Tonight DH and I are going to a concert of the New Cristy Minstrels. Not the original group, of course, but hopefully they will sing the old songs.
The shed project is going along well. We (mostly DH) has added treated wood to the bottom, then additional soil so that hopefully it will be difficult for animals to live under it. He is in the process of putting electricity in it. That involves digging a drench to lay the conduit with the wire inside. My eight perennials in pots are patiently waiting for the time I can plant them in front of the shed.
One of my favorite cook books is written by the editors of Cook's Illustrated. It is called "The New Best Recipe". They try a recipe many ways and then explain how they came up with the best technique, best ingredients, and such. Last night I made the meat loaf and mashed potatoes. Having made them for years, it was fun trying their recipe. The mashed potatoes were put through a food mill and kept warm over hot water until served. Of course it had butter and half and half in it. Meat loaf was baked on a cookie sheet, not a bread pan, covered with bacon and a ketchup brown sugar glaze. It was then crisp all around. As an aside, their taste tester tested various ketchups. Their favorite was Heinz, followed closely by Del Monte then Hunts. Just in case you want to know.
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Who are the New Cristy Minstrels? A better question might be, who are the Old Cristy Minstrels?
I do love a cooks illustrated recipe. They are so well written and you are always going to get a tasty result. Although as my dad quibbles, they do tend to make things oriented to the new england palate and tools. This is good and bad. I do think that stir fry cooks better if i cook it in a frying pan (instead of a wok that is not suited for my western burners) but the flavoring and technique of ethnic dishes is sometimes compromised.
I'm not much of a meat loaf fan but that was a very intriguing recipe.
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