Rob Palmer

Flawless!

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I wrote some thoughts on the Benito show!

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Ha! It was very much a random choice of how much I used, guided by laziness. I scooped out some lard, weighed it, and that's how much butter I left out.

I use a less-flaky pâte brisée dough to try and contain all the custard, but in both cases I understand the lard to help the texture (whether flaky or sturdy) while sacrificing flavor. Too much lard or shortening and it starts to taste blah and gets a slimy mouthfeel.

That looks fantastic! Did you use all butter or was there any lard in the crust? (This year I went with maybe 5:1 butter:lard and the texture/flavor balance was still pretty good.)

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I grew the pumpkin; I baked the pumpkin; I puréed the pumpkin.

Thumbs down for long life from my Kenneth Cole. Looks and fits great, but is falling apart.

Looks happy now!

Grim gray picture of about 36 square garden feet of planted garlic.

I'm wary of Instagram hacks, but gotta say planting garlic with a bulb auger was fantastic. Over 100 cloves in less than two hours, and that included weeding!
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I promised myself I wasn't going to scream at this Bears game.

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through the playoffs, son.

Figs!!!

Flowering broccoli at the end of the season.

Someone's going to be real sad about the off flavor in their honey from the bee who just visited my broccoli.
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They may not look good but

Right on!

I believe throwing a dry sandwich is a felony, but if it's dipped, just a misdemeanor.

Lots of bundled garlic

Final count: 112 German (pictured), 30 Inchelium Dixon, and 29 of the new-this-year Vivek.
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I did pretty well this year, but still missed a couple. Sneaky things!

Mine are garlic, but probably works the same for onions? They redirect their energy back into the root if there's no scape.

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Big garlic head on the right and dwarf head with an untrimmed scape on the left

This is why you trim your scapes.
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It's aggravating when someone going out of their way to be dickish affects you through no fault of yours. Here's to a 2025 of less dickishness (though I'm not optimistic)!

I feel like it's happening more in person lately too... Gross either way.

My personal favorite hot sauce is Pico Pica; very little vinegar in the flavor. Not sure if you can get it where you are (I mail order mine from MexGrocer.com) but might be worth a try for some inspiration.

It's boring, but I'll take a well-balanced gin martini with olives. I've outgrown my need to make it too dry.

Seconded. Spectacular idea.

I have no idea what a redbud bean is, but I'm looking forward to your recipe and/or review.

Happy 36ish Birthday!

The best thing about tonight's Bears game is that I didn't try to get a ticket to see it in person. Good grief what garbage.