Elbow grease relief
Elbow grease relief
Speaking of useful modern conveniences, our automatic dishwasher is getting plenty of use. With three people having all of their meals prepared and eaten here, we're filling and running it about once per day. Plenty of pots and pans to scrub on top of that.
Made cacio e pepe for the first time, not quite ready to beat Bobby Flay, but pretty good for an initial effort. Used fresh bocatini and this recipe as the starting point: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree ... pe-8640368
Made cacio e pepe for the first time, not quite ready to beat Bobby Flay, but pretty good for an initial effort. Used fresh bocatini and this recipe as the starting point: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree ... pe-8640368
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Yum! I’m so tired of dishes. I usually do a load a week, lately its been every few days
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I have so far made beef Wellington and a somewhat successful lobster thermidor recipe I found while watching Julia Child. (My plating needs a ton of work, I have no artistic bent, hubby is much better at that sort of thing) I also made her swordfish recipe and found it scrumptious. I am really really tired of dishes. Tonight I am keeping it simple, ham and beans and cornbread. This weekend may be dedicated to takeout.
I also bought a sewing machine and have made an effort to learn to sew. I don't think it is actually gonna happen though. I am much better at taking stitches out than putting them in.
I also bought a sewing machine and have made an effort to learn to sew. I don't think it is actually gonna happen though. I am much better at taking stitches out than putting them in.
Elbow grease relief
Cacio e pepe is easy to make and much better than making a meal of just plain spaghetti and meat sauce. However, when I make this dish I follow most of the above recipe but instead I use about 3/4 cups (+/-) of the pasta water and throw in a 6.5oz, can of undrained chopped clams. I also toss in a handful of dried sunflower kernels. Yes it sounds strange but I enjoy the slight crunch with each bite.Long Run wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 6:27 pm... Made cacio e pepe for the first time, not quite ready to beat Bobby Flay, but pretty good for an initial effort. Used fresh bocatini and this recipe as the starting point: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree ... pe-8640368
I rarely follow recipes exactly. Mostly I'm looking for the proper cooking times and temperatures needed for something similar I'm making, and then add ingredients I think might work as I go along. I'm rarely disappointed with my freestyle dishes.
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You say it is easy to make, but I found it quite the grind.
Elbow grease relief
I don't mind the grind.
There are dozens of electric pepper grinders out there but as little as I use my OXO mill I can't justify the purpose, nor cost, of an electric one.
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I'm doing loads of baking, mainly bread in various forms, but also scones, scrolls and, inevitably, pasties.
Also buying fish fresh off the boats in the harbour, and learning how to fillet them.
Also buying fish fresh off the boats in the harbour, and learning how to fillet them.
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Dishwasher machinery? You wimps! Mrs. Meade needs no such thing - my hands are practically prunes from years and years of washing the dishes. Why, I've done two loads by hand today already. I even wash my pots and pans while Margaretta is putting my completed plates of delicious food on the table. I put it down to early potty training. And my mother always believing in freedom of choice - "wash or dry" she'd say. I washed because that finished first
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Yes, and we all had to walk several miles to school, uphill both ways, in two feet of snow. Then we got cars, dishwashers and microwaves, and life got a bit better, if still a long way from perfect.MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 11:13 amDishwasher machinery? You wimps! * * * I put it down to early potty training.
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I did pick up some tasty early season cherries. So, while life may not be a bowl of cherries now, your life can include a bowl of cherries.
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Man, I got tired carrying a couple of books in a satchel when I walked to school. You must have been exhausted before you got to show-and-tell.Long Run wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 1:10 pmYes, and we all had to walk several miles to school, uphill both ways, in two feet of snow. Then we got cars, dishwashers and microwaves, and life got a bit better, if still a long way from perfect.MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 11:13 amDishwasher machinery? You wimps! * * * I put it down to early potty training.
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I'm sure your wife appreciates that principle.MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 11:13 amDishwasher machinery? You wimps! Mrs. Meade needs no such thing - my hands are practically prunes from years and years of washing the dishes. Why, I've done two loads by hand today already. I even wash my pots and pans while Margaretta is putting my completed plates of delicious food on the table. I put it down to early potty training. And my mother always believing in freedom of choice - "wash or dry" she'd say. I washed because that finished first
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