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pam - glad you like the idea since one of the recipes i was sampling was from your book!! 10" of snow on friday, work yesterday and today some light snow showers while sitting here watching the cardinals, juncos and downy woodpeckers have their dinner. it's -.5C so of course - soup! another amalgam - onion garlic beer soup 2 lb of onions sliced thinly and 5 clloves of garlic also thinly sliced. in a pot with olive oil over medium heat until browned - about 20 minutes. add 2 tins of beef broth(im trying to empty the freezer so i can clean it therefore no frozen stock), rinse the tins with water and add that as well as one bottle of Ithica Nut Brown Ale - dark in colour but a lighter beer in taste and i think it will complement the onions and garlic. add a few cloves of roasted garlic from the fridge and few sprigs of thyme. taste - hmmmmmm some salt and white pepper. 45 minutes at a simmer and in about 4 minutes i'll taste again. remove the thyme sprigs serve with croutons

chocolate mousse and my all time favorite - angel food cake batter...

10" of snow to shovel here so - mixed up a batch of pancakes. cooked them off adding some frozen blueberries and johnnybird has pancakes for breakfast the next few days. turkey bacon. for me a cup of hot cocoa and leftover macaroni and cheese....

plastic drinks glasses - including the I Survived the Flood of 2000 plastic mugs with the full sequence of our local disaster - john's teapot and my containers of parchment paper and sandwich bags that fit perfectly right next to the left side and the stove and a crock of extra implements of destruction

this just reappeared here in nw nj, ant, and i love it. i use it especially to make tasziki to go on lamb burgers. which adams? kingston? they do have some of the most interesting foods there... a gift certificate to adams is always a welcome thing

Thanks for joining in -- I know there were treasures out there. Could you see your way clear and post some snaps. And you are right, I've also got a box of heirloom recipes. Perhaps this could be another thread. Thanks again, Jmahl ←

i inherited both my great-grandmother's recipt book and the copy that she gave my grandmother for christmas 1934. course some of the recipes had to be clarified a bit since we no longer use a woodfired oven. there are even a few entries from my mom such as her pie dough recipe "1 lb. lard, 4 cups flour, salt. squiggle up. makes 2 pies". with recipes like coffee gelatin(my great-uncle can's favorite for holidays), my grandmother's wedding cake and the soft molasses cookies from my childhood i was almost thinking of doing a Julia/Julie and trying to cook through all the recipes...green tomato mincemeat anyone? from john's grandmother we inherited two heavy pottery bowls that i use especially for brining and making things like sauerbrauten.

we really like Gary's Wine and Marketplace and i like a little place in sparta called Burke's Wine and Liquor Store. they only will take cash or check - no credit cards but the owners - especially Randy are very knowledgeable and, though a small store, it is really well stocked.

in downtown dover, new jersey we have Fred's Fish Market which is in the rear section of the building it shares with Dover Pet Store - and yes, they sell fish....

sunday's dinner was an amalgam of several recipes... i had some rosemary chicken sausage that i baked off along with butternut squash. in the meantime i sauteed onions and garlic, added carrots, a bay leaf and veg stock from the freezer. when the carrots were tender in went the roasted sausage and squash and dinner was served.

A lot of people mistakenly believe that the reactor supplies the power to the ship. In truth, it is the coffee bean. Without coffee, the ship would never leave the pier. LOL. We are allowed to take our coffee wherever we go provided it is in a COVERED cup and most spaces onboard have a coffee pot in it, plus the 3 vacuum pots I have on the mess. My favorite quote on this website belongs to jsolomon, "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. " Speaking of, there is way to much blood in my coffee stream and I need to go get another cup. Please excuse me. ← in grad school we used to have a saying: "Mainline that freeze-dried Folgers" chef- what a fabulous q & a. thank you especially for your service. when you are on leave do you and your wife with or without your daughter have any places in the Groton area where you like to eat? sorry but it is Go Army! Beat Navy!

when i left my job at texarkana public library it was weenies in one jar of grape jelly with one jar of chili sauce. from a former coworker who came to nj from ohio and now is down in the triangle - 2/3 cup bourbon(and jack daniels is NOT bourbon - it is whiskey) 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp onion, grated mix these ingredients. add hot dogs and simmer 1 hour.

happy birthday, tejon!!! johnnybird is fairly supportive - he will eat everything EXCPT lima beans - i LOVE lima beans so eat them when he is not in residence. my in-laws have no clue about cooking, enjoying food or even balancing a menu. i miss my mommy. enjoy all those that are supportive of you and remember there is nothing wrong in filling out the order blanks and giving them to those who would gift you with those "miracle cake molds" - unless you want them...

ohhhhhh.... cute cabrito and i'm sure tasty. funny one of chufi's posts and yours mentioned chioggia beets - maybe johnnybird would eat and enjoy that if i could find them . thank you for blogging and i'm sure some wonderful vege will make their appearances. as far as your homeschooling - do you work with your local library for resources ?

tomorrow night's dinner is mellowing in the fridge. chili verde. cubed pork, roasted poblanos, tomatillos, onions, garlic, cumin and oregano, a can of tetley's and some chicken stock.

breakfast was a western sandwich it was too cold on the hawkwatch to take my gloves off to eat!! dinner will be an indulgence for me - baked beans with cut up franks, raisin brown bread i just have to reheat and the green beans with garlic i didn't do yesterday to go with the chili and cornbread - salad instead.

as a child the night before thanksgiving we always put a set of oatmeal bread from my great-grandmother wilcox's cookbook to rise on the hot water radiator cushioned by a folded towel and covered by a clean linen dishtowel(tradition also said a cat had to step in the bread - hence the clean dishtowel- in order for it to rise properly). this was later accompanied by a set of portugese sweet bread. we didn't eat these with the dinner - these were specifically for the sandwiches we had for supper - white meat, cranberry sauce, some dressing and miracle whip. barbara - you might like to try the tetrazzini recipe we used: the dark meat shredded, cooked noodles or spaghetti and a "mushroom soup" of button mushrooms(now adays i use a mix of crimini, shittake and oyster), milk, flour, some oil, chopped onions, salt and pepper. mix all those ingredients up and add some breadcrumbs. bake 40-50 minute.

oh dear...oh my... OH GOLLY GOSH...... ah do believe ah am having the vapors... or i need a cigarette after that orgasm of pig. beautiful, daniel and i want that cake

Go, Lucy!! Go, Lucy!! Go, Lucy!! suzi in full cheerleading mode for the first time in her life. i love the way you articulated your use of the local markets. alas here in nw nj there aren't that many markets in the winter and my yard is very good at growing stones. your photos and your food are as elegant as the city you live in .... thank you for your great blogs. ma grandmere ete nee a lyon... what local foods would you suggest i learn about to honor her(never knew her alas)?

johnnybird just got home from a business trip. he had blackberried me that they were stopping to eat in a korean restaurant just south of baltimore. he just got home and had "leftovers". couldn't remember what the name of what he had but said it was rice, a lot of greens, a tiny bit of beef and an egg on top. the hostess/owner who didn't speak much english had to come over to encourage him to mix it up - ahhhhhh bibimbap!! he also said there was a "brown sauce" they brought him. ideas? he also said they brought out "appetizers" cucumbers that were "soft" or marinated, onions, kimchee that was hot, sprouts, sweet potatoes with a brown sauce on it, flat pieces of fish and some others. shoot - i was hoping for bulgogi leftovers guess i'm going to have to try this one in the near future since johnnybird is now one up on me

so far i have turkey breasts brining, a chocolate chimay cake and a cinnamon streusel coffee cake out of the oven, and a set of portugese sweet bread about to take the second rise. there is a pot of chili on the stove for dinner tomorrow night. with the weather iffy i think john will head for his mom's later in the day (about 8pm) tomorrow bearing all of the above - including the turkey cooked off with gravy and a green bean casserole made from scratch. i just pulled two packs of wax and green beans i put up when they were in season out of the freezer and i have some pearl onions, crimini, oyster and shitake mushrooms i'll incorporate into a sauce. i DO have to use the durkee fried onion rings to top it though. i'm thinking of making a mac and cheese, have some green beans or broccoli with garlic and maybe some onion soup.... happy holiday to all

well, there are turkey breasts being brined that i wll cook off tomorrow night. i just pulled a chocolate chimay cake and a streusel coffee cake out of the oven. there is a set of portugese sweet bread about to go to the second rise. tomorrow i am doing a green bean casserole from scratch - fresh green beans(along with some blanched green and wax beans from the freezer), crimini, shitake and oyster mushrooms in a bechemal sauce, small white onions though i do use the french fried onion rings on top. later i will make an apple pie and send all that up to poughkeepsie with johnnybird. my mother-in-law will do sausage stuffing and yams and buy the mini gherkins and cranberry sauce. i'm thinking homemade mac and cheese and garlic green beans. maybe some onion soup.... well, guess that means some confit in my future so better get going. happy holiday to all

yeah, but rebecca hou HAVE seen steve in his maid's outfit, right? damn, that guy has better legs than most women i know... and looks like he could be my sister

for dinner tomorrow night : CHILI. course i'm making it today. since i have to use up the freezer foods it will be of the ground meat(buffalo and beef mixed) persuasion instead of my regular bowl of red. onion, garlic, beer, poblanos, cumin and cocoa. jalapeno cheddar corn bread and cheese and sour cream. i can't wait.....

sunday was a request for a birthday present for a coworker - the pumpkin and black bean soup from pam reiss' soup book