Dinner 2024

[chromedome]

On 10/29/2024 at 9:35 AM, KennethT said:

I don't think I'd go so far as chickens being called predators though - have you ever seen one stalk some grubs?

We had 100 or so chickens at one point when I was a kid, and I currently have a small flock. I can affirm that if it's slow enough to catch and small enough to swallow, they'll give it a try. As I write this, hens Flossie and Yolko Ono (I don't pick the names) are outside the window of my basement office, trying to decide how they might get at the spiders nesting in the windowframe.

 

I uncovered an ant's nest under a piece of wood this summer, while they were hovering in the vicinity ("Whatcha doing? ...and why doesn't it involve feeding us?") and they were in there like a marauding army, inhaling eggs, larvae and worker ants like there was no tomorrow. So no, they're not bursting from ambush in pursuit of a snail or anything, but they certainly fit the definition of a predator.

[weinoo]

22 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

As for matzoh balls nothing is bettuh than light as a feathuh.

 

I didn't use seltzer or baking powder, nor did I do anything like whip the egg whites.  I've decided the key is how moist the mixture is; as I mentioned, this mixture was very wet, barely able to hold it's shape until it hits the simmering water.  Also, the longer the initial cook is (these were poached, covered, for almost an hour), seems to be another hidden trick.

Edited 6 hours ago by weinoo (log)

[liamsaunt]

A couple of recent dinners.  Kale caesar salad with chicken

 

 

 

An Ina Garten recipe for roasted salmon with melting cherry tomatoes.