Cynthia G

Or you could just post the Forum Hosts/Mods passwords for us to use.....

Same here. Owen, I think you need to return your second quart of yogurt to FG. BTW, I read in Bleu's blog that Jim Early was your uncle. Totally cool. Your stock has just gone up, even in spite of the above index hiccup .......

Jinmyo... for 25?! You are so impressive. Monday: Grilled bratwurst, homemade (and canned) sauerkraut, bibb lettuce salad with beautiful tomatoes and a nice vinaigrette. Callahan Hill 2000 Shiraz. Feeling in need of dessert, we ran up to our local German restaurant (Renate's) and brought back chocolate-raspberry rum cake. Served with gorgeous strawberries for garnish and some kind of great coffee (friend made that and he didn't say what it was..... ).

Ok, I need to get away from my worklife more! All I could picture here was a bunch of nuns cooking and serving and cashing out their restaurant patrons. Took me a minute to realize there are other Dominicans who might have a restaurant.

Jinmyo, I love your dinnerware. Elegantly simple. Just beautiful for showcasing your amazing meals. Friday: Dinner out at a formerly fave place in Santa Fe that had several signs of perhaps having financial troubles... seems to be slipping on several fronts. Saturday: Carne asada, mixed greens, Estancia Cab Sauv. Mixed berries with cream. Coffee.

I guess I better find some work that is more of a good-paying gig than a good-spiritual gig.

Well, Brooks, all I need is a free plane ticket, free lodging, free event tickets, some donated spending money, and I am sooooo there! Seriously, this has definitely been on my list of Things to Do Before I Die for many years now. My only question is, have you learned to bi- or tri-locate? How in the world do you pick who to see and who to miss??

Both in early autumn/late summer: Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta Hatch Chile Festival

Wow, Jinmyo. Your dinners always make me hungry, even if I've just eaten! The photos are great.

JPW, just 'cause you are paranoid, that doesn't mean you are wrong!! You are preaching to the choir when speaking to me..... Edited to add that my kids used to call me "paranoid".... now they call me "realistic."

Brooks, that is a gorgeous piece of writing that speaks of my own childhood and half my adult life. It's not fair to make somebody cry all over their keyboard before they've even had breakfast..... Thanks for being willing to share a wonderful look into your life.

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Thanks. Not really pleased with the press pot.... so perhaps this is the thing I've been looking for. My circle generally takes their horses up into the Pecos Wilderness and usually have an animal just to pack things in.... no trouble with transporting!

I've been thinking about finding a new way to make coffee while camping. Owen, do you think this could be used on a wood fire with a grate?

Saturday: Haven't been food shopping this week so homemade pizza with whatever I had on hand, which turned out to be: sauteed mushrooms and green peppers, with some onion confit from the freezer; homemade sauce with thai dragon chiles added; mozzarella and extra sharp cheddar. Parducci Pinot Noir. Before baking. Before eating. (For those of you paying attention... no, there is nothing low carb about this dinner but we've had more than a week of gloomy, cold weather with pouring rain. Sometimes comfort food is just necessary!) Edited to add: I just looked out the window and SNOW is piling up like crazy! I am soooooooo ready for spring!

Thanks for that delicious post, rlm!

I would either go with something else entirely, like a low carb pots de creme (a luscious little dish of rich, rich chocolate.... ) with real whipped cream, or I would make a low carb pound-type cake and a good low carb chocolate frosting. Cheesecake can be easily made low carb as well. Most natural foods stores (e.g. Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage) will have almond meal and almond flour. Also readily available by mail order. I've been controlling my diabetes completely by a low carb way of eating since 1997. PM me if you'd like some tips or recipes.

Thursday: Taco salad. Beef seasoned with my killer homemade taco seasoning featuring Apple Smoked Red Savina powder made by my friend Jim Campbell. Extra sharp cheddar grated over the top. Healthy dollop of extra hot salsa over it all. Vanilla pudding. Parducci Pinot Noir.

What a great line. I can see that cake!!

Tuesday: Dinner with Susan G and friend Jess. All prepared by Susan G. Luscious cream of asparagus soup. Some of the best we've ever had (and Jess is a former very high-end exec chef... he was blown away by it). Mixed greens with a nice vinaigrette. Steamed beets and beet greens. Fabulous beef roast done to perfection with a chipotle glaze. Penfolds' Rawson's Retreat 2003 Shiraz Cab Sauv. Mixed berries over Dulce de Leche ice cream. Yum! Wonderful to come home to a lovely dinner already prepared and great company. Wednesday: Didn't get home from work until after 7. Nobody here but me and my lovely pup. Pork chop with a fresh cranberry sauce. Sugar free Tang.

Beautiful!.... and thanks for the lessons too!

Yum! Gorgeous photos! Thanks again for a great blog, Jen!!!

I am blessed by having and using many of my paternal grandmother's kitchen things, including her boiling water bath canner and all her bread pans. (The woman never bought a loaf of bread in her 96 year life!) I am glad to see someone as appreciative of this sort of thing as I am. My cousins wanted none of her things! (Imbeciles!) Thanks for the tour of your town!

Jaymes, is that glaze in RecipeGullet??? Edit: Ha! Found it! Famous Meatloaf Glaze by Jaymes

At least you know the BF liked it! That sounds good! For this combo I would use sourdough, with extra cheese, some nice romaine, a beautiful tomato and a thin slice of red onion or some of the wonderful onion confit everyone has been making, and a little sprinkle of garlic powder. (I am a mayo dissenter!)