Prompt: January Battle - Tortoise
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Chili
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Brief Description: I’m getting over my holiday crafting hangover, so prepare to see a lot of food and nothing else. Here is some chili. I chose tortoise because I let it cook for hours.
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Prompt: January - The Astrologer
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: French Omelettes
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Brief Description: I got some Boursin cheese and decided to attempt a French omelette. Then I kinda got hooked on them and continue to try to get the technique down. Here’s a picture of a bunch of attempts, though there are a handful more not pictured. They’re yellow.
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Prompt: January - The Two Pots
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Cake loafs
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Brief Description: I wanted cake. So I made some cake. I decided to use my mini loaf pan for easier storage of said cake. That was a mistake. Though I only filled them half way, they really expanded. The cake was fine tasting, though, lol. Also yellow, but I went with this prompt because they were very delicate and crumbly.
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Prompt: January - The Peacock
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: New Years foods
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Brief Description: I made some treats for New Years Day. Some jewel toned foods including punch, veggies with homemade dip, and bacon wrapped little smokies in a homemade sauce (with some obviously not wrapped ones because I ran out of bacon, haha).
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Prompt: January - The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Lard
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Brief Description: I used a lot of lard for the xmas eve oil fondue, so I had to restock. I get leaf fat from the CSA farm we’re members of and then render it. It takes hours, but that’s mostly waiting, so I’m submitting it as a normal prompt. I still packaged it in jars this time, but I read that cheese cloth as a lid can help avoid rancidity-causing moisture, so I’m giving that a try. It’s white!
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Prompt: January - The Miser
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Tacos
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Brief Description: And speaking of that lard, it’s very much the “good stuff” (like liquid gold but not liquid) in the kitchen. I’ve tried to stop cooking with so many oils because PUFAs seem to worsen my chronic health stuff, and have replaced most cooking oils with small amounts of lard, but I’m VERY picky what I’ll sacrifice it to make. Lard has gotten a bad wrap over the years, but is actually pretty amazing. Anyway, upon request I used some to fry up a batch tacos. They’re always a special treat and crowd pleaser.
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I’ll definitely have at least a few not food things next month.