I fished at Lake Lonely today. The fishing was pretty slow, but I managed to catch a 14-inch bass. It was the perfect size for my dinner alongside some leftover […]
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Category: Food
German Grill Night
Tonight’s dinner was a quick attempt at a German grill night, with wursts, sprouts, and homemade sauerkraut that has been fermenting in the basement for the last couple of weeks:
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Baby Carrot Quality Control
Man, they just don’t make baby carrots like they used to. Check out this recent batch: What is happening at our carrot factories?
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Shish Kebabs
We just bought a house, and the stovetop has interchangeable “cartridges” including a grill cartridge. Last night, we tried the griller for the first time and made some shish kebabs:
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Trinidad Doubles Recipe
I came across a fantastic recipe for Doubles (a Trinidad street food consisting of curried chick peas, or “channa masala” on pieces of spicy fried dough, or “bara”). The channa […]
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Kitchen Microscope
I’ve been thinking about adding a microscope to my list of must-have kitchen appliances. I now have a basic one to play with. The idea is that maybe I can […]
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Thanksgiving
We did Thanksgiving dinner here for the first time. Mmm! The turkey was delicious. The recipe came from here. One of the big tricks with this recipe is to cook […]
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New Copper Bowl
I have been on the lookout for a copper bowl for the last couple of years. It started with our waffle recipe that says to “beat egg whiles until stiff […]
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Saturday is Pizza Day
Dinner tonight was home-made pizza. Mmmm!
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Fresh Winter Herbs
I moved some of the herbs from the garden to inside the house (rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, dill, and chives). It will be interesting to see which ones make […]
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