Kerry Beal
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I have not - will have to try sometime - long line at their truck.
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Was waiting for my car to have some work done when the mechanic mentioned that there was a food truck event happening nearby. Then I got a text from Anna N who knew I was at the mechanic also mentioning said food trucks. I figured it was a sign that I'd better get my bum out of the seat and over to where the food trucks were happening. The event is called Sew Hungry - a nod to Ottawa Street - which has traditionally been the area to shop for fabric. Times are changing - there are still a lot of fabric places but antique shops are moving in and there are a fair number of cafes now too. It was a regular street party when I arrived - I was glad I walked in and didn't have to worry about parking. Stopped into one of the 'antique' shops - saw this neat rotisserie And lastly - the statue of Tim Horton outside the first Tim Horton doughnut shop.
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Glad the strike didn't ground you.
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Pain d'epice a big hit with rug rat and me!
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Thanks Andie.
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That looks closer than any I've seen!
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Jess brought me back this lovely Pain d'epice made by an MOF in the Burgundy region where she was visiting with her aunt. It appears to have survived the assault of travel rather well. Shall attack it after dinner tonight.
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Smithy - Jess says she has a whole lot of food pictures from many trips over the years - we'll have to encourage her to start a thread "Tales from my Travels" when she gets home and start offering them up as time allows. She was recently in Japan. Oh yeah - and weight does not appear to be different than the last time I checked - I actually feel lighter than when I left and hadn't weighed myself
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Chocolate that has too many of the 'good' crystals in it. It doesn't contract as well as perfectly tempered chocolate and it becomes thick and difficult to work with. Of course sometimes it's exactly what you need for a project!
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I get dry ice from Praxair - a gas supply place - not in slabs though. Another thing that TJ's has is 250 ml containers of UHT packed whipping cream.
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Glad to hear there is such a thing as a truly 'big' room (our last Paris room was big - in theory). Food looks great - I should have called in sick and come with you. I gave Jess a mission - to see if she could find a recipe for a Portuguese almond tart that I can't even properly describe. I can be cruel!
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I'll weigh myself in the morning and see what the result is! Have done the jet lag thing again coming west - will see how I feel tomorrow morning - I was successful on the caffeine requirements - not so sure how well I did on the food part. Here's part of what they fed me on the plane - Rather overcooked appearing duck breast - tender enough (likely cooked sous vide) - just looked kinda yucky Missed getting a picture of the ham and smoked chicken and orange slices they provided about 2 hours before landing. Sure wasn't as good as the Iberico!
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You can temper by heating up to 45C or so, cooling down to 27C, heating back up to 31C. If you are doing it with the mixer on - I suspect you'll end up with seriously overtempered chocolate because of all the agitation - but - tests may have to be done!
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For tempering chocolate - I'd use it like the mol'dart - so put the chocolate in the night before, take lid off in am, turn down temp, seed and wait until reaches lower temp.
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Or what if you just call it glucose instead of corn syrup?
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They aren't that expensive!
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Do they notice that they sold you a still and you brought back a bubbly?
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Off for Moroccan food tonight at Au P'tit Cahoua. Internet access is painfully slow tonight - so hoping I can get this up before I drop off to sleep. Lovely spicy veg pieces. Drinks - the usual Zucchini beignets Eggplant 'caviar' not pita! Lamb shank Chicken tagine Chickpeas and raisins for the couscous Veg for couscous Couscous So I shall be heading home tomorrow - Jess will be heading to Lisbon for a few days before her return on the weekend. Shall try to keep track of my sad plane food and report on it when I arrive home.
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I actually didn't look inside - sorry.
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Back in the room for a little break before we head out to dinner. Today we went up to la Basilique du Sacre Coeur in Montmarte - lot of stairs! I think the sheer number of stairs to get out of the subway station was worse than climbing to the basilica however. So far the fitbit says 17,181, 7.89 miles and 62 floors! Breakfast provided by the hotel again. After the basilica we stopped for lunch in a very touristy restaurant - we know better! Crepes with ham, eggs and cheese for Jess Duck confit for me The artist on the other side of the little fence around the restaurant was making a meal of dry sausage and bread which looked very desirable. This was on the outside of a restaurant - international symbol for tasting menu do you suppose? Visited this MOF's shop and purchased a citrus tart that I neglected to photograph, as well as some bonbons and marshmallows. Also seen - this is the pastry case in McDonalds! McMacarons anyone? A small Salon de the La Bague De Kenza provided these middle eastern pastries for our afternoon snack.
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I suspect the really big figures would be a combination of solid and hollow in parts - perhaps even with some non food structure underneath, but I'm not entirely certain. Meat cones were in a bamboo or banana leaf disposable package. I think you'd just walk along and munch on it - at least that's what I'd do! Not sure how that price compared to the by the kilo price. Per kg price differed greatly depending on the age of the ham and it's provenance.
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Fell asleep trying to post those pictures last night - so didn't get to it until this morning. Lunch yesterday at Crusto in Barcelona. Dome du Marais for dinner. Campari and juice. Kir royale Jerusalem artichoke puree. Salmon with Forbidden Rice for Jess. Risotto for me. Shared mille feuille with strawberries.
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Woke up in Spain this morning - going to bed in Paris again very shortly. Feeling a bit bagged. We only walked 24,080 steps today (10.69 miles) according to my Fitbit. The first thing we hit was the food market in Barcelona. Note the Dunkin Donuts just outside the gate. Got some Frito Mixto for our breakfast along with a piece of tortilla with potatoes. Caught a picture of a lady making the bread with tomato. After leaving the market we set off for some candy/chocolate stores and pastry shops. This one had the traditional panned chocolate almonds. Marcona almonds caramelized (but not roasted), panned in white chocolate and rolled in sweetened cocoa. A walk down a little alley found these lovely meat cones and the realization that the obsession with the american old west is still alive and well in Europe. Escribe - a very interesting chocolate and pastry shop seems to have a few chocolate statues. We stopped for a tea infusion (this one called Lemon Pie) and Jess had an apple tart. Stopped for some hard torrone at his shop. Terrible picture - but we ran across two japanese automats with the food circling on conveyors.
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If you use golden syrup - it's still glucose and fructose - but perhaps you don't need to label it that way?
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24,158 steps today according to my fitbit - hence our collapse after drinks and tapas. We had planned to head to the beach for paella however we are exhausted and we see that is it pouring rain outside - so all is well as we relax in our room. Tapas and a glass of rioja at Tapas 24. Olives. Scale set up beside the Berkel to control the Iberico Ham. Iberico ham and bread with tomato. Papas bravas Croquettes Potatoes with chorizo and egg - thought we were getting something more like a frittata - but this deluxe version of eggs and chips was great. Meats with pasta. Here is what we picked up at the Turrón place.
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