Wednesday, 6 June 2012
I have heard many people argue that the USA is regional, yes, but also pretty much the same everywhere. Please note that I cannot image even one row of this canned good in a typical grocery in rural Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, or even New Mexico…yet a town of less than 3K in hinterland Michigan stocks TWO faces of 14 oz kraut juice. Yum.
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Me bro weeded the strawberries for the Botanist, and the Botanist was much happier looking out at the weeded patch. And, with the reduced competition, the berries are producing, although the Botanist would have been disappointed in the size. Yet the flavor is fan-tassss-tic!
Friday, 1 June 2012
I didn’t spend all day in the kitchen, but part of the afternoon, preparing a mini-feast to serve friends—and us—in the evening.
Lost inside my own head, I took no photos. So….
Instead, I offer this fancy, fancy heat-stove among the ca. 1910 furniture assembled in the keeper quarters in the Au Sable Point Lighthouse complex we saw yesterday. The mica (aka isinglass) panels in the front grate are fragile and amazing, enticing a probing finger despite their delicate nature.
I was in a vegetable mood, and one of the dishes I made was a simple butter-braised radish dish. Haven’t made it in a while. Our friends had never had it, and enjoyed it.
We rocked “dessert” with TJs Powerberries—incomparable—have you tried them? My SIL from SD introduced me to them…four high-antioxidant fruit juices concentrated, then somehow molded or injected into the center of dark chocolate spheres.
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Xinomavro is a Greek wine grape, similar, the web says, to bordeaux or barolo. (Can you tell we ate tonight at a Greek restaurant? Great fun!)
Saturday, 12 May 2012
I’ve been reading about versions of slaw made with shredded brussels sprouts. So, I’m trying it tonight. Still trying to figure out the dressing part, but I’ve completed the shredding!
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Recipe; check.
Mint; check.
Lime; check.
Ice; check.
RUM!
Yeah, you guessed it; we celebrated Cinco de Mayo plus 24 hours….
Friday, 4 May 2012
Special Friday meal: chili. Non-standard chili. Smoky and pretty warm but not overwhelmingly hot. Mmmm.
Classy way to welcome the end of the week? (Standard work-week, that is….)
We call this German prosecco. It’s bubbly. It’s from Germany. And made from Italian grapes. Therefore, EU vino special? Ehhhh, German prosecco has a better ring.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
For a while, this much pie was left. The second round remedied that.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Food experiment #214589932. New frozen side from TJs, labeled “Creamy Polenta.”
Strangely, the polenta parts were frozen…squeeze-blips. Fortunately, when thawed according to directions—pretty tasty. And the expected gloppy texture.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Really, my life has more diversity than today’s photo collection would imply.
What you can’t tell is that it has pancake photos from this morning (texture is better with whole eggs than just whites, I learned), and, as you can see, bubbles from the pasta boiling-pot from tonight.
Still, I concluded the bubbles have more…pizzaz.
Upon consideration, the rest of the day really doesn’t merit photos. (Whew.)