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Suffering Succotash
Apparently I really needed cool weather. I've cooked a lot today.
Over the weekend all I made was : mint extract, devilled eggs, zucchini hash
That's really not very much for me. Many peanut butter sandwiches and cheese crackers were consumed.
But today is a different story. I've made: banana bread, zucchini cake (don't tell my housemates, it's for tomorrow, not tonight), cole slaw, cucumber salad, strawberry topping, succotash, ice cubes, small packages of chicken stock (I made it just before the heat but put it into the freezer in one bowl and needed to repack it to store it) & a loaf of whole wheat bread. (The succotash is totally ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) firstfrost's fault.
Tonight I'll roast a cut of pork, prep ginger for pickling tomorrow, and cook stuffing from a box because I'm addicted to that stuff. Yay cooking!
Regarding that mint extract -- so far I've put pristine and clean mint into vodka. It's been sitting there since Saturday. How long should I leave it there? It's pale green and smells of mint right now. I'm thinking of repeating the process with new leaves after I drain these, because I figure there's no such thing as too much mint oil in extract.
Tags: food
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| | | From: | seborn |
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| Date: | August 15th, 2005 12:47 pm (UTC) |
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It's not even 4pm. Have I mentioned lately how much people like you and kelkyag rock my world? Thanks. On the other hand it's my job, and you went to work and did your job today, too :)
i need to do some of that tonight.
(and laundry. and tidy my room. and write thank-you notes. and practice my violin. aargh!) | From: | gmpe |
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| Date: | August 15th, 2005 01:35 pm (UTC) |
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Yay cool weather! I went and weeded and did laundry and went for a real walk to get lunch and fixings for dinner. I feel like a whole new person. Congrats on getting so much done. :) ![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/63399781/7140335) | | From: | pekmez |
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| Date: | August 15th, 2005 02:28 pm (UTC) |
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Wow, that's a lot of cooking. You rock! Way to use those farmshare
veggies, too (I notice a lot of farmshare ingredients in those projects...)
I won't try anything nearly so ambitious, but tonight, I think I get to
go cook something. Standing up. Walking down the stairs. Coming back
up them when I'm done, and sitting in whatever room I feel like, in whatever chair I feel like.
| | From: | chenoameg |
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| Date: | August 15th, 2005 02:44 pm (UTC) |
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| | Congratulations on your newfound freedom! | (Link) |
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That's so great! I'm so glad you're restrictions have been lessened.
Hey, can I have the recipe for those ice cubes? | | From: | chenoameg |
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| Date: | August 17th, 2005 11:56 am (UTC) |
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| | Ice cube recipe | (Link) |
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The trick is to fill the trays slowly, so that you can fill multiple trays without turning the water off in between. |
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