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Nice! Let's see the rest of the cave! No Hakushu 12 on the LCBO site (why would the worlds largest booze buying power have a decent selection!?) - any other Japanese whiskey recommendations? That square bottle looks familiar....

Not sure how I missed this one...but yikes! @KennethT - glad to hear you are on the mend. Rest assured you will never do that again! Unless you are planning on some high strap boots, even crocks or those birks are not going to totally protect you...I narrowly avoided a heavy Black Carbon Steel pan falling on my foot last week - left a nice ding in the maple hardwood, but better than then my foot. And let's face it, wearing shoes in the house!? Ugh - big pet peeve of mine (people are not allowed in my house with shoes, minus my 96 year old grandmother whom it would take as long as her visit to get them off and into slippers).

@Duvel - Can you share more about those large maki rolls? My kids would go ape-shit over them...

Condolences to her loved ones. She was always fun to engage with here.

Too bad they don't deliver North of the 49th parallel!

Asian cold rolls marinated chicken (hiding underneath) julienned cucumber, pickled carrots, glass noodles, cilantro, lettuce & hoisin/lime/green onion sauce. peanut sauce on side for further dippage

Congrats on the inaugural snow, you could have helped yourself to some of ours far earlier in the season! Oh, and if you can still see the green, that ain't really snow! More like the threat of, a tease....if you will! Curious as to what the white sauce the sweetbreads and morels are in is? Love sweetbreads, one of the most underappreciated 'cuts' available.

Pulled pork shoulder braised for 8 hours in fresh orange - lime juice, coke, spices and ramps. Tacos Toppings Happy taste buds (the salsa came out smoking hot - never know how hot these Morita peppers will be!)

Ventured out in 30km/h winds and -5 temps to fire up the Webber...I don’t use thermometers but somehow things tend to work out... Today the bbq gods favoured me - one of my best efforts!

If you want to splurge, I would highly recommend the Asahi rubber cutting board. https://www.korin.com/TK-203-03-120 After seeing my local Japanese restaurant's remodel and sourcing of these huge boards, I inquired about them and was enlightened on the quality of said beast. Purchased a few years ago, it has served me very well - though admittedly I only use it when making Sushi.

“Dinner in progress”

Very interesting thread. Thank you for taking the time to share with us!

Also great if you remove the pith, in tea.

Crispy gnocchi - oyster/lions mane mushroom reduction - pancetta - parm Nice white Salad not shown - though a really nice dill/caper/balsamic vinaigrette

Looks great @Shelby And talk about a splurge - *7* French fries!!! 😉

Everything above looks delicious. Great stuff, @shain

Grilled Kampachi collars not much to look at but I would argue the best piece of the fish! Honkin Lions mane dry seared finished with butter and salt ocean trout ‘nigiri’

My mushroom guy spoils me - unreal Lions mane specimen. It WILL be (part of) dinner!

Perhaps just a heightened sensitivity to cold then - like I said, mine never last as long as some of my other 'heartier' herbs do. Then again, I do live in the Great White North

I find they certainly have a 'lifespan' - one of the first herbs in my garden to start to show its age - no matter how I prune and trim, it is one of the first to go. On a side note, I got my seed catalogue this year and boy, oh boy - am I going to go nuts and order (probably) far too many seeds and new (and very exciting) plants - like this 'Green Pepper Basil' from Mexico, which I know many on this board would be a huge fan of.... 🤣

Far from health food - some comfort was needed... Poutine; while not totally authentic (no cheese curds or packet gravy, but rather chicken gravy - Oaxacan cheese and mozzarella) certainly tasty. Baked beans. Roasted fennel tops and shaved fennel salad to balance the healthy factor (a bit... 😁)

Potato Taco (almost) Tuesday

Perfect! Makes sense, similar to what I do when slow grilling on a charcoal BBQ - moisture and capture. I like the idea of rosemary to add a bit to the smoke. Looks great.

@Duvel - That is very ambitious of you (then again, clearly you are a rotisserie pro) as I have never even played with my rotisserie setting on my Napoleon. Were the 2 sheet pans to diffuse the heat on the thinner parts of Thumper? And if you ever are in need of additional hare, just swing by my back yard, load up your BB gun of choice and have at 'em! (just not the one nestled beside my deck under its snow lodge, my kids love that little guy!)

extremely fresh spigola steamed - finished with hot oil / soy / sake and aromatics