Manitoulin — Life on the level

[Kerry Beal]

Lunch today at the Other Half Cafe (the other half of the other half being a pawn shop) - the medical student chose the chili option - I had the corn soup option (that would be posole). Lunch includes the soup, fry bread, a drink and dessert.

 

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

On the way home I stopped in the Flee Market - nothing much of interest with the exception of a 'what the hell is it?' item. I had a vague idea that it was something that was sold with vintage Filter Queen vacuum cleaners and indeed after a bit of time I found it online. Filter Queen de-MOTHer.

 

Dropped in to Barney's to see what might be new - todays give aways were cabbages a bit beyond their prime and a whole lot of potatoes - of which we have plenty. Picked up a few odds and ends - most exciting the pure peanut oil $8 for 2 liters.

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Cocktail tonight - another variation on the Esquire Formula - there have got be endless combinations and permutations even with just the booze we have here.

 

[lemniscate]

1 minute ago, Kerry Beal said:

most exciting the pure peanut oil $8 for 2 liters.

 

I use that brand of peanut oil, it is not cheap.  Nice find.

[Kerry Beal]

PIcadillo - it's what's for dinner! With the addition of some lovely smashed potatoes cooked in peanut oil.

 

 

 

[chefmd]

3 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Lunch today at the Other Half Cafe (the other half of the other half being a pawn shop) - the medical student chose the chili option - I had the corn soup option (that would be posole). Lunch includes the soup, fry bread, a drink and dessert.

 

 

 

 

I love posole.  But so much styrofoam...  it would make me feel guilty for days!

[chefmd]

28 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Cocktail tonight - another variation on the Esquire Formula - there have got be endless combinations and permutations even with just the booze we have here.

 

What booze do u have?  I would love to reproduce your cocktails

[Kerry Beal]

24 minutes ago, chefmd said:

What booze do u have?  I would love to reproduce your cocktails

Post of June 29 shows the bottles. 

[Katie Meadow]

1 hour ago, lemniscate said:

 

I use that brand of peanut oil, it is not cheap.  Nice find.

Yep, also my favorite brand. Love that dopey lion. 

[Kim Shook]

5 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Lunch today at the Other Half Cafe (the other half of the other half being a pawn shop) - the medical student chose the chili option - I had the corn soup option (that would be posole). Lunch includes the soup, fry bread, a drink and dessert.

 

 

 

 

I like the looks of that cheesecake (?) - lots of graham cracker crust and what looks like canned cherry pie filling.  A trashy treasure!

[Kerry Beal]

15 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

I like the looks of that cheesecake (?) - lots of graham cracker crust and what looks like canned cherry pie filling.  A trashy treasure!

Yup - it was indeed!

[DesertTinker]

2 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

 

 

What’s the red and white thing, extreme right just above the zester? Looks like it has two little hands in it.

[Kerry Beal]

3 minutes ago, DesertTinker said:

What’s the red and white thing, extreme right just above the zester? Looks like it has two little hands in it.

Ice pop molds 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DesertTinker]

1 minute ago, Kerry Beal said:

Ice pop molds 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ooh! Ice pop maker, fun!

[gfweb]

11 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Ice pop molds 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of them look like the head is bigger than the base. How do you unmold them?

[TicTac]

Kerry - Did you find that juicer at the bargain joint as well!?

 

If so, (as you know) I am very jealous!

 

LOL

 

The search continues!

[Anna N]

 Good morning. Forgot to post photographs of Kira’s dinner last night. 

 

 

 

Tacos filled with peccadillo and cheddar cheese. They seemed to go down rather well. 

[Kerry Beal]

19 minutes ago, TicTac said:

Kerry - Did you find that juicer at the bargain joint as well!?

 

If so, (as you know) I am very jealous!

 

LOL

 

The search continues!

Homesense 

[Kerry Beal]

54 minutes ago, gfweb said:

 

Some of them look like the head is bigger than the base. How do you unmold them?

They are silicone - we will do some ice experiments in them today 

 

 

 

[lemniscate]

7 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

we will do some ice experiments in them today

 

Red currant sherbet/sorbet?

 

[Kerry Beal]

Cheese Biscuits - now awaiting a call to suggest I come in to work

 

[Anna N]

 And I got the one with the most crispy bits:

 

[Anna N]

 

 The second of the apples whose labels fell off! Almost certain this is the Envy. I loved the texture. It was crisp and juicy. I don’t think it was as tasty as the Jazz which I had the other day. This, regrettably, is the last of the Unexpected Cheddar from Trader Joe’s. I am hooked on this cheese and we are a long, long way from any Trader Joe’s.

 

Since Kerry is doing a 24 hour shift in emergency we don’t plan any formal or even informal meals.  We just feed ourselves as best we can.  There is something to be said for both ways of feeding one’s face!  We can each have things the other doesn’t like.  

 

Right now I am plotting a melange of Cuban Picadillo and Mexican? Texan? nachos with a nice Wisconsin cheddar.

 

 

 

 

[Anna N]

Kerry is currently living a 10-year-old’s dream. She is going hellbent for leather, lights flashing and sirens screaming to Sudbury. Lord knows when she’ll get home.

[Anna N]

Kerry is on her way back now at a somewhat slower pace. 

 

 So the Tex-Mex plan gave way to the sort of Irish plan.  Potato chips instead of corn chips. 

 

 

 Undressed. 

 

 

 Dressed to my fashion standards.  

Edited July 25, 2019 by Anna N
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