“Fry” Day Pickles and Snow Days

Fried Pickles with Yogurt, Dill, Sriracha dipping sauce

Well, another couple of weeks have gone by and where  was I?  Oh yes!  I was snowed in with a friend of mine for a couple of days, so no pics of Yes!Chef! making tasty things last week.

Every year a group of 7 ladies that I have known for years visit me at my cabin in Tahoe for a weekend retreat.  We have been doing this for the last 9 years.  Last year they came in the beginning of October.  Some years they have visited in July or August.  This year, they waited until almost the last weekend in October.  The weather in Tahoe is always iffy in October and true to form, the first few days were balmy and beautiful.  It chilled down in the evening, but daytime was wonderful.

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Yes!Chef! makes Honey Glazed Pork Chops while The!Wife! tries to enter a recipe contest

So, what is happening here?  I should be entering photography contests, not recipe contests. Yes!Chef! is the one who should be thinking about cooking contests.  The sad truth is: I should stick to photography and let Yes!Chef! do the cooking.

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Stuffed Easter Eggs or Hard Boiled Eggs Take on Whole New Meaning

It seems whenever I take cooking into my own hands, things go awry, no matter how closely I follow the directions.  Such was the case yesterday when I decided to make some simple Deviled Eggs.

My kids are grown now but they still come over for all the major holidays and birthdays.  I don’t color eggs anymore and I kind of miss that little ritual.  However, I found a nifty little trick of coloring the egg whites after they are cooked and shelled and thought that would be a fun thing to do.

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