What's Cooking?

[Terrierman]

And then I got busy with kids and grandkids and forgot to take anymore pictures. Sorry

[ness]

That looks like a nice place to BBQ and have grandkids running around.

[rps]

Kielbasa sausage with sweet peppers and onions in a tomato broth. Side salad of cucumber, tomatoes, and feta.

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Polenta underneath.

[ness]

Polenta? Looks more like yellow grits to me

[fishinwrench]

Feta (Greek: φέτα, féta, "slice") is a brined curd white cheese made in Greece from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. Similar brined white cheeses produced outside the European Union are often made partly or wholly of cow's milk, and they are also sometimes called feta. It is a crumbly aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture. Feta is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads (e.g. the Greek salad) and pastries. Most notable is its use in the popular phyllo-based dishes spanakopita ("spinach pie") and tyropita ("cheese pie"), or served with some olive oil or olives and sprinkled with aromatic herbs such as oregano. It can also be served cooked or grilled, as part of a sandwich, in omelettes, or as a salty alternative to other cheeses in a variety of dishes.

Since 2002, "feta" has been a protected designation of origin product in the European Union. According to the relevant EU legislation, only those cheeses produced in a traditional way in some areas of Greece (mainland and the island of Lesbos), and made from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk (up to 30%) of the same area, may bear the name "feta".[1] However, similar white-brined cheeses (often called "white cheese" in various languages) are found in the Eastern Mediterranean and around the Black Sea.

[Terrierman]

That looks like a nice place to BBQ and have grandkids running around.

Thanks. It is kind of a cool old house place. Proud to have been able to save it. Original construction was in 1900. By a lot of standards, that's not really all that old. But it does have a certain character that you don't find everywhere. We went pretty far out of our way to try and keep it that way.

[ness]

Thanks. It is kind of a cool old house place. Proud to have been able to save it. Original construction was in 1900. By a lot of standards, that's not really all that old. But it does have a certain character that you don't find everywhere. We went pretty far out of our way to try and keep it that way.

I like that.

[rps]

The poor picture above is the slow cooker of beef shank and barley soup. The veg includes onion, garlic, carrot, sweet pepper, mushroom, tomatoes, and sugar snap pea pods. The herbs were parsley, sage, chives, and thyme. Other additives include white wine, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. The main liquid was beef broth. Oh, I also made sure the bone marrow went back in the soup when I removed the bone and sinew.

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A better picture.