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Really? Never fished there. 😁

I love big bull gills. I can taste a fried batch in my mouth.

I know your feelings. So does my wife. By 2000, I disliked being a professional $$$hole. Same year, wife became tired of superiors who did not know what they were doing and were killing the company for whom they worked. (BTW, they were successful. The company filed for bankruptcy less than a year after she left.) That is when we decided to run away to Arkansas. To explain the state I had reached, I found eighth graders easier to deal with than lawyers.

Eureka Springs has a whole colony of piebald squirrels.

I, and several I know, are glad they stock all those little trout. Walleye and bass love them.

Senior moment.

James, I tried to message you. No joy. Go back and read my late August/early September posts about Eagle Rock and the channel. Pattern should hold until the thermocline starts to break up. Bass as well as walleye.

I was at Lost in the Woods in 1971.

Moussaka style Shepard's Pie.

Yes, it was rugged. I will admit I was there several times with the rugby boys.

But did you stop at Johnny's Up and Under? Workingmen and rugby bar.

We had a Der Wienerschnitzel in Tulsa in the 60's, on the main drag the teenagers used. Long gone.

Recent posts in What's Cooking started me thinking about food trucks. In college, I ate at my first food truck. Every evening, about dark, several food trucks would pull up and park at the corner closest to the college green.The trucks stayed busy well past midnight. A common date was the Faunce House movies ($.50 at the student union) and dutch treat at the trucks. I particularly remember two. One was a dog truck (Nathans) that had every conceivable condiment known to man. What ever brand of sauerkraut they used, it was wonderful. The other was a hoagie truck. Bear in mind, this was in Providence, Rhode Island in the late 60's - early 70's, and the city's population featured a very high percentage of Italians and Portuguese. A bad hoagie risked sleeping with the fishes. In the 50+ years since, I have never eaten a hoagie that could even touch what that truck served. What food trucks worth talking about have you found? Where, when, and what kind of food?

Had some bread going stale. Turned it into dinner. Cold cuts, cheese, herbs.

Made a mufuletta day before yesterday. Had it last night. No picture; you've all seen mine before. Did try a new way. Liked it. https://www.seriouseats.com/muffuletta-shooters-style-sandwiches-recipe

Who Dats, Bald Knob, Ar

From Houseman downstream to HI, popper at dawn, Ned until midday, jigging spoon on point channel edges until dark. Wish I were with you.

Garlic shrimp and sesame noodles.

The dishwasher is belly up. Simpler meals until next week. Last night the beautiful wife made a peach clafoutis. Go ahead, look it up. It is in the same family as Dutch babies and Yorkshire pudding.

Haven't been to a squirrel cook off. I gave up on chili cookoffs. There are only two kinds of entries, blister you lips or cloyingly sweet. Everyone talks endlessly about their "secret" cola/coffee/amaretto recipes. All that layers over the never ending beans/no beans argument and claims of authenticity. God forbid squirrel competitions never sink to that level.

Haven't posted in a bit.We have either been eating at the community restaurant venues to use up our food allowance, or I have prepared delicious but ugly things like lentil soup. Ever seen an attractive picture of lentil soup? Worse than black bean soup. Egg plant from the garden due soon.

Chicken Piccata Roasted Cauliflower side and arugula tomato salad (not shown).

From time to time I am disappointed. Usually in myself, but substandard ingredients defy even accomplished cooks. Is that feta on the salad?

Fixing this tonight. Figure these pictures are good enough. https://www.ozarkrevenge.com/2015/12/enchilada-casserole-mexican-lasagna_7.html

Good stuff!