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Yum! A delicious soup on a cooler evening on the patio. I made a batch of yellow curry and coconut sweet corn and yellow squash soup garnished with chopped purple basil flower buds. Fully vegan soup.

It was a beautiful quick trip up north hitting up farm stands.

I finished off my kitchen day with a sourdough mushroom and pepperoni pizza. I also made a Thai inspired sweet corn and yellow squash soup with coconut milk and yellow curry for later this weekend

I turned my kefir cheese into a Boursin type spread and it rocks!

Social media memory. One of my favorite photos. This young man was crashed. He obviously loves his buddy. This was at a county fair in Monroe WA

The last batch of bread turned out great. 1/2 to friends, and Thor stole the second half.... My fault entirely. I make kefir, I had a lot so I strained it for a soft cheese I'll whip with garlic and herbs, the whey, a pint, went into the bread. My house smells so good this morning.

Today's healthy-ish box lunch. Hubs gets a meze plate for lunch, tuna salad, my humus, carrot, cuke, olives, peppers and flax pita on the side. His snack is homemade Greek yogurt with cherry and lime.

Good morning. This is my favorite rose in the garden. I don't know its name, but love the color. The color reminds me of my mom.

It's not about the presentation. Although exceptional, it's not about the corn tamale. It's about the sauce! I served the tamales with a spoon. I love this sauce so much. I can only call it a salsa verde, the sauce used in many Espagueti verde, Mexican Green Spaghetti.

RIP Ms. Parton. You gave yourself to the world and we loved you for that.

Fresh out of the oven at 7:25 AM. This is a buttermilk sourdough loaf with buttermilk left from making cultured butter, made with local white and whole wheat flour and sunflower meal for a bit of protein.

Today's healthy-ish box lunch. Hubs gets a half ham and cheese with cultured butter on homemade dark rye, a homemade pickle on the side, and homemade blueberry yogurt for a snack. He's spoiled.

It thrills me that Thor has become such a water dog. We rescued him just a month ago and he was terrified of the lake. Woohoo! #godofthunder

I made homemade cultured butter and it's delicious. I'll use the buttermilk in soup. This is far less expensive than buying European style cultured butter.

The completed vegan roasted caramel carrot cheesecake. Well, the caramel on top isn't vegan, it's made with cultured butter and cultured cream. It turned out great and got devoured.

Well, it's a crap shoot in the kitchen sometimes. I've been creating a recipe in my mind for a few weeks. This is a caramelized roasted carrot cheesecake that is in the oven. It's fully vegan and gluten free. It smells crazy good, I hope it turns out.

I should have made more! I did 4 quarts of fermented crispy garlic dill pickles, red peppers gave them a nice kick. I'm living this fermenting I've been playing with.

I started this Eastern European style sourdough dark rye on Sunday and baked it early today. It smells so good. I am a junkie for rye toast.

We went to the neighborhood brewery tonight forgetting there are 6 bands lined up. Thor was on his best behavior. Frankly we were stunned. Each day gets better and better with him. Generally he hates loud noise, even just the TV. He's well liked there, that helps.

Oh boy! I was so glad to have discovered this little gem today! So many cooking ideas popped in my head! share.google/54kp8qyrCddG...

Saturday is doggy adventure day. Today's road trip has to be abbreviated because of work.

We've eaten beans and green almost weekly this summer. Tonight I made with hot Italian sausage, mixed braising greens, white beans, and chicken broth. A base of local wheat sourdough I made yesterday. I butter the bread, topped with Parmesan and ran it under the broiler. It rocked.

Oh boy! The new rescue, Thor, loves road trips.

I've been fermenting lately. Kefir, kohlrabi and kombu fermented in miso, kohlrabi and shisho with garlic and peppers, cherry tomatoes with basil and garlic, and pickles.

I had a bad fall this spring. My pride hurt most. I was racing to catch a ferry and my leg seized, a sciatic nerve, damage done gardening. I cut my hand pretty bad. Since healing I've been working out. Eating well is key too. I'm in better shape since well before open heart 3 yrs ago.

Well this is a big deal. 15 days ago, Thor was afraid to lap water out of the lake. Six days ago he played in a creek and could not have been more pleased with himself. #adoptdon'tshop #rescue #happydad

Things are moving along with the rescue, Thor. He's fit, healthy, and seemingly happy. I weighed him, 78.6# of solid muscle. We don't have a set walk schedule, but a daily long walk and two fetch sessions are required. I'm working hard to help him feel secure with other dogs, he's aggressive.

Thor is a very fit dog. Having lived 5 years in a very rural area, he's bewildered by what he see in Seattle. He's going to do well.

Good morning.