Manitoulin — Life on the level

[Anna N]

We just got back from a wee excursion.  Kerry picked up some farm fresh eggs from the farm.

 

Then we went and had brunch at Elliot’s. 

 

 

 Kerry had tea and this time they almost understood what she meant by lots of milk.  I had a black coffee. No photo of the coffee. I’m sure you mostly understand what I’m talking about.😊

 

 

Eggs benny with home fries for Kerry. 

 

 

Philly cheese steak for me. Yeah. It doesn’t pass muster for serious connoisseurs but it was tasty. 

 

 

[Shelby]

17 hours ago, Anna N said:

@Shelby

I am surprised you did not notice the watermelon right next to the pork steaks. What do you think this might portend in our future?

SHAME on me!  I should have noticed!!!  Oh I'm excited.  I hope you guys love it as much as I do.

[Shelby]

3 hours ago, rotuts said:

Ronnie , pls look away  

 

I dont understand the free food.

 

pls reply in a non Kansas Code.

His first comment was "well that store won't be in business very long"😂

[rotuts]

@Shelby

 

still no report from the Island LunchLadies on

 

the skinny on the store.  

 

Im betting its a Canadian thing , eh ?

 

might out live us all.

 

I understand Most Canadienes are Friendly ,  and fear more honest than S of the B.

 

after all , they don't have ' paper ' one dollar bills , I understand.

 

think of the savings in Graft etc right there !

[Anna N]

4 minutes ago, rotuts said:

still no report from the Island LunchLadies on

This is a situation probably unique to the Island. It is a sort of church charity. Even we have not completely sussed out how it works. Much of the stuff is donated from businesses off-Island. At least as far as we can determine, some/most/all profits go to support a church (perhaps in Haiti?). Those things unlikely to sell are offered for free. Often they are not “farmers market” quality. There is much poverty on the Island so this seems to work to some extent. I am sure there those opposed—e.g. the grocery stores. 

[DesertTinker]

55 minutes ago, Anna N said:

This is a situation probably unique to the Island. It is a sort of church charity. Even we have not completely sussed out how it works. Much of the stuff is donated from businesses off-Island. At least as far as we can determine, some/most/all profits go to support a church (perhaps in Haiti?). Those things unlikely to sell are offered for free. Often they are not “farmers market” quality. There is much poverty on the Island so this seems to work to some extent. I am sure there those opposed—e.g. the grocery stores. 

They do have an active Facebook page “Barney’s Bargain Barn”, lots of pics, videos, past and upcoming events.

[Anna N]

36 minutes ago, DesertTinker said:

They do have an active Facebook page “Barney’s Bargain Barn”, lots of pics, videos, past and upcoming events.

Never fell for the social media thing. But I did hear this from others. 

[Kerry Beal]

The Divine Lorraine

 

 

Had no Orange Cream Citrate Bitters - so instead used some Regan orange bitters and some Lactart.

[Kerry Beal]

The Chocolate-Almond Situation is a hit. Reminds me of the Fondant the @schneich served me when I met him in Köhn. 

 

 

 

 

A lot messy to eat though!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

15 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

The Divine Lorraine

 

 

Had no Orange Cream Citrate Bitters - so instead used some Regan orange bitters and some Lactart.

 

What is the white machine behind the bottles?

 

[Kerry Beal]

Just now, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

What is the white machine behind the bottles?

 

It's a water heater to make my tea.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

25 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

A lot messy to eat though!

 

Far less messy than this version  that is dusted with powdered sugar!    😟

[Smithy]

Kira's laugh is beautiful!

[Anna N]

47 minutes ago, Smithy said:

Kira's laugh is beautiful!

 And unbelievably infectious. She can have me in stitches in no time.

[Kerry Beal]

Schooner sailing by.

 

 

 

[Tri2Cook]

2 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

A lot messy to eat though!

Messes are a small matter when they result in a smile like that. And with that, another recipe added to the lineup. At the current recipes in vs recipes out rate, I'm gonna have to assign someone the job of completing the list as a condition to getting whatever little I manage to leave them in my will. 

[Anna N]

So at the moment the sandwich of my dreams is a rapini and mozzarella panini.  I saw it mentioned or perhaps photographed somewhere in my surfing. This almost measured up: 

 

 

Leftover cooked forever broccoli, leftover strip loin and shredded mozzarella on rye bread. I spread Hellmann’s on the outside and then grilled it. (Currently Kerry is trying to tempt me with links to a rapini panini.  She wonders if I ever find her annoying.) 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

29 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Schooner sailing by.

 

 

 

 

I don't see no sails.

 

[Kerry Beal]

1 minute ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I don't see no sails.

 

Good point - schooner schooning by.

[Kerry Beal]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was getting a picture of milkweed when I heard this guy buzzing from flower to flower.

 

 

 

 

Perhaps a budding romance. This young man comes down to swim every night - usually heads off as soon as he's had his swim. Tonight stopped on the bench to chat!

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

So at the moment the sandwich of my dreams is a rapini and mozzarella panini.  I saw it mentioned or perhaps photographed somewhere in my surfing. This almost measured up: 

 

 

Leftover cooked forever broccoli, leftover strip loin and shredded mozzarella on rye bread. I spread Hellmann’s on the outside and then grilled it. (Currently Kerry is trying to tempt me with links to a rapini panini.  She wonders if I ever find her annoying.) 

OH, YES!    One of my earliest adult food epiphany was a grilled spinach and mozzarella sandwich on spinach bread, in Rome, and at breakfast.    Standard and cheap at stand up bars, it was my regular order.    I seem to have forgotten them.   Thank you SO MUCH for putting them back in my repertoire.    SO GOOD!  

[Anna N]

 

Poached eggs in the last of the fiery salsa tamed with a little cream and the dregs of the mild salsa.  Still carried enough of a kick to make sure I am finally awake.

[Anna N]

23 hours ago, Shelby said:

SHAME on me!  I should have noticed!!!  Oh I'm excited.  I hope you guys love it as much as I do.

 Well of course we will hold you completely responsible if we don’t!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was awful glad that I found the YouTube video suggesting how to tackle the watermelon.  Mind you Howard’s idea of a one and a half inch cube and my idea  seem to be off by a few orders of magnitude. 

 

 Forgot to take photographs of the pork being browned.  But here is the dish with the pork and sauce ready to be covered by foil and plunked into the oven. 

 

 

I am hoping it will work if I do the two hours of cooking now with the lid on and the half hour of cooking at dinner time with the lid off (probably a bit longer given that it will have cooled down).  Timing is an issue around here. 

[Shelby]

5 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Well of course we will hold you completely responsible if we don’t!

I have broad shoulders 

 

Watermelon looks good--does it taste good?

[Anna N]

17 minutes ago, Shelby said:

I have broad shoulders 

 

Watermelon looks good--does it taste good?

Too good!  Very sweet. I rationalize  by saying that I am merely attempting to stay (very well) hydrated.