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So tonight, homemade basics baby.

The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident, a Claddaghduff, Ireland man answered his door to find a grim-faced Constable waiting in the front yard. "We're sorry, Mr. O' Flynn, but we have some information about your dear wife, Maureen" said one of the officers. "Tell me! Did you find her?" Michael Patrick O'Flynn asked. The constables looked at each other and one said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which would you like to hear first? "Fearing the worst, Mr. O' Flynn said, "Give me the bad news first." The constable said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but early this morning we found your poor wife's body in the bay." "Lord sufferin' Jesus and Holy Mother of God!" exclaimed O' Flynn. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What could possibly be the good news?" The constable continued, "When we pulled the late, departed poor Maureen up, she had 12 of the best-looking Atlantic lobsters that you have ever seen clinging to her. Haven't seen lobsters like that since the 1960's, and we feel you are entitled to a share in the catch." Stunned, Mr. O' Flynn demanded, "Glory be to God, if that's the good news, then what's the really great news? "The constable replied, "We're gonna pull her up again tomorrow."

The marked shoal has a small channel that begins on the bank opposite the island and drifts to the other side. When the water is low (no generation) I idle through there.

No post tonight. I had a hot date and took her out to eat. Both she and the dinner smelled delicious.

I hope you do live that way. Looks special.

Ham and cheese quesadillas and homemade tomato bisque.

One movie, many memorable quotes. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die", "As you wish", "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", "Turns out your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. See, mostly dead is still slightly alive."

He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Bravo!

For bread flavor, the overnight rise in the refrigerator is the best, I agree. However, the ugly truth is the flavor difference in pizza dough is minimal. The toppings overwhelm the subtle differences. As long as the dough is homemade yeast dough of some form, the keys are the texture you prefer, crust coating and toppings, and no soggy bottom. The dough you have seen on our pizzas dozens of times comes together in about 2 hours. Baked in a sheet pan with generous olive oil the edges are very crisp, the center is done and not soggy, and you get decent bread to go with your toppings. The dough recipe in the attached link is what we do. Try it. See if you don't like it. Enjoy the time you save. 😀 https://www.kcet.org/food/weekend-recipe-grandma-pizza

I asked the wife this morning what she wanted tonight. She said she wanted the kielbasa onions peppers thing on polenta. No Prob.

Goes to show that it's not the jersey you wear .... 😉

Gnocchi with a meat sauce. I cooked the Gnocchi in the sauce.

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-bake-eggs-in-the-oven-eggs-en-cocotte-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-176439 I have also seen them done at a low power setting in the microwave.

Beef shank pot roast with a salad and homemade dressing.

I would be proud of the smaller one he is holding.

When I was a younger man (40+ years ago), right after spinnerbaits became THE lure, I bought a spinnerbait holder I wound up liking very much. The holder consisted of two plastic discs about 4 inches in diameter. One disc had holes about a half inch apart around the perimeter. The other disc had a V notch. The discs both were affixed to a center eyebolt with a spacer and washer between them. You would rotate the V notch disc around to sit over an empty hole and insert the spinnerbait hook point into the hole. Then you could rotate the V notch disc and the spinnerbait could not come out There was one space in the multiple hole disc that had no hole. That was the default position for the V notch. Friction held the discs in place. One holder could carry around 20 spinnerbaits, and if you had a trailer hook, you did not need to remove it. However the trailers sticking out meant you needed caution. Somewhere along the way my spool with spinnerbaits disappeared. Ive always wondered if it might have been with my ex BIL. Does anyone remember such a device?

Miso basted salmon with mushroom/pea faro and a salad.

Thank you.

Friday would not be Friday without pizza choices. Tomatoes, sausage, pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms.

SIO3 is correct, unless you want an entire tail and complete claws. I give them a short steam bath before shelling. I hope you will find this link useful. https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/12/food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-lobster.html

The technique slows down the cooking process enabling more control on the final interior temp, less grey edge meat, and, in restaurant settings, the ability to pre-sear steaks and finish them as needed.

Sesame shrimp stir fry.

Wednesday was a snow day here in Tulsa. People freaked out about 2 inches of snow that quickly turned to slush on the streets. I took something out of the freezer, Nancy made Parker House rolls, and we had dinner. No big deal.