Kicking back in Manitoulin

[Anna N]

 

 Cheese added after 15 minutes of baked time and re-entry shields in place.

 

 

 The finished tart. It could've stood a little longer in the oven to better melt the cheese but since it is going to be reheated I decided to quit while I was ahead.  

 

 The recipe suggested that the liquid drained from the mushrooms and leeks  should either be discarded or saved for another purpose.  I tasted it. I poured it into a cocktail glass. No more liquid to worry about. 

 

Here's a link to the recipe for those who are interested. It could not be easier.  

 

Missing from my recipe is the thyme (one of us is unbelievably not a fan) and a good sprinkling of pepper, out of respect for our mini roommate who might want some of the tart.  She is really the only one who should be eating it since she is the one who wears a bib.  You all know how puff pastry is as far as crumbs are concerned.   Whoever thought it would make good appetizers for a  fancy dress cocktail party? Un décolleté plongeant is a crumb magnet.  Just saying. 

[rotuts]

@Anna N

 

I tasted it. I poured it into a cocktail glass

 

Yikes !

 

a brand new cocktail coming up soon ?

[Okanagancook]

Not meaning to hijack what's going on here but I was interested in the curry that Kerry had at work.  I have been cooking curries for many years and always make my own spice blend...as per the recipe.  I have never purchased one of those ready made spice packages such as the one used in that curry.  So I thought I would try it.  Here is my account of the process:

 

I used four large boned chicken thighs, 1 tsp of cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon Dijon; 2 tablespoons of vinegar and just had to add some onions which were fried in oil before adding the paste.  I had a large package of powdered coconut and reconstituted 2 cups using the package directions.  I took the chicken out of the sauce when it was done and reduced the sauce a bit.  We had it with rice, baked okra & onions, cucumber raita, onion & tomato salad and flat breads in the foil.  It was very good.  I can't say it was better than the flavours I usually get but it certainly was easy to make.  $2.50 for the package of spices.

 

 

 

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

@Anna N

 

I tasted it. I poured it into a cocktail glass

 

Yikes !

 

a brand new cocktail coming up soon ?

 What? You think I was prepared to share? Not a chance!  

[Tri2Cook]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

 Outside temperature currently is 20°C/68°F. Room temp!  I am comfortable.

Comfy indeed. Not far off of what we have here... 17°C/62°F and overcast right now. It was 33°C/91°F and sunny two days ago so it almost feels a bit chilly today in comparison.

[blue_dolphin]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

 

 Cheese added after 15 minutes of baked time and re-entry shields in place.

 

 

I really love your "re-entry shields" terminology!  I'm a fiend for a flaky bottom crust or maybe I'm a pale-pasty-crust-phobe. Either way, I regularly need to deploy re-entry shields on my blind-baked crusts. 

I also save them to re-use so next time someone attempts to throw them away, I can say, "Nooooo - they're my special re-entry shields !

[Anna N]

5 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

I also save them to re-use so next time someone attempts to throw them away, I can say, "Nooooo - they're my special re-entry shields !

 If I just make one person smile each day I am happy.

 

[Anna N]

 

 

 

 The epitomy of an indulgent dinner. Five scallops and dessert!  

 

[Kerry Beal]

 

Here is the rain pounding down just before I needed to get out of the vehicle at Max Burt's farm.

 

By the time I finished gabbing with Max the rain had stopped and it was sunny when I reached Lisabeth's place. She posed with her EZtemper for an Instagram photo op. She had cleaned it - I rarely see them clean!

 

 

 

 

There is a new spot in Gore Bay - called the Fromagerie. We had crepes - a Maple cheddar bacon sweet one for me and a Philly cheesesteak for Lisabeth.

 

 

 

On the way back to the house we saw this fellow lounging on someone's lawn. 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

 

Here is what I returned with.

 

 

Then we enjoyed another Eeyore's Requiem.

[Kerry Beal]

When life gives you bananas and blueberries ...

 

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

9 hours ago, Porthos said:

I will have to re-read this thread come fall weather in southern California. All these lovely baked things are out of my reach at the moment. The current forecast is for 33 C or higher with 40ish percent humidity through the middle of August. No, I am not turning on the oven. We have a serviceable Oster toaster oven with a fan-on option but it is of limited capacity.

 

The good news: when I re-read this thread I will have pleasant smiles and chuckles for a second time.

Funny thing - Anna and I sometime go looking for something from an old Manitoulin thread and invariably go down the rabbit hole and totally rediscover all the things we did and have forgotten.

[Anna N]

 

 

 I was quite positive that I had posted this last evening but apparently not. An indulgent meal of five scallops and dessert! Lisabeth (of Ultimately Chocolate in Gore Bay) sent two desserts home with Kerry and we shared each of them. Delicious. 

[Anna N]

 Good morning. How quickly things change weather wise.   We have gone from melting to practically freezing. It is just 16°C this morning and not expected to climb much above 20 or 21°C.  

 

 

 Breakfast was a piece of the mushroom and leek tart that I made yesterday.   I reheated it for 10 minutes in the CSO at 325°F using the steam-bake function. 

 

 Kerry is working in town today at the clinic so will likely be popping in and out as time allows.   After work we are planning on a trip to Pike Lake Farm to pick up some summer sausage for my daughter. 

 

 Other than that I do not know what the day may hold. 

[Anna N]

 So lunch for me was a piece of toast and a glass of soda water. I spared you the photograph. I don't think Kerry did much better – – leftover soup, saltines and some cheese, I think.  She worked on her computer through lunch and I worked on pulling together a grocery order for when we get home as there will be nothing in my house to eat.   We are just a boring pair today!

[Shelby]

You can't go home yet, you just got there 

[Anna N]

32 minutes ago, Shelby said:

You can't go home yet, you just got there 

We have still got a couple more days. But the time has gone by incredibly fast this time!

[Tri2Cook]

6 hours ago, Anna N said:

 

I was quite positive that I had posted this last evening but apparently not. An indulgent meal of five scallops and dessert! Lisabeth (of Ultimately Chocolate in Gore Bay) sent two desserts home with Kerry and we shared each of them. Delicious. 

Soooo... at the risk of being the smartass... you did. 

[Anna N]

9 minutes ago, Tri2Cook said:

Soooo... at the risk of being the smartass... you did. 

 Oh dear so I did. It was still showing in my reply window so I jumped to the conclusion that I had failed to post it. Never mind. Nothing wrong with two photographs of scallops and dessert is there?

[Kerry Beal]

 Apparently I forgot to take a picture of it before I took it to work – this is the Atlantic Beach pie as shown in food 52

 

 

here it is after about one hour at work this afternoon

[Kerry Beal]

Maximilian Affair

 

 

are usually take the picture before I put the rest of the ice from the shaker in my glass but unfortunately today I wasn't paying attention

[Kerry Beal]

 

Not my best picture - but lovely lamb, beef fat roasted potatoes and nuked corn.

[Tri2Cook]

3 hours ago, Anna N said:

 Nothing wrong with two photographs of scallops and dessert is there?

Nope... especially when the scallops and dessert look as good as those.

[Kerry Beal]

 

In exchange for butter tarts - an orthopod from Toronto, who comes here on and off in the summer, will come in tomorrow on a day off and inject my lateral epicondylitis. Amazing what you can get done with a few well placed sweets!

[DesertTinker]

1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

In exchange for butter tarts - an orthopod from Toronto, who comes here on and off in the summer, will come in tomorrow on a day off and inject my lateral epicondylitis. Amazing what you can get done with a few well placed sweets!

While I do know the difference between an arthropod and an orthopod, my mind still takes me to a scenario where you're being injected by something more akin to a wasp or bee, especially with the butter tarts involved.