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From the mouths of…2.0…
…my *youngest* this time. Who rarely takes an interest in these cooking attempts, but I will take what I can get. I ha let the ham stock congeal overnight, then skimmed the fat off. (Because, hey, ham stock. We have had this discussion, amiright?!) I slopped it into a bowl for disposal later. Both eldest…
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Campaign Summary: From the Journals of Elis Took – 8.
We reached the waters of the river. Once there, the party debated what to do with the boat. We decided to leave; the spirits’ binding will fade, and can then use the boat to flogat leisurely downstream! But first we hid the boat. Then it was off to Bushton the Old! Night fell before we…
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Fanfic Friday: This is how I wanted the sequel to The Force Awakens to go.
Of course I write fanfic. Fortunately most of it precedes Eternal September and is lost to the mists of time. The following is mine, originally posted on another site of mine. (I dunno if this will be a regular feature.) Before we knew the name of The Last Jedi, before the passing of Carrie Fisher,…
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From the mouths of…
…well, not babes. But my eldest, at least. I was boiling down another hambone for stock (I know, I know, nobody’s surprised, and this is old news), when eldest wanders in and says, “Whatcha doing’? Making more Whatever Soup? It smells amazing.” Actively engaged without prompting? Parenting WIN! I casually explain it’s not Whatever Soup.…
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Campaign Summary Sunday Will Continue!
I hit a brick wall summarizing the Elis Took campaign, but that’s on me. We continued the current arc I’m detailing, then took a break. We revisited the campaign months later and picked up where we left off. That arc finished, and we’re on to another campaign now. But we will be revisiting Elis and…
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Are those scrambled eggs leftovers from Easter still any good?
The texture’s not quite right, but enough cheese and black pepper will fix that. Wrap it in a tortilla shell and subject it to three minutes of nuclear fire. That should solve any problems! (Said leftovers were frozen well within their use-by-date. To paraphrase the Operative, “I am not a MORON.”) I love breakfast burritos.…
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What the HELL?! Soup
Hang on to your hats, True Believers. This one went weird, even for me. After yesterday’s escapade, I had four cups of thin but flavorful stock with 4oz of cubed ham in it. It was destined for soup. That is after all, what I do. But the rest of the ingredient list was…lacking. I had:2#…
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I Have a Bone to Pick
Pick clean. Remember that ham bone I could not fit in the crock pot? It turned out our small stock pot was big enough to fit that bone. So, Thursday night, I added about five cups of water and the bone to the stock pot. To add some body, I doused it with Penzeys Barbecue…
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A Note About Spices
You may have noticed me referencing various Penzeys spice blend in various posts. While I know True Cooks (TM) experiment and make their own artisanal, hand-crafted, proprietary spice blends, True Cook (TM) is never a titled I have claimed. I am just some schlub with a freezer full of leftovers who has been left unsupervised…
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Whatever Cookies
Yeah, I’m branching out. My youngest was pawing through the freezer recently and found the bags of Mint and Peanut Butter M&Ms ™. (They’re separate bags. Ew; get your mind in the game!) The cry went up, “Why haven’t we used these, Dad?!” Well, Dad’s been saving them for something special. Checks date. Since 2014.…
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