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Morning? Well, it's morning somewhere!Hi Lance. Canada? Have you broken out the parkas yet?
(Okay, okay, just kidding, well, jealous, actually. Real authentic, unpasturized apple cider is an unknown treat in these parts, and truly beautiful fall color is something I haven't seen in years.)
Let me go off and whimper and sniffle on my own . . .
Neighborhood harvests? Sunday I picked 20 pounds of tomatoes. Have you any idea how much that is? Three gallons of juice to cook down into red sauce. I may not have to plant any at all next year. Shoot, I've already done three gallons before now. . .
20# of tomatoes? ROFL...you must have been up to your furry ass in sauce by the days' end.How many days did it take you?
He'll never miss a few pints Lance...just sneak into his den in a few months while he's passed out; perhaps from the cider.
I am giving some thought to shipping some to Chicago in March. As to recipes, I gotta milyunovem! What are you up for?
Is it morning already?!
Boy, you guys have get an early start!
Think I could get used to this kind of morning.Here, let me run and put my pj's on.
Lance, darling. I needed sangria last May, and several nice folks around here helped me out with recipes. It's our second favorite topic. Sex, then food. Well, not always in that order. Oh, and sweetie, I think your message got lost in the mail. But that's okay.![]()
Do bears share secret family recipes? Yogi couldn't even share a picnic basket.
Do bears share secret family recipes? Yogi couldn't even share a picnic basket.
Uncle Yogi was a cheapskate. Given all the money he made in Hollywood, you'd think he'd have shared a little with the rest of the workin' bears. Not a chance. Now my Uncle Baloo was a bear who understood that a good time was for sharing. He'd roll out a barrel of mead and pop the bung. Phew! Did we party!
Anyway, if you head for the lake and come back with a mess of bluegill, try this.
I cobbled this out of a basic recipe for freshwater panfish that I found in an American fish cookbook. The original was quite unimaginative so I decided it needed help. This is better . . . a lot better!
Improved Fish Chowder
4 slices extra thick bacon, cut up
1 lb. baby potatoes, whole
½ large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups stock
½ cup chopped baby carrots
¼ cup chopped cilantro
Juice of ½ fresh lime
½ tsp dried dill
1/8 tsp. anise seed
1cup whipping cream (or canned coconut milk!)
1 lb. white fish fillets, cubed
in a 3-quart saucepan or kettle, cook bacon until browned, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon from pan and sauté onion in bacon fat until soft. Sauté garlic 15 seconds and add stock, potatoes, carrots, cilantro, lime juice, dill and anise seed. Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes. Blend in cream, add catfish cubes and simmer 3 minutes until the fish is cooked. Serve with hot French bread and green salad. Either beer or a Riesling would go good with this.
Just did.![]()