For the past two or so weeks ViviAnne and I have been addicted to Battlestar Galactica. I didn't think ViviAnne was really into Sci-Fi, but she likes this show. We put the kids to bed, make a cup of tea (coffee for me:) and fire up the o'l netflix. We usually watch 2-3 episodes a night, and then go to sleep thinking that we should have stopped one episode earlier.
It is a great show. Tonight we will probably finish up Season 2.5.
Starbuck out.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Fudge, Euker, Bud
My uncle passed away this morning. Great uncle actually, uncle Bud. I haven't seen him for quite a long time, I would say more than 15 years. But I do remember the last time I visited him.
My parents and sister and I had traveled up to visit my grandparents in Amherst, MA for Christmas. We took the car and traveled to uncle Bud and Aunt Maxine's house with my grandparents. We got there in the early afternoon and played euchre into the evening. I remember playing with uncle Bud against my grandfather and father, I think we won every game we played. It was fun and I remember hearing some good euchre wisdom from uncle Bud. I also remember that there was a lot of table talk about every one's hand, except for uncle Bud, he was pretty quiet, only chiming in with things like, "...your partner is always good for two tricks" and "never lead next suite".
The other thing I remember about my visit was the full blown distillery in the basement and the fudge. Uncle Bud made a lot of wine out of different stuff, like pears or peaches or potatoes. Fudge is one of my favorite ways to eat chocolate, so euchre and fudge and family, it doesn't get much better than that.
Save a chair for me at the euchre table. Peace.
My parents and sister and I had traveled up to visit my grandparents in Amherst, MA for Christmas. We took the car and traveled to uncle Bud and Aunt Maxine's house with my grandparents. We got there in the early afternoon and played euchre into the evening. I remember playing with uncle Bud against my grandfather and father, I think we won every game we played. It was fun and I remember hearing some good euchre wisdom from uncle Bud. I also remember that there was a lot of table talk about every one's hand, except for uncle Bud, he was pretty quiet, only chiming in with things like, "...your partner is always good for two tricks" and "never lead next suite".
The other thing I remember about my visit was the full blown distillery in the basement and the fudge. Uncle Bud made a lot of wine out of different stuff, like pears or peaches or potatoes. Fudge is one of my favorite ways to eat chocolate, so euchre and fudge and family, it doesn't get much better than that.
Save a chair for me at the euchre table. Peace.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
King's Gold Potato Soup
I was on facebook the other day and saw a post from a friend in high school. She was making cougar gold cheddar and potato soup, so I asked for the recipe. I added a few things (bacon), but the majority of this is from Ms. King-Hood. Thanks Cyell!
1/2 stick butter
1 onion (thinly sliced)
8 cloves garlic (diced)
1 tsp dry mustard
3 cups chicken broth
6 slices hardwood smoked bacon
1 cup grated carrots
3 cup potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes)
2 cups half and half
3 cups WSU Cougar Gold Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste (I used 1/2 tsp pepper and salt)
Melt and brown butter in soup pot, add sliced onion, mustard and garlic and saute. Cook bacon crisp, and chop into small pieces. Add chicken broth, carrots, potatoes to soup pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add bacon, Cougar Gold and half and half. Make sure you wait the 30 minutes till you add the cheese and half and half. The cheese will burn on the bottom of the pot if it cooks to long. Simmer until cheese is melted (couple of minutes). Ready to serve! If you have never had Cougar Gold cheese you are in for a treat, it is a bit salty, so be careful adding additional salt to this dish. It is an excellent cheese to cook with and you can pick up a tin of Cougar Gold cooking cheese for about half the price of a regular tin. Ask about it at Ferdinands.
When I make this again, I will sub out a cup or so of chicken broth for a nice beer. Let you all know how it turns out...
1/2 stick butter
1 onion (thinly sliced)
8 cloves garlic (diced)
1 tsp dry mustard
3 cups chicken broth
6 slices hardwood smoked bacon
1 cup grated carrots
3 cup potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes)
2 cups half and half
3 cups WSU Cougar Gold Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste (I used 1/2 tsp pepper and salt)
Melt and brown butter in soup pot, add sliced onion, mustard and garlic and saute. Cook bacon crisp, and chop into small pieces. Add chicken broth, carrots, potatoes to soup pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add bacon, Cougar Gold and half and half. Make sure you wait the 30 minutes till you add the cheese and half and half. The cheese will burn on the bottom of the pot if it cooks to long. Simmer until cheese is melted (couple of minutes). Ready to serve! If you have never had Cougar Gold cheese you are in for a treat, it is a bit salty, so be careful adding additional salt to this dish. It is an excellent cheese to cook with and you can pick up a tin of Cougar Gold cooking cheese for about half the price of a regular tin. Ask about it at Ferdinands.
When I make this again, I will sub out a cup or so of chicken broth for a nice beer. Let you all know how it turns out...
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