing these in half and drying them in the handy dehydrator I also use for drying wild mushrooms. Then I’ll grind them up in a coffee grinder. Arno… Read More
Even the dogs enjoyed some Thanksgiving dinner, with some turkey and gravy and potatoes and an apple and some peas added to their kibble. My question: how can two huge Newfoundland dogs manage to sift through such a variety of food…..and leave the peas?
We had dinner tonight at a neighbourhood Thai restaurant called Longrain Pan Asian. It was our first time there. Really good food and attentive service at reasonable prices. What more can you ask for?
A local Portuguese restaurant called Taste Portuguese Cuisine had a Portuguese cheese tasting event today as part of the Lakeshore area’s Culture Days. We sampled a selection of cheeses and learned a little about them, and enjoyed a glass of wine and some pleasant conversation.
Today, M kindly dropped off a bag containing a generous quantity of Chicken of the Woods. Wow, was that ever nice! She harvested a beautiful and huge chicken and I was thrilled to receive some pieces. Chicken of the Woods is a very tasty… Read More
While I was working on the Swiss Chard & White Bean Stew, Tuffy P was making raspberry lemon muffins. Fantastic!
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