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Marianna Green Chile Harvest 2019

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:43:00 -0500

I missed out on the green chile harvest in 2018, so you can imagine that the small amount of chile I put away in 2017 was gone. Someone in the #talk-food channel in the work Slack mentioned that the chiles had come in, so I struck hard and fast this year.

Tallahassee Green Chile Harvest 2017

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 23:04:00 -0400

Of all the things I miss from living in Albuquerque, the two most significant are the weather and New Mexico chiles.

PBW is my best friend

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:51:05 -0500

One of the benefits of engaging in such a broad subject as home brewing is the secondary use for all that equipment and random knowledge. Friend needs to borrow a 7 gallon glass jug? I have one of those. Brother-in-law needs to rapidly cool down 6 gallons of boiling liquid? I can help with that. Neighborhood lemonade stand wants to know the specific gravity of their signature beverage? No problem.

Anova sous-vide circulator, and sous-vide chicken wings

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:31:52 -0500

I’m a bit of a gadget freak, and this tendancy applies in the kitchen as much as anywhere. I’d been meaning for some time to get a sous-vide circulator, and last May (2016) I finally broke down and purchased the Anova Precision Cooker.