Pheasant Bread

We are using a Panasonic SD-YD205 bread machine, and getting very good results with several different recipes.

Add ingredients to machine in order listed.  This is important.

Pheasant Bread

1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups bread flour
1 packet yeast

Produces a moist, crusty loaf.

Note: No pheasants were harmed in the making of this bread.

Hales Corners Style Cod Stew

1 quart vegetable broth
1 sweet onion, diced
5 ribs celery, diced
5 carrots, peeled and diced
olive oil, varying amounts
8 red salad potatoes, washed and cut into eighths
1 bag (10-14 ounces) frozen corn
2 medium filets of fresh cod

Pour broth into crock pot/slow cooker and set on high.

Saute onion, celery, and carrots in olive oil (twice around the pan?) in a skillet until just starting to brown.  Add vegetables to broth.

Toss potatoes with just enough olive oil to coat.  Roast potatoes in 400 degree oven until browned.  Add potatoes to crock pot.

Add corn to crock pot.

Broil cod until just starting to flake.  Add cod to crock pot.

Turn heat on crock pot down to low.  Gently simmer until the people are ready to eat.

Serve with crusty bread.

Healthy Roasted Eggplant

http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2011/10/recipe-easy-and-healthy-roasted.html

I made it with eggplant, sweet onion, and a mix of sweet bell peppers.

It was very good.

Scones vs. Biscuits

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/dining/biscuits-and-scones-share-tender-secrets.html?_r=0

According to the pastry chef quoted in this article, they are about the same (paraphrasing).

Another dead food blog

http://cookbookjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/10/this-blog-is-not-dead-its-just-in-coma.html

Heartbreaking.

Tsamma Watermelon

http://www.oikostreecrops.com/Seeds-/Seeds/Tsamma-Watermelon/p-129-170-1227/

"...the flesh is white and nearly tasteless."

Excellent.

Madison Sourdough

http://madisonsourdough.com/

I want to go for breakfast, again for lunch, and then attend classes.

No sourdough starter on the menu?

Thighs

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-bake-boneless-skinless-chicken-thighs-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-180140

I am going to try this, see if I can get a juicier, more flavorful result than broiling.

Boboli Pizza

One Boboli thin crust
One packet Boboli pizza sauce
8oz shredded reduced fat mozzarella

Baked at 425 degrees for 7 minutes on a cookie sheet.

Very good, but not as good as Ann's.

Brennan's Cheese

Green County Artisanal Triple Cream Butterkase

from Brennan's Cellars

This is a heavenly cheese.

Pacific Black Cod

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pan_simmered_pacific_black_cod/

I wonder if this recipe would work with regular cod.

Craft & Vessel in Shorewood

http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/mollysnyder/craftandvesselshorewood.html

Interesting that they are going to offer growlers of craft beer.

Potatoes and Onions

"good cooking is potatoes and onions."

- Amy Thielen quoting an Austrian sous chef on page 4 of The New Midwestern Table (2013)

Homemade Yogurt

We are using a Cuisinart electronic yogurt maker with automatic cooling, model CYM-100WS.

We have been using Sassy Cow skim milk.

We started the first batch with a freeze dried yogurt culture (Euro Cuisine Yogurt Starter Mix), but after that first batch, we have been reusing the yogurt culture in subsequent batches.

Very good results, good flavor, but the texture is a little runnier that we would like.

So we are using a yogurt strainer to make Greek style yogurt, which produces a very solid texture, and we love it.

Cafe Bavaria

http://www.cafebavaria.com/index.php

New restaurant in Tosa.  The beer selection is dominated by imports.  I would like to try it.

Pratt Street Ale House

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1140/

I have been there and would love to return.

Totally failing to see why we cannot have a similar venue in Hales Corners.

Hello, My Name is Joe

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/28879/95054/

American Dark Wheat Ale

Made with Alterra (Collectivo) coffee.

I want to try this.