From the Harvest Table

Let someone else pick

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 4:01pm
 This past week has been double duty for me. I have helped at the candy shop for Valentine’s Day and in the evenings I have headed over to Legends on Main to help my friend Carlos for a couple of weeks. 
 It has been nice to work on a line again and the fast pace restaurant work that I fell in love with many years ago. I haven’t really worked a line other than the sandwich line at the shop in many years and forgot the rush you get from the tickets just filling up in a 15-minute span.

Not the norm

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 3:08pm
 Sunday was the big game and for me it did not disappoint. Glad the winning team did such a great job in the fourth quarter. 
 Super Bowl Sunday is also known for all the different foods that people make to snack on during the game. It is another one of those unofficial holidays where people gather to enjoy each other’s company and find a little common or rivalrous ground to cheer on their team.

Rain, rain go away

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 12:27pm
 I don’t know about your weekend, but I spent most of mine in the house. The weather sure hampered any adventuring outside. 
 Saturday morning, Sharon and I headed out to do a little beginner yoga with Nicole. We started this earlier in the month as a way of doing something together every week and it has been fun for both of us. 
 Normally throughout the week I will get recipes added to a Pinterest page that we share. It is really nice to have a confident cook in the house that is willing to try everything.

Completing the meal

Published by admin on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 2:48pm
 Championship Sunday is in the books. We had a great time at the Lazy Bear Ranch and were able to share the day with people that have supported Tim and I earlier in the football season. 
 I decided to just put up an all-you-can-eat buffet on Sunday with a taco bar. I wanted more than just plain old tacos, so I went all out and made traditional carne asada with a 6 day marinade and pork al pastor, which for some reason everyone thought was chicken.

Cold weather eats

Published by admin on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 3:07pm
This past weekend was  yucky outside with the weather having a hard time deciding what it wanted to do. Rain, sleet, snow all occurred right outside my door this weekend. 
 To help with the dreariness, I headed to the kitchen for a little comfort food. This time of year, it is all about soups, stews, and warm filling meals. Earlier in the week Sharon asked for chili and it was good.

Got out of the house

Published by admin on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:06pm
 Sharon, who has been talking about the new Albertsons market in Meridian since it opened, could not wait to take me there on Saturday. 
 We had a few errands to run (returns) and I just so seldom get out of Weiser. I am glad we made the trip. 
 As I wandered down the endless ready to eat meals, from sushi to a mini buffet for hot foods, I began to see the future of grocery stores. 
 I don’t know if cooking less is in the near future, but it sure seems as though the powers that be was wanting to bring cooked food to us all the time.

Playing with my gifts

Published by admin on Tue, 12/31/2019 - 2:22pm
 Christmas has come and gone and now we look forward to the New Year with anticipation of what life holds next for us. 
 2019 has been an amazing year for me personally. I have learned a lot about myself and what I want to do next in life. Being able to share my life with all the readers of this column has been a real blessing in my life. 
 For Christmas day, I offered to help cook the community meal with the Citizens on Patrol at the Senior Center. The folks that put on that meal are great and well organized, to say the very least.

Christmas Eve

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2019 - 10:26am
 Normally at the candy shop on Christmas Eve we order in pizza or something for the crew to snack on during the day. As we close early that day they take turns rotating to get something to eat as we are normally busy in the morning then it dies out. 
 This year Patrick has decided to bring the main course and the crew will bring the side dishes. I was asked by several of the employees if I would make one item in particular.

The short game

Published by admin on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 1:56pm
 With the busy schedule of holidays and working at the candy shop, I have not cooked a lot over the last couple of weeks. Take out has been the go-to for food around the house. 
 This past Sunday, I just couldn’t do any more take out. I swung into Ridley’s for something to speak to me. I eyed a couple of packages of short ribs, which were a little pricy, but I haven’t had them in quite sometime and wanted them.

Big day last week

Published by admin on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 1:00pm
 Last Wednesday I was able to put the ripe young age of 53 in the books and move onto 54. I don’t feel like I really hit my stride until my 40’s. I am just as busy now as I was when I was a chef on a cruise ship. 
 It was nice to feel important for a day or so and the young ladies at the candy shop bought me one of those combo insta pot and air fryers. Sharon’s response was oh no not another kitchen gadget.
 Also, one of my friends decided to post one of those recipes you see on Facebook and comment how yummy it looked. 

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