Author: doug

Snowdrops won the race this year.

Somehow I have managed to train Gandalf that if I put him on this little footstool I’ll be back soon and he can reclaim my lap when I return.

I have my grandmother’s ca. 1975 table radio. Because of its size and wood cabinet it’s got a good, resonant sound but we’ve never used it because it’s just another radio. So I installed a Bluetooth receiver board into it. The little red circuit board on the right replaces all the discrete electronics you see inside the case.

That little board combines a Bluetooth receiver and Class D stereo amplifiers, powered by a wall wart I already had. The only active piece I reused was the speaker, though I have a dual-voice-coil stereo replacement on order. The switch mounted through the back (switching the speaker) will allow me to switch back to the radio if desired.

What to do when your CSA gives you a 1-pound filet mignon? miniature Beef Wellington, of course! Neither Lis nor I like mushrooms, so this one is lined with spinach braised in cream.

I asked Lis if she wanted potato pancakes this morning, and then jokingly asked, “heart-shaped potato pancakes?”. She didn’t say no, so…

This is what happens when you give me dry ice. Yes, that’s a wee dram of rye.

This storm is just enough snow to be photogenic without being (I hope) much of a hassle in the morning

With the rest of that Impossible Burger meat, we made ravioli. Quite good, if I do say so myself.

We ordered some Impossible burger meat with our Imperfect Foods order this week. Tonight we did a side-by-side taste test of tiny little 2oz burgers vs. our excellent CSA pasture-raised beef.

My verdict: if you told me this burger was some non-beef meat I’d believe it. It’s definitely not beef, and not as good as the good CSA stuff, but passable. In a more highly-seasoned application I might not even notice.