Visually breathtaking; both edible and natural.
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Nice combo.
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Bit of homemade this and that to use up. Oven dried baby tomatoes, homemade hummus with celery and cukes, home grown micro greens and a grilled dog.
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I’m up to my ears in chives (not complaining, though). Enjoying the blooms in everything, including chimichurri.
Swabian dumplings with Wurst. The Wurst is not bangers kind of Wurst, it’s cooked and sometimes smoked. If you do an image search using this term “Schwäbische Wurstknöpfle” you’ll see some photos of the Wurst.
Still haven’t seen this Swabian home-style dish on menus yet.
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So far…
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Noodles with pan-toasted prawn roe. Quickly toasting the roe in a dry pan brings our the hidden intensity.
Wanted to make dumplings to go with this meal but hadn’t any dumpling wrappers in the freezer. Used Peking duck pancakes, brushed with plenty of beaten eggs to seal (otherwise they wouldn’t). Then cooked in a pan gyoza style (fried then steamed). No dumpling wrappers, no problem!
And lastly, some radishes from the garden.
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Peking duck pancakes…I’m on my way!
I also use Peking duck pancakes in place of tortillas. The “tortillas” we have here are nothing like tortillas in Mexico. They are thick and pasty, not to mention hard and not chewy.
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Yesterday’s lunch - duck confit leg from the freezer with salad and potatoes sautéed in some of the fat from the confit.
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Cochinita pibil using this recipe from Rick Bayless, only in the oven.
https://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/slow-cooked-achiote-pork/
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Wish I could eat lunches like all of yours during the week.
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Potted various things for garden picnic:
Pâtés, North Sea shrimp, tomatoes etc.
For the shrimp I rendered Iberico fat this time. Normally I use ghee/clarified butter. So glad I brought back enough Iberico charcuterie to last many meals.
Have had this Belgian cookery book for a long time but only started doing real reading. I did it once years ago but was not too impressed. Also, maybe because I didn’t like her style.
I’m not the only one around here who’s enjoying the chives and their blooms. The bees come every day.
Mummy, mummy! Look, I can eat by myself! (Juveniles scream all day at their parents wanting to be fed. Their parents have stopped feeding them recently.)
Always observing (just like me). My resident robin sheltering from the wind.
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That meal! That last photo!
Thanks, Rooster!
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Minimalist Banh Mi. I didn’t even have any coriander in the house. Kimchi on the side.
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Another batch of radi
Good things come in small packages…
Taxman be like “We need more money. Besides, you are not travelling anywhere anytime soon so hand it over.”
Come and get it, taxman.
2009 and 2008, x2.
More garden birds
Gotta reach that itch! (He’s just preening.)
Old Boy is trying to keep cool by puffing out feathers so circulating air can reach the skin.
His child would rather go for a dip
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That’s a lotta Dom! I have on older bottle that I’ve been holding for a special occasion. With the way the world is going on 2020, I probably should plan to drink it soon. 
Totally going to do a fried chicken meal when we open it.
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Grilled hot dogs, pickles, chips, and some green salad guacamole. Fruit for after.
My dog had mustard, tomatoes, pickles, and sauerkraut.
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I already had 2 of the 2008 but found out the local wine shop also had the 2009 version so I snatched 2 of those, too.
It’s a beautiful day in these extraordinary times. “Today” is as good as any to enjoy it.
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Here is my Lunch menu today:blush:
Simple And Delicious Rice With Masoor dall and Baingun Bhaja(Brinjal)
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