Tuesday night I was taking the ham out of the smoker and cutting up smoked pork skin. This is what Strut looks like when he's annoyed he doesn't get any of the smoked pork skin!
Three hams in the smoker, after two weeks wet brined, soaked in a water to cut their saltiness for 24 hours. Smoked on hardwood at 225F until their core hits 160F, then it gets tented in foil until...
Brunch: scrambled eggs with blanched then cut spinach, slow fried mushrooms, and Julienned, fried up homemade bacon. Served on Kerrygold buttered homemade rosemary thyme parsley garlic bread. Note: I...
Sunday morning is "Do the dog's nails" day, specifically Strut's and Spring's. They're black, Strut's are rock hard, Spring's grow amazingly fast and especially the outside ones curl. We do their...
It's snowing fluffy seeds, and unlike poor Colin I have no allergies. It's in the mid 60s in the shade and I'm sitting in the sun on the top balcony out of any wind with my coffee. Life Is Good
Dog's nails are done, hams are out of the brine and soaked overnight in water, cracked rye is soaking in near boiling water. Time to relax. Sitting on the deck watching the snow storm of fluffy seeds...
Today's brunch. Quartered white mushrooms gently fried in parsley infused olive oil with some thyme added, refrigerated until it is a solid, then the lardons fried in it with a bit of extra bacon...
