Archive for the 'Pork' Category

24 AugAssorted tea sandwiches

Assorted tea sandwiches

house cured ham and five year aged cheddar english cucumber and d’avignon radish spiced ahi tuna salad @ ad hoc

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24 AugDreaming of the mojave

Dreaming of the mojave

On day 1 of our journey, my brother and I went the long way to Vegas and saw the Mojave Desert Preserve in California and saw so much amazing land that was still thankfully mostly unbothered. One day I want to venture deeper into this place, for a few days …

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20 AugHam prep

Ham prep

This year, ham preparation for Easter Sunday begins on Friday night. Here you see the uncured ham in its briny bath of kosher salt and pickling spice.

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23 Jul2011-10-05 0343

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Pine Hills Nature Preserve, near Deer Mill, Indiana and next to Shades State Park, is a lesser known gem in the Indiana State Park system. At only 480 small acres, in nonetheless has unique features not commonly associated with the state of Indiana. Hemlock groves and white pine trees, more …

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03 JulNature takes it back!

Nature takes it back!

Once an ugly eyesore of a landfill for years, it was turned into a preserve in 2000 and is really quite an amazing place. A hefty climb to the top along many trails offers some great views and good exercise. It’s nice to see nature take it back. Merrick, Long …

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09 JunRed-shouldered hawk

Red-shouldered hawk

Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), near Los Trancos open space preserve, California.

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17 MayDaylights

Daylights

Atrium of the ACROS Building in downtown Fukuoka, Japan. WIKIPEDIA: The ACROS Fukuoka building in Fukuoka City in Japan is an amazing office building with two very distinct sides: one side looks like a conventional office building with glass walls, but on the other side there is a huge terraced …

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17 MayGround venison & pork

Ground venison & pork

I use a 50/50 venison to pork mixture. I buy the pork shoulder in plastic creyovac package and there are 2 pieces that weigh around 8-9 lbs each. This way they don’t have the fat trimmed and they are bone in. I grind all of this and mix it all …

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30 Apr2011-10-05 0282

2011-10-05 0282

Pine Hills Nature Preserve, near Deer Mill, Indiana and next to Shades State Park, is a lesser known gem in the Indiana State Park system. At only 480 small acres, in nonetheless has unique features not commonly associated with the state of Indiana. Hemlock groves and white pine trees, more …

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12 Apr2011-10-05 0677

2011-10-05 0677

Pine Hills Nature Preserve, near Deer Mill, Indiana and next to Shades State Park, is a lesser known gem in the Indiana State Park system. At only 480 small acres, in nonetheless has unique features not commonly associated with the state of Indiana. Hemlock groves and white pine trees, more …

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