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The adventure was successful. Various updates, including another about the 2nd gravlax, the letter I wrote to the president, etc. As I noted in a recent Facebook status update, the second gravlax is underway. This time the base fish is two slabs of a farm-raised Atlantic salmon. It must be said that I am a creature akin to an otter. If I ever had a totem, it would be a river otter. I say this by way of explaining my deep and abiding love for the flesh of this fish. I have it every time I have nigiri sushi or sashimi. I [...] I made my first ever non-dairy “ice cream” in my ice cream maker by synthesizing a couple of recipes while also using my ice cream chemistry spreadsheet to get the proportions right. It’s important to note that the main thickener in this recipe was the tapioca starch that’s part of the Silk Creamer product, and additional [...] Some free advertising for CrushPad in SF. I happened to be surveying the market for quality hydrometers/saccharometers. Not for winemaking or beermaking (though aside from biochem suppliers, that’s where you have to look for them these days) but for ice cream and sorbet making. Turns out knowing the density of your mixture, especially in terms [...] Like the previous gourmand’s meme I already did. Link to this new one’s original post. Last night, we had a wonderful protein rich dinner with silverbackbutch and biblespice, to celebrate various birthdays and victories! It was a good time. They helped drink beer from our fridge that has been languishing and needs to be drunk before October. They also brought cognac soaked peaches and fine chocolate. We got more than a little [...] A meme! via sparkymonster. |
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