Fine dining at Merlefest 2013
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Soup Saturday
Since late fall, most Saturdays have been Soup Saturdays around here. I’ve been making all kinds of different hearty and delicious soups. Today’s soup was green pea. Here’s how I made it. I had a piece of bbq bacon from Starsky’s so I sliced it… Read More
Is it the ultimate comfort food?
You know it…I’m talking turkey pot pie, and Tuffy P made some tonight. Fantastic!
Starsky’s on a rainy Saturday morning
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
Soup Time
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
Arno’s Habaneros dried and ground
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
A Portuguese Cheese Tasting
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.
Chard and White Bean Stew
Dinner tonight… Chard and White Bean Stew Clean up and chop up a healthy quantity of swiss chard, and toss it in some boiling water for a minute. Then drain the water. Chop up… Shallots Garlic Celery Carrots Fresh thyme if you’ve got it (substituting… Read More
1 chanterelle
After all the rain, I expected to collect buckets of tasty edible wild mushrooms today. Arriving at my first spot, I discovered to my dismay that the local bureaucrats had declared the only reasonable access to the forest to be NO PARKING. On the other… Read More
Pie
photo by Tuffy P, excessive cropping by me
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