FRIED COFFEE

I have recently started exploring the art of picture taking again after a 30 year hiatus.  I bought a used Nikon D60 and a AF-S  Zoom Nikkor 70 – 300mm f/4.5 – 5.6G IF_ED telephoto lens.  Above is Copp’s Pond near my cabin in Tuftonboro, NH. Below is a Heron I startled and sent flying.

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My tongue danced as I read through, Deep Flavor, No Browning Required. My training practically mandated the sear citing the same Maillard reaction. Many Chefs claimed that it must be done to seal the flavor in. Here’s a Google page about the Maillard reaction along the length of which I found some pretty interesting reading. [...]

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This painting is for sale She was the FIRST WOMAN to graduate from Columbia University. In  1883  Columbia President Frederick A. P. Barnard, an early champion of higher education for women,  issued a call for New York area women interested in a higher education. Emily Cape was the single applicant. Ms. Palmer later became  very [...]

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…………”EVERY day he makes a difference to at least one person”……………. Bob Dotson gives us the amazing American Story of : Dr. Russell Dohner Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy words

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Emily Post posts about how much to tip service personnel for Christmas. You will find the answer here . I know the list doesn’t mention Chefs, but I can tell you we’re pretty much satisfied with fruitcake, NOT.

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This tool chest is one – of – a – kind and dates from the late 1800′s or early 1900′s. Beautiful inlay of rosewood, bird’s-eye maple, walnut. Large compass and square inlay on inside of lid and a smaller version inlaid around keyhole. Approx. dimensions – 38″ w X 22″h x 24″ d.

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Scott Parker seems to have forgotten that  -  “what goes online – stays online“. Read about his Yelp faux pas here. In a less than professional moment of angst over a perceived slight some of us whip out our keyboard and turn the dogs of hell loose on our antagonist(s). There is a remedy for [...]

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6 pounds and 14 inches tall. Judy Smith of Tiz A Miniature Horse Farm welcomed Einstein to their farm April 22, 2010. The little horse shows no signs of dwarfism and is obviously in very good health. This is right here in my neigh-borhood,  I live just a few miles down the road. If you [...]

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According to the weather people we are about to get one whopper of a storm.  It’s a fact of life here in New Hampshire that storms = power outages. I’ve got a generator to power my heater fan.  Three old oil lamps.  A box of candles.  The larder’s stocked with cheese, sardines, crackers, canned tuna [...]

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