Kerry Beal

I need a few carbs to keep me going! And I really like croutons on a salad. I tend to forget to take things for me to eat to work - and when I get stuck there - often get hangry. It's about 3 minutes to run home but I need to be able to escape to do so.

It’s bitter but so well balanced that you don’t really notice

This is our sous vide bucket. Just the right amount of water, not too heavy when it’s full, holds the Anova with no difficulty. Every year when I get here and start to unpack - things are missing - I fuss, I fume, I suspect people of stealing my stuff. Then a few days later it shows up and I feel foolish for my paranoia. To be fair there was the incident a few years back where a person staying in the condo made off with my favourite oven mitts, a really nice large heavy pizza stone and a few other things - which is why we now have the locked closet for the valuables and the booze! So I decided the missing yellow bucket had to be around here somewhere and would show up - meanwhile we pulled the mop bucket out of the cleaning closet and put it to work. Today the owner of the condo showed up bearing the yellow bucket - the eldest son was married on the weekend and apparently the yellow bucket was just perfect for a big batch of sangria. Just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean you aren’t being followed!

Mussels - it’s what’s for dinner!

Eeyore’s Requiem

Spot on!

Homesense in the bargain bin.

This is the future home of a bean to bar chocolate manufactory. But first the building needs to be torn down and a new one put up. Here is what we got at Max’s

She looks a little annoyed at Arrow taking more than his share of her chair!

New puppy at Martha’s (one of Kira’s caregivers up here). Kira was very excited to see Martha and her daughter this morning. And now she is truly happy!

Bottles come from the US. Canada is all in paper. I went through a phase where I bought a ton of it. Interesting the questions you get asked at the checkout.

Kinda like the Tide Pod Challenge?

Nice!

The leftover ‘broccoli cooked to death’ and asparagus with some eggs for my dinner. I offer no excuse except that I was hangry!

Electric citrus reamer? I’ve admired them at thrift stores but then bought cheap ones that aren’t as nice.

Lol - think I’ll keep my day job!

Indeed - wise to test before too much 'mixing' done! I sometimes stack the shells to get more out of them.

Yes - pulp down / rind up - but it doesn’t reverse just squeezes

Little Green and her brother Big Blue

couple of eggs, leftover chicken, green onion, mushroom, kimchi and cheddar - not seen is the hoisin sauce drizzle

Molasses Buns - a Newfoundland recipe More like cookies to me!

I noticed Vincent Vallee using a similar technique at the French Pastry School course he taught a couple of weeks ago.

You might remember this from last year - I made some Tepache with pineapple scraps and after we had enjoyed it in an Illusion of Victory cocktail and a bit just as is - I added a bit of rum and some vinegar mother and we tucked it in the closet. A year locked away has turned it into something quite wonderful!

While out cooking the steaks - the cruise ship wandered by. note how well two full sized strip loins fit on the mini BGE Dinner - this might be the last green you see this trip - Broccoli Cooked Forever under the fancy lid!

If I wanted this bad enough I'm sure I could pick it up for much less. The chocolate discount you know.