@Annothername oh, don’t wanna get in a long chat about Bulgaria, ha, but yes — feta here is a joke compared to over there. The dairy shops have beautiful glass jars of yogurt made by various locals, butter is in huge slabs and they cut off what you want, etc. you can buy commercial stuff in supermarkets too but the dairy shops are small and everywhere.

It was so good and so well priced that it was common for Greeks (in 2018) to fly there for a day and go home with a month’s dairy.

@Annothername leeks are great because they’ll be usable even three weeks later. But our leeks are adorable compared to the 3-foot long ones I would buy in Bulgaria when I stayed there! Best leeks ever.

Novice #cooks get too anxious about making #soup. Chill, Winston.

Soup is about clearing out the fridge or freezer. If you know the process & you have the basics, you can always make a great soup.

Mirepoix is the onion/celery/carrot base — & you can chop extra to freeze for future soup-making simplicity.

Today, I used onions, carrots, leeks, garlic, a can each of diced tomatoes & white beans, pesto, a cheese rind, & stock for this.

#cooking #recipe #food #dinnertonight

@Ideajuice Oh, that's cool to know. :)

@Florence I don't get the Lighthorne reference...!

@Notjosephstalin He'd probably approve. :)

@artildawn :) He's still performing, you know. When the Massey Theatre, one of Canada's most venerable, reopened this year after massive refurbishments, he was the guy who reopened it. He has played over 300 times there, I think.

It is my duty to let you know that the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank 47 years ago, killing the entire crew.

This tragedy gave way to what is one of Canada's most endearing anthemic songs by our dearly beloved national treasure, the 83-year-old Gordon Lightfoot.

#music #canadiana #song #trivia #cosomusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH0K6ojmGZA

@FreezyWriter Dunno how accurate the history is but I see both these histories revered elsewhere.

https://www.theidioms.com/take-the-cake/

We use the saying “that takes the cake” when something is outrageous or exceptionally bad.

In the UK, it’s “takes the biscuit.”

And then there’s the whole “but when they say biscuit, they mean cookies” thing.

Language is weird.

SADNESS, I have to retire this Dr Oz meme now that he’s such a loooooooser.

Couple weeks ago, I made an 8-hour Bolognese. Pulled a bag out to make two individual baked spaghettis. I pulled the other one out 5 minutes early so I can reheat it perfectly on Thursday.

Huzzah!

#CookingTips: Always undercook the pasta by about 30% and add some pasta water to thin out your sauce. It will both absorb and evaporate as you bake it. #pasta #cooking #slowfood

Rookie mistake in timing fail — but the steak is part of that. I’ve never had a steak contract as much and become as thick as this skirt steak did, so I did not rest it for as long as I should have.

And every time I think “meh, how much can it matter…” I’m reminded just how much it does matter to rest your steak well.

But it was pretty good. Some chimichurri, roasted potatoes, broccoli.

@LyndaSteele Me too. I don't think it will be a lot or excessive, but I'm sure there'll be a little bit going on. Things are just too heated. But I'd LOVE to be wrong.

@LyndaSteele I am nervous but optimistic. The youth vote appears to be really turning out, and they're never polled. Fingers crossed. But I expect violence. I've begun reading Andy Campbell's "We Are Proud Boys" about the politicization of violence through the Proud Boys and I'm braced for pockets of bloodshed in the wake of the election results.

@Ideajuice they’re not — people love them. They’re just too expensive. I recommend eating pistachio gelato throughout Europe if you can. It’s amazing. (No, North American doesn’t compare, as much as we wish it did.)

Some of us are STILL making sourdough. I just passed my third anniversary of baking with #sourdough.

Finally got a good loaf out of my housesit kitchen. It’s hard to get the hang of it in a different environment but I’m stoked I got it right. Looking forward to breakfast.

This is 35% whole wheat.

@Redwhimsy because it was. :) thanks!

You need sourdough starter but this recipe is amazeballs. She may have a yeast-only version on her site tho.

https://alexandracooks.com/2020/05/01/simple-sourdough-pizza-a-step-by-step-guide/