Fruit is coming in now slowly...harvested 20 golf ball sized Oregon figs from my tree...best harvest yet...sweet pink inside and green outside..absolutely delicious...it's only been bearing fruit for a few years and usually just a handful...this year it doubled in size and put out more ....harvested the last plums too. Pears will be next. Still have more figs that need to grow.
We had a heritage pot luck where I live. So I brought honey cake. It's a variety of spice cake with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, honey obviously, string tea, a bit of bourbon, etc. Not frosted. Baked in tube pan.
Family cookout this afternoon. Ribs are what I'm most excited for but we also made a double batch of focaccia bread, so we'll see how that turns out. Heading to the store in a bit, what's a good out of the box addition to a BBQ?
Not out of the "box", but a cookout always tends to get pretty heavy, so I've found cherries, grapes, and watermelon are always a good snack to have around before everyone starts eating. It's tasty, but isn't going to fill everyone up before the main course like a normal cheese and meat spread or chips has a tendency to do.
I'm gonna try this. Chicken legs are now probably the least expensive portion of the chicken. And I love me some chicken!
Been cooking maniacally all weekend. Blood orange marmalade. Black bean soup. Three cheese pizza. Steak fajitas. Carrot pistachio and pomegranate salad. Garbanzo based bowl. Pesto. Poached salmon.
Got bored last week and did some baking. Homemade Chicago style pizza pies and cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon rolls are basically just butter and sugar held together with a little bit of flour. They were so good that my wife says I am not allowed to make them anymore or for a long time at least.
All of that looks awesome! My wife said the same thing after I made alfredo sauce for the first time, butter, heavy cream, garlic and lots of cheese ... so good and so bad all at the same time.
This is a really good cookbook. The printing company I worked for back in the 80s printed it. There's an excellent scallops fettuccini recipe in it.
