There was a Pegasus in Troy, NY today and I had my picture taken with it.
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Morels 2010
I found a pair of morel mushrooms on some railroad tracks in Schaghticoke, NY this morning. Morels are a rare gourmet delicacy, and are the ultimate discovery for a mushroom […]
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Fished Electric Lake
I fished in Schaghticoke. I caught a bunch of medium-sized large mouth bass, some sunfish, a crappie, and a perch. Unfortunately, bass season is currently catch-and-release only, and the rest […]
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Making Cheddar-ish Cheese
I made cheese today. I used a gallon of unpasteurized milk that I purchased from Willow Marsh Farm in Ballston Spa, NY to make cheddar cheese. I used the recipe […]
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Making Gjetost
I used the recipe from the book, “Home Cheese Making” to make the gjetost. I think that technically gjetost means “goat cheese”, and I used cow’s milk, so the real […]
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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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The Cheese Nun
Highly recommended DVD – the Cheese Nun. Here is the description on the back of the video: “The Cheese Nun profiles the adventures of Sister Noella Marcellino – a champion […]
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Ice Fishing for Perch
Caught some nice perch on Ballston Lake including this nice 12.5 inch perch: It turns out that the reason it looks so fat is that it was a pregnant female. […]
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Winter Camping Trip
I just returned after 3 days of camping and hiking in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks. We started at the Adirondack Loj, and hiked to a lean-to in […]
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Ice Fishing
A friend took me ice fishing today. He managed to catch a 14+ inch crappie. I’ve never seen one before. It’s a lot like a sunfish, only this guy was […]
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