While cleaning out the freezer, we found some quail. Mrs. Hoge and our son Will cooked ’em.
Mmmmm, Quail
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Category Archives: Food
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but can the Jolly Ranchers ride herd on the Cow Tails in the candy section?
Quote of the Day
Comment voulez-vous gouverner un pays qui a deux cent quarante-six variétés de fromage? How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?
—Charles de Gaulle
Pies! Bork! Bork! Bork!
Quote of the Day
“Too much trouble,” “Too expensive,” or “Who will know the difference” are death knells for good food.
—Julia Child
The Chick-fil-As That Opened on Sunday
Since the company was founded in 1946, Chick-fil-A restaurants have been closed on Sunday to give employees time off with their families and time to worship if they choose.
This past Sunday, several Chick-fil-A restaurants opened to provide sandwiches to people affected by the tornados near Dallas.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, …
—Matthew 25:35
The Pie Recipe
Here’s the recipe for William’s Thanksgiving Apple Pie.
Make the filing of equal amounts of Stayman Winesap and Pink Lady apples tossed together with Grade B maple syrup (that’s the dark kind with extra solids). Put the filing in a pie shell and add the lattice top made of butcher cut bacon. The bacon will shrink while cooking, so the ends will initially droop over the edge of the pie shell. Bake in a 350 °F oven until the shell and bacon are done. Put a drip pan under the pie to catch drips from the bacon.
