The food thread

First loaf of sumac bread is out of the oven. Smells delightful!

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Bread looks awesome as usual. 😎
Sumac is a highly under rated spice, it's a great salt substitute and adds a fresh tang to foods much like citrus.
I usually harvest at least a couple gallon ziplocks of it in the late summer when the berries ripen and usually make sun tea while they're coming in.....it tastes alot like lemonade!
 
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I love sumac and use it actually quite a lot in what many consider unconventional ways. Its the primary flavor ingredient in my dry rub recipe, I use that on ribs, pork chops, tri-tip, chuck steak, pork loin, grilled corn on the cob, Cornish hens, dove, chicken thighs, lots of things.

Fun thing about sumac, its actually a really good pigment!
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My braided stuff I got in bulk. Some people wanted custom cables made, and since I always get double the materials for a project from their deposits, they were basically free for me.
To me, the braids are an extravagant version of a twisted pair, so they may be cancelling noise I didn't notice.
You did mention the spices are in tiny bottles as if you could barely see them in front of the cable. It seemed to me your meaning was I don't use enough spice, lol.
Going spiceless next- I saw a post someplace of a peanut butter and jam sandwich grilled like a cheese sandwich. Fortunately having gotten my blood sugar under control naturally the past year or two- I'm going to try it.
 
I feel we need a series 'young Cal' to cover his earlier exploits. I also feel that somewhere there must be a picture of him without a beard....
Young Cal was all straight A's and helping old ladies across the street.

Honest. :cool:

The beard appeared in 2001 when our hockey club lost a teammate. A few of us did it in his honour. I am yet to shave it off.
Can't seem to find a digital pic of me beardless.
 
I've had a beard since I was 15 .....never clean shaven since I first grew it! 😎

Got the first good haul of pole beans yesterday and made beans n potatoes with smoked ham hocks. Had some friends over and didn't get a Pic until cleanup......it was so good there was almost none left!
Curly Kale is still coming in quite nicely but will slow down as it heats up.
 

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