Category: Cooking

  • Lamb Taco

    Lamb Taco

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    Our Black Welsh Mountain sheep meat and some local lettuce are the stars of our dinner. Prompt: Food engages all the senses. Make a photograph of food that causes our mouths to water or pucker. Get the viewer engaged. Continue reading

  • Love Is a Local Dinner

    Love Is a Local Dinner

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    This dinner features rack of lamb from our own Black Welsh Mountain sheep, local potatoes from Small Potatoes Farm, local salad greens, and local wine – Pinot Noir – from our neighbors up the road at Terror Creek Winery. Prompt: What is love? Make an interpretive photo today. Keep it clean, people. 🙂 Continue reading

  • Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

    Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

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    This is the lovely dessert we had tonight. It was vanilla ice cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, some Hershey’s dark chocolate, and a nice single malt scotch. YUM! Prompt: Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Make a photo of something sweet today. Continue reading

  • Simplicity

    Simplicity

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    Dinner tonight was plain roast chicken, with no spices, salt, or anything. Just plain roast chicken. We paired it with local wine from the winery up the street, plus plain lettuce. It was wonderful, filling, and simple local food! Prompt: Practice the art of simplicity today by making an interesting photo from a minimalist perspective. Continue reading

  • Culinary School of the Rockies: Dinner at Zephros

    Culinary School of the Rockies: Dinner at Zephros

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    We were invited to the Culinary School of the Rockies dinner at Zephros Farm. Here you can see the students busily working on the feast. I got several pictures of the students, both with and without their chef instructors. These were from just before the rain started. We had a brief downpour, and all of… Continue reading

  • Kids Pasta Project for Historical Society Benefit

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    The Kids Pasta Project here in North Fork serves up a pasta meal every Monday. All proceeds after expenses go to various local nonprofits. This coming Monday, September 7th, the recipient will be the North Fork Historical Society. The cost is a minimal $10/person, or less for seniors and kids. Come on out and show… Continue reading

  • Lemon (Or Lime) Pie

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    Here’s my lemon (or lime) pie recipe. Here’s how to make the pie crust. Mix juice, egg yolks, and zest. Blend on medium speed. Add sweetened condensed milk and blend until well-mixed. Pour into a baked pie crust and cook at 325 for 15-20 minutes. The filling should be set and barely jiggly. Cool on… Continue reading

  • Flat Stanley’s Thanksgiving Dinner

    Flat Stanley’s Thanksgiving Dinner

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    Flat Stanley joined us for Thanksgiving Dinner. We made mashed potatoes, bread, and a turkey. The turkey looked great, but it needed to cook for a little longer. Continue reading

  • More Bread Recipes

    More Bread Recipes

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    The bread experiments continue. Our latest recipe has been modified a bit: Mix the dry ingredients. Stir in the wet ones and cover with plastic wrap, then let rest for at least 8 hours. Knead briefly, then place the dough on parchment paper to rise for 2 hours. Shash the top before baking. Preheat a… Continue reading

  • More Bread

    More Bread

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    For Christmas, we spent the entire day baking the bread we started on Christmas Eve. We made some changes to the Cooks Illustrated No-Knead Bread recipe. The basic recipe is as follows: 15 ounces of flour (weighed) or 3 cups1/4 teaspoon yeast1 1/2 teaspoons table salt3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons… Continue reading