Category Archives: Food
More sausages, lamb and pork
My friend H had a very full freezer, and to help him out with good food for the holidays, I offered to teach him to make sausages. Since H had both lamb and pork available, we used this opportunity to … Continue reading
Thanks, Tom, for a Great Tool!
I can really appreciate how the creative mind works, and it’s great to be the recipient of something that is well crafted. When Tom was here learning to make sausages, he saw the need we had to keep the sausage … Continue reading
Warm Butternut Squash Salad
Yes, it IS possible. A winter squash SALAD. I found out about this salad from a podcast called Spilled Milk, which is done by Molly of Orangette and Matthew, her audio partner in crime. They are a pretty funny team … Continue reading
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Tagged Molly, Orangette, tahini, tahini dressing, winter squash
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Mark Leslie’s Polpette di Melanzane
The following recipe is from Mark Leslie’s book, Beyond the Pasta, Recipes, Language & Life with an Italian Family. This is a recipe you want to make when you have plenty of time to do the work ahead, and it … Continue reading
Sausage Making Fun on Saturday
Here are V and T, who came over to my house on Saturday, along with M, to learn to make sausages. As you can see, the happy couple are impressed that we got from raw ingredients through to this point … Continue reading
Posted in Cured Meats, Food, Slow Food
Tagged Charcuterie, grinding, how to, KitchenAid, sausages
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The Cake, or How to Win Friends and Influence Others
I’ve found that people respond very well to cake, in general, and to a good moist yellow cake in particular. The cake pictured above was made for a Chardonnay tasting event DH and I went to recently at the home … Continue reading
The Drive-By Gifting
I am terrible at remembering specific important dates (birthdays, holidays, etc.), and getting a gift or letter together to be there on The Big Day, of whatever type it is. I do, however, like to be generous, and to share … Continue reading
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Rendering Pork Fat into Lard
Since this year’s pig purchase is my first, this is my first experience receiving large quantities of fat in bags. Some of it I’m saving for making sausages, but yesterday I decided to render some of the fat into lard. … Continue reading
Ducks and Duck Products
Again, I am amazed at the bounty that surrounds me, and how easy it has been for me to find high quality ingredients, now that I have some freezer space available. A friend and I have decided to get together … Continue reading
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Cured Meats – Red Wattle Pancetta
Between the arrival of the pig parts, and the speed of ripening fruits, I haven’t had the time to write about all of the kitchen action as I’ve gone. I decided to make pancetta out of the pork belly pieces … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon, heritage breed, pancetta, pork bellies, Red Wattle
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