Kerry Beal

Sour cream indeed - Anna's is just out of the picture. She doesn't approve of sour cream and apple sauce but does enjoy just sour cream with hers.

Smithy - peameal is cured pork loin (canadian bacon) with cornmeal on the outside. Used to be peameal when they first made it.

Got my first Microplane from Lee Valley - the hubby gave it to me for Christmas - it was a rasp for woodworking but he had been told that some people were using them in the kitchen. I have collected a number of others over the years with different sized and shaped rasps - each has a different thing that it does well. Don't recall ever paying a lot for them - got most from clearance places like Winners and Homesense. I got a free one for doing my feet at the Toronto Gift Show. It's one of my favourites! I also have a couple of nice box graters - work better for other things. Don't care for grating cheddar cheese with a microplane. I like a Zyliss rotary grater with the big blade for hard cheeses like parmesan. Proud to be one of the "inn" crowd!

Pineau des Charentes - notice they have changed the bottle. Hoping the Luxardo Apricot is a good replacement for Apry. I'd never seen the Plantation before - looking forward to giving it a try.

Places we hit today in Sudbury - LCBO of course, Bulk Barn, Dollarama, Gourmet World, Paris Natural Foods, Cas's Natural Brewhaus, Homesense, Costco, Jarrett Center, Stop Restaurant supply and Value Village. A few food items (not a ton today as the fridge is still a bit bulgy). Realized as I was chopping up the walnuts that I had no really disposable cutting boards.

Breakfast this morning at Jeremy's Truck Stop in Nairn Center - I think it was faster to do a sit-down breakfast than try to grab something quick! Peameal and eggs along with potato pancakes for me. Crispy bacon and sunny side up with potato pancakes for Anna. I added some nice home made apple sauce along with the sour cream for my pancakes.

Anna and I are sipping on a Rainbow Sour while we contemplate getting the pictures up from today. We are a little uncertain why it's called a sour given it's sweetness - but I'm enjoying it. Last of the Apry though!

Nah - not a fish eater to any great extent.

Flan was a flop - will try again. Offerings for the folks in Sudbury at the restaurant supply today - we have bowl panned gumdrops and half dipped oreos. See you later!

Most excellent blog - lots of interesting looking recipes. Welcome to eG.

After a rather long stretch in the ER it was quite wonderful to come home to this excellent quiche. The pastry is perfect by the way!

Yeah - will suggest people be careful cause the dentist is away for the next 2 weeks.

Gumdrop cake for the ER crew tomorrow.

These ones are no where near ripe - they are about the size of a doughnut hole - when you cut them in half you can see a white fetal nut and shell. I'm using them to make vin de noix. Here they are cut in quarters, with some brandy and neutral alcohol on them. Tomorrow I'll hit the LCBO for some cheap red wine.

I think it was one of these.

VPB daiquiri for tonights libation.

Seen at Buddy's Liquidation in Little Current. Live Greens, lamb shanks that are good for another day and bananas that are almost ready to eat (IMHO). Shishito peppers - rarely seen even in southern Ontario! Some candied ginger and salmon - Anna has a hankering for croquettes. A few odds and ends from our favourite hardware store - Anna wants me to use the trowel as a flour scoop. A few of the walnuts and the not Rooster brand siracha - convinced her to use the rest in her restaurant.

Walnut and current bread out of oven - now off to ER.

Apparently not - she's enjoying a nap right now. My bread is in the oven.

I think those are aluminum though Sam - so won't work on induction. Duh - just saw your edit!

Brownies to take for the ER today. Working on a couple of loaves of Forkish like walnut and current bread. Hope my time in the ER doesn't interfere with it.

No help with a particular brand - but check craigslist and kijiji - they usually have quite a number of various sizes and voltages.

Banh mine! - picanha slices, danish cucumbers, spicy carrot pickle, a bit of pickled ginger, mayo, hoisin and siracha.

Ramazzotti Jim Jam - yum!

Mantoulin manchaca for me for lunch - aka eggs with leftovers!