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A swarm of bees took up residence in our tree. I can't help but go "bzz bzz" when I see this :)
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Uploaded on Apr 2, 2011
New Bodum Bistro burr coffee grinder
Burr coffee grinders allow for much more precise control of the particle size than propellor grinders,...
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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2011
Burr coffee grinder
A closeup of the grinding portion of our new burr coffee grinder. It's basically a big fancy pepper mill.
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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2011
Fettuccine Alfredo
Homemade pasta with homemade sauce; delicious! Combination of these two recipes...
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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2011
Lemon tart
Slice of our lemon tart
Probably our most delicious ever; we cooked it longer on the stove, so it was already gelling when we...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2011
Buttered black beans: the end
After simmering for 5 hours you caramelize 4 cups of onions with a bunch of cumin seeds, and then mix...
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2010
Buttered black beans: after a few hours
The dish simmers for about 5 hours total, gaining a beautifully pigmented layer of fat on top. This has...
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2010
Buttered black beans: the start
Why yes, that is four sticks of butter (a whole pound) melting on top. Why do you ask?
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2010
Garlic frying in olive oil
The first step of making squid scampi: cooking garlic in oil. It smelled so good!
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Squid scampi
Squid sauteed briefly in garlic oil with parsley. We'd never made it before, and it was better than any...
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Cooking Indian squid curry
This squid dish was simmered for more than an hour, and turned out absolutely delicious. The recipe was from "At Home with Madhur Jaffrey."
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Finished squid curry
Simmered for more than an hour, so the squid was fall-apart tender. Delicious! We got the recipe from "At Home with Madhur Jaffrey."
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Turned roasted chicken
This was taken just after we took it out of the oven. We start it with one leg facing up, then flipped...
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Egg drop soup
Made with homemade chicken broth, home-grown scallions and home-grown parsley. A simple soup, but excellent with the homemade broth.
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Uploaded on Dec 4, 2010
Humbolt Fog and Lagrein cheese
Humbolt fog is an aged goat's milk cheese with a layer of ash in the middle. Lagrein is a spice-washed Italian cow's milk cheese.
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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2010
Four delicious cheeses
Clockwise from upper left: Beemster extra old (Holland, cow), Lagrein (Italy, cow), Humbolt Fog (California, goat), and Cashel Blue (Ireland, cow)
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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2010
Chicken pot pie, after cutting into it.
Recipe available here: rhosgobel.blogspot.com/2010/09/h omemade-chicken-pot-pie.html
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Uploaded on Sep 18, 2010
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