Three stitches: nicked the main artery on the side towards the thumb. At the ER when the doctor moved the edges to look at the cut it opened up again and it sprayed 4, 5 foot. In other news, it's...
For those that are waiting for news of Irene surgery: it went as well as it could. She is out of surgery. She lost the leg, but they were able to save the baby, Correction: No complications, she has...
Last weekend's salmon extravaganza. I had 3 pounds or so of line caught wild salmon from Pike Place market (though delivered by the elves of AmazonFresh to my front door). And only Irene, Colin, and...
Yesterday's brunch. Irene wanted leek and mushroom omelette. So this is a country omelette: 5 eggs beaten, bit of sea salt, in a large round non stick griddle, finely cut leeks, thin sliced mushrooms...
I wanted to smoke salmon this weekend, so I bought salmon. I ended up with 3 pounds of wild caught fresh salmon, but not in one piece. There's also just Irene, Colin, and me ... So I cut the thicker...
For dinner tonight: A starter of avocado halves in a sauce of mayonnaise, ketchup, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and single malt whisky. Lamb chops, dusted with a spice melange of toasted black...
And, yesterday's feast, a German farmers fall harvest celebration. It is our traditional Thanksgiving meal. Yesterday we were together with 17 friends and family. 20 pounds of sauerbraten: chuck...
It's a food prep day. I have 10 pounds of carrots, six heads of cauliflower, 4 bunches of celery, four large yellow onions, 2 big bunches of parsley, ten pounds of chicken breast, and all the trimmed...
