What is your weather like right now?

[Brooksy]

Yes we get abalone. When I was a teenager we'd dive for them.

We cooked them quickly after slicing them very, very thin in oil & white wine. Could also mince them and make small patties.

[StevieH]

Originally Posted by shannon in KS

Sure is! Making light of the ice and thinking of it as therapeutic! I actually had acupuncture during labor, so I am a believer!

Hi Shannon,

Hope you are OK. Got any good fish recipes? Or anybody else got some - flat fish are plentiful here - we get Brill, Turbot, Plaice, etc

Many thanks

Steve

[shannon in KS]

Originally Posted by StevieH

Hi Shannon,

Hope you are OK. Got any good fish recipes? Or anybody else got some - flat fish are plentiful here - we get Brill, Turbot, Plaice, etc

Many thanks

Steve

You might try placing a request on the fish/seafood thread! A lot of folks subscribe to threads, and they will get a prompt in their email to reply!

[StevieH]

Originally Posted by Brooksy

Yes we get abalone. When I was a teenager we'd dive for them.

We cooked them quickly after slicing them very, very thin in oil & white wine. Could also mince them and make small patties.

Thanks Brooksy,

We get a species of Abalone here, just about, called an Ormer - Haliotis Tuberculata. Not allowed to dive for them though, can only be gathered between Jan and April by shore gathering - up to your neck in water finding them by feel!!!! Good fun eh!

The way they are cooked here is to get them out of their shell, give them a good scrub, beat the devil out of them, fry in butter, and stew for hours with onion carrot etc. for about four hours. Tried them, not that keen. Seems to be a delicacy in times gone past though.

If you are interested, we have a traditional Guernsey dish called "Bean Jar", a variation on a French Cassoulet.

Let me know if you want to try - or anyone else????????????

Regards

Steve

[StevieH]

Originally Posted by shannon in KS

You might try placing a request on the fish/seafood thread! A lot of folks subscribe to threads, and they will get a prompt in their email to reply!

Thank you Shannon, will give it a go.

Regards

Steve

[luvs]

it's wintery!

[texasgirl]

it's 37 and dropping. The arctic weather is coming. Now they are calling for rain and sleet and then snow this evening with 1-3" of accumulations {sp} and 19 tonight, high tomorrow is 35 with the low at 18. Brrrr. :o)

[shannon in KS]

fluffy white snow! LOVE IT! (as long as it does not turn to ice) Temperature is 9, sure the wind chill is negative. After it goes below 15, it all feels the same. The wind is not blowing though, that helps!

[texasgirl]

sleeting and 32 degrees. yuk! I wanted snow not ice.

[DampCharcoal]

It's a balmy 13 right now. I'm glad I spent the past couple days cutting wood, this winter has been brutal so far and it's not even winter yet!