Thanksgiving Meal

Here is what I have planned

Leg of lamb baked in brioche
Rice Pilaf with Roma tomatoes, broccoli, and carrots
Bosc Pears poached in Merlot
And some sort of yam thing..

Fire Pictures

A Proposal

I have decided to start writing short stories. Ideally I would like to do it regularly. What I need is a bit of something to work with. What I want is three words upon which to base the story. Leave a comment with the three words you want to see form a story and I shall do my best from there. Bear with me though as I may be a bit rusty.

Bagels and Brains

So last night I made bagels. They came out rather on the small side, but they are quite enjoyable. My food making obsession is continuing at a rapid pace. I expect within five years I will be trying to grow nearly everything myself so that I can handle any and all processing. If I had a reliable source of fresh milk here I would already be making cheese.

Did I mention that I plan on keeping bees? That's right I'm going to keep bees.

Evidently there are people who think that I am brilliant. They do not think this because I came up with a Grand Unified Theory in physics or anything actually brilliant. They think this because I can point out obvious things such as possible definition of the word exception. There have been other instances but basically it comes down to me pointing out simple things and they react as though I had cured cancer. The worst part is when they ask me how I know these things. Sadly they do not want to get into a discussion of how one comes to know things. They are seriously asking how I figured out totally obvious things.

I really don't know what to do with this sort of thing. I could laugh but then I would have to explain the joke and then I would never get any work done.

Fresh Start

So I am going to try to start this thing again. I just checked back on it and found that I had posted twice in April and that was it. I'm just going to ramble here I think. I don't really know what else to do with it.

That being said, my latest obsession is cooking things from scratch. I've taken to buying whole chickens and cutting them up myself. I'm even making my own sauces. Even when I don't get it quite right I still enjoy the food more. I am sure that I am not the only person out there who is getting sick of all the processed crap that is sold in supermarkets across the country. Nearly all of it packed with salt and who knows what else.

I even have plans to further this obsession once the move to Minnesota is accomplished. Once I have the proper space I am going to start canning and preserving things. That way I can pick out the tomatoes and other things that I'm going to be using later. I know it is a fair amount of work but I think it is worth it. Not only will the food taste better, but I will probably end up saving money after the initial investment in equipment. I also hope to be able to get most of the food from local producers to help keep money in the community and reduce the environmental impact.

Once that project is rolling I am going to find a milk supplier and start making my own cheese.

And somewhere further down the road I have plans to make my own sausage and smoke meat, but that's going to take a great deal of space.

For now I just have to settle for good food and beer that I've made.