Food – The Lazy Reconnoiter

Hazelnut Flour

I Absolutely love hazelnuts and have wanted to try baking with hazelnut flour for about forever, but I’ve always held off on it as the stuff is OMFG expensive. Anyway, I took the plunge and bought a couple pounds of the stuff last week and used it for the first time today mixed 50/50 withContinue reading “Hazelnut Flour”

Boiled Cider

I’m late. Boiled cider is a fall must have around my place and I’ve usually made some up long before the end of October. Boiled cider is exactly what it sounds like: get some good quality, local, freshly pressed cider, and and boil it down to a syrup, concentrating the flavor along the way. MostContinue reading “Boiled Cider”

Squash Soup

I’m not much for soups during the warm season, but when the temps start to drop give me all the soups, stews, and soup-ish braises that you’ve got. I picked up a butternut squash from a trust box on a recent ride and turned it into squash-apple soup today using a recipe from Martha StewartContinue reading “Squash Soup”

A Rare Treat

Riding my bike through downtown today I spotted one of the coffee shops open for to go orders with a couple tables set out on the sidewalk, so I stopped in for an ice coffee. It was a nice a nice treat. It was also nice to spend a few minutes acting like things wereContinue reading “A Rare Treat”

Ate Cauliflower. Didn’t Die.

Some people are just not cauliflower people and I am one of those people. But, this recipe looked interesting as I’m trying to eat healthier and to switch to a mostly vegetarian diet. I thought roasting cauliflower might negate my objections to the vegetable and give me something meaty to chew on. It worked. It’sContinue reading “Ate Cauliflower. Didn’t Die.”