Free The Animal

I’ve done a few crock pot dishes lately and am really enjoying the simplicity. Basically, toss a few ingredients in over the space of 10 minutes, turn it on, and you’re done preparing dinner (or whatever). Another thing is that the last couple of times I’ve used it I get things started at 1pm in [...]

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Headed off to the cabin in the mountains in a bit. Sometimes that brings on a blogging whirlwind ’cause I love it. Haven’t been up there since Xmas/NY, and had a tree take out power (like, the whole junction box, meter & pole) in the interim but the insurance Co treated me very well and [...]

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I just adore Thai Massaman curry. Here’s a couple of examples. From the other day, an appetizer dish for friends: meatballs. I used Justin Owings’ recipe, with one modification: 1/2 tsp fennel seeds in addition to everything else. And, yes, this recipe makes for an awesome meatza base. I especially like the red pepper flakes.
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Well one post I’ve been drafting just won’t die, in terms of getting the thing finished and just this morning new info from a favorite source to incorporate. In the meantime, some meals. First, after Sunday’s take at the Farmer’s Market I got right to work on a brisket in the crock pot, along with [...]

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I have three posts in draft and tons of comments that need reading and if necessary, responding to. I’m so gratified that the comment board is so self-policing and I don’t need to moderate. And that allows discussions to go on when I’m off doing something else or disciplining myself with book writing or drafting [...]

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