Monthly Archives: October 2023

Prune Plum Gallete, Persimmon Tart

Posted on October 15, 2023 by eweck1

I had prune plums remaining from the two pounds I had purchased for Plum Cake, Zwetschgenkuchen, so I thought I would try to make a prune plum galette. I also found a recipe for a persimmon version. Instead of learning … Continue reading →

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Oat, Spelt, Wheat Pizza

Posted on October 14, 2023 by eweck1

I was trying to use up some oat flour (purchased for some unknown reason) so made a pizza dough with 3/4 cup warm water, 1 tsp sugar and 2 1/4 tsp yeast which sat for ten minutes before being added … Continue reading →

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Decaf, Sugar-free Arnold Palmer

Posted on October 12, 2023 by eweck1

I think I have found my alcohol free drink for watching international soccer matches in bars/restaurants the Arnold Palmer-lemonade and ice tea.

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Sweet potatoes and eggs

Posted on October 6, 2023 by eweck1

I started out the week making a simple shakshouka with peppers and tomatoes followed by thinly sliced Russet Burbank potatoes and finished with thinly sliced sweet potatoes, each topped with a couple of eggs, for a nice breakfast.

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Red wine and OJ too dense

Posted on October 6, 2023 by eweck1

I was making my simple sangria but did not quite add enough water so that the red wine maintained a neat layer on top of the orange juice of higher density.

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Parsley for the swallowtails

Posted on October 6, 2023 by eweck1

Man those swallowtail larvae were hungry for their parsley, chewing it all up. It is the least we can do for the butterflies. The parsley is starting to grow back now.

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