BlogHide Resteemsclweeks (54)in smartphonephotography • 6 years agoA stray tomatoAutumn has well and truly dropped here in Minnesota. This past weekend, we spent some quality time cleaning up the deck and garden. We moved a bunch of peppers into the basement grow-chamber for…clweeks (54)in smarphonephotograpy • 6 years agoThe sky this morningOn my commute this morning, for a few minutes, the sky was alive. I pulled over and just snapped this. Even though I didn't have time to frame this carefully, I think it's worth sharing. And it's…clweeks (54)in architecturalphotography • 6 years agoDriftwood huts on the north shoreHey, so it's been several months since I posted here, I'm not sure what the future holds, but I thought I'd share some neat pics from a recent vacation. I took the family camping for a week at…clweeks (54)in foodphotography • 7 years agoFresh kimchiI just put up a fresh jar of kimchi and thought I'd share this:clweeks (54)in bwphotography • 7 years agoCollardsI cut up some collards last night and while I was waiting for my mirepoix to develop, before putting the collards in the braise for 40 minutes with wine and broth, I snapped this shot with my iPhone…clweeks (54)in fermentation • 7 years agoFusumazuke update 01I started my faux nuka pot just over a week ago. See details here Each day after work, I take the gallon jug of water out of the bucket, then use a fork to pry up the plate that I'm using as a…clweeks (54)in fermentation • 7 years agoFusumazuke - lacto-fermenting in wheat branNukazuke are a class of Japanese pickles that have been fermented in damp, cultured rice bran. They're sometimes delicious and always interesting. Where I live, rice bran is hard to obtain, and…clweeks (54)in animalphotography • 7 years agoMore turkeys came by!So, later in the day, more turkeys came by and this dude was right outside my office window and I'm kind of proud of this shot. It isn't professional quality, but given that I was shooting…clweeks (54)in life • 7 years agoTurkeys enjoying the receding snowIt's spring in Minnesota and that means we're starting see patches of murky green-brown earth emerge from the snow. And the turkeys are hungry from the long winter, so they love this access to grass…resteemedcookwithus (59)in cookwithus • 7 years agoCook with Us is now accepting entries for Week 1, Favorite Family RecipeWelcome to the opening week of Cook with Us. @pandamama, @offoodandart and @chefsteve are very excited to welcome you and look forward to getting to know you as we cook together. It is our…clweeks (54)in cookwithus • 7 years agoCook with us – March, Week 1 – ChilaquilesThere's a new cooking challenge here that I'm responding to. It's called CookWithUs and the first week is showcasing our favorite family meals . My family's favorite meal for the past few years…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agoSteemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 08 : Baked Brie with Grape CompoteFor this week's SIC contest the theme ingredient is grapes. I'm mostly not interested in deserts, but I was thinking about a sorbet if I could find "good" grapes. But it's the wrong season in…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agoSteemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 07 : Potato-Leek Soup - rustic, hearty, veganI'm finally getting a second entry in for the week! Two days ago, I made leek pakora . When it was announced that this week's theme ingredient was leeks , the first thing I though of was a…clweeks (54)in cooking • 7 years agoVegetable stock from kitchen scrapsAmazing vegetable stock is almost free at my house! As we cook, we keep our vegetable scraps. We have a gallon-sized ziplock in the freezer, and scraps like: onion caps, potato peels, carrot…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agoSteemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 07 : Leek PakoraLeeks! You know how every recipe for leek-dishes tells you to use the white and lightest green parts but abandon the dark green? Well screw that! The dark green part of the leaf is a little more…clweeks (54)in landscapephotography • 7 years agoSnowy MorningIt snowed last night and because it was warm, a lot of it stuck to the trees and formed a very beautiful drive to work. So I took a little time out to capture some images with my iPhone 6. Across…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 06 : Mushroom Wild Rice with (veggie) sausage and miso-glazed carrotsOK! For this week of the Steemit Iron Chef contest , the theme ingredient is "the local product you will choose"! I live in the northmost USA, in a state called Minnesota. In this state, our…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 05 : Peanut CurryEach week, I enter the Steemit Iron-Chef contest. This week, the theme ingredient is nuts . I almost went for pecan pie (the trick is to use more pecans and less filling) but I figured…resteemedjburneko (36)in games • 7 years agoSpotlight on Pickets and BlindsPickets and Blinds by Kevin Allen Jr. is a crime drama game about murder in small American towns. All the players are characters who are about to commit a murder and, in the end, only one of them…clweeks (54)in steemit-ironchef • 7 years agoSteemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 1 Round 04: Ssam(bap)So, the Steemit Iron-Chef theme ingredient this week is lettuce. That's a toughie. I mean, anyone can throw some veggies with lettuce and make a good salad, but how do I stretch my legs a little…
