#harvest to heat

[allwaysfull]

Harvest to Heat | Darryl Estrine and Kelly Kochendorfer

Starters

Blue Cheese Tartine

Herb Gougères

Crab-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers w/Black Truffles

Flint Corn Polenta Cakes w/Heirloom Tomato Salad

Carrot Cannelloni w/Soft Cheese and Pine Nuts

Sautéed Chicken Livers with Smoked Bacon and Roasted Grapes

Dandelion Tart w/Sheep’s Milk Ricotta, Grappa-Soaked Golden Raisins

Maine Sea Scallop Ceviche

Crawfish-Stuffed Deviled Eggs

Salads

Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes w/Zucchini Pistou, Yellow Tomato Vinaigrette

Baby Romaine Salad w/Edamame, Jalapeño Dressing, Yellow Bell Pepper Pipérade

Warm Vegetable Salad

Burrata w/Speck, Peas, and Mint

Chopped Salad w/Corn Vinaigrette and Frico Cheese Crisps

Mesclun w/Shrimp, Avocado, and Creamy Champagne Dressing

Salted Cod Salad w.Preserved Lemons and Arugula Pesto

Crispy Smelts w/Sun Gold Tomatoes and Arugula | Garlic Aioli

Asparagus-Country Ham Bundles w/Toasted Pecans, Citrus Vinaigrette

Soups

Chilled Tomato Soup w/Aged Feta and Olives

Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Soup w/Candied Fennel, Lemon Gelée

Pumpkin Soup w/Crème Fraiche and Hazelnut Gremolata

Oyster Chowder

Heirloom Bean Soup w/Lobster and Minestrone Vegetables

Crawfish and Corn Stew

Smoky Pork and Apple Soup w/Mustard

Clam and Steuben Bean Soup w/Fennel and Lemon

Main Courses: Meat

Pan-Roasted Beef Rib-Eye w/Fresh Red Currant Pan Sauce

Grilled Skirt Steak and Beef Marrow Bones w/Radish-Herb Salad and Pepper Purée

Braised Short Ribs w/Red Wine

Creole Beef Grillades and Cheese Grits

Roasted Pork Loin w/Roasted Vegetables and Spicy Tomato Sauce

Pork Osso Buco w/Wild Mushrooms and Almond Piccata

Slow-Cooked Pork w/Spanish Paprika and Sweet Spices

Maple-Glazed Pork Belly, Sunny-Side Up Egg, Pickled Chanterelles

Lamb Saddle w/Caramelized Fennel and Wild Mushrooms

Paella w/Lamb Ribs

Roasted Lamb Loin w/Yogurt Eggplant Purée and Merguez Sausage

Herb-Roasted Lamb Rib-Eye w/Wild Preserved Mushrooms, Aromatic Oil

Bison Pastrami “Hash” w/Fingerling Potatoes, Fried Eggs, Grilled Bread

Chicken, Duck and Other Fowl

Roasted Duck Breast w/Farro “Risotto” and Caramelized Figs

Roasted Chicken w/Lemon Thyme and Summer Truffles

Chicken Pot Pie

Poached Chicken w/Morels and Asparagus

Duck Meatballs w/Pomegranate-Orange Glaze, Puréed Parsnips

Apricot-Orange-Glazed Quail

Chicken-Fried Squash with Stuffed Peppers | Cornbread

Fish and Shellfish

Halibut Poached in Pepper Butter w/Roasted Corn Salad

Roasted Trout w/Herb-Champagne Vinaigrette

Fish In Mango Curry Sauce

Lobster Shortcakes w/Vanilla Rum Sauce and Spicy Shallots

Sautéed Shrimp and Hazelnut Romesco

Shrimp w/Tomatoes, Strawberries and Lemon Vinegar

Stir-Fried Fava Shoots w/Shrimp and Caramelized Shallots

Soy Butter-Poached Oysters w/Radishes and Kimchi Juice

Tarts

Crème Fraiche Galette w/Heirloom Tomatoes

Cremini-Filled Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Lobster Mac and Cheese

Gratin of Bay Scallops w/Jerusalem Artichoke Purée, Crisp Country Ham

Pasta, Grains and Rice

Sweet Potato Gnocchi w/Braised Plums and Crumbly Blue Cheese

Angel Hair Pasta w.Oyster Butter Cream Sauce and Caviar

Ramp Ravioli w/Lemon Zest

Risotto w/Fresh Peas and Pancetta

Tacos w/Greens and Seared Onions | Chipotle Tomatillo Verde Salsa

Sides

Vegetable Succotash w/Spicy Yellow Tomato Coulis

Pearl Onions and Fiddlehead Ferns w/Vanilla Jelly and Onion Sorbet

Roasted Fairytale Eggplant in Chèvre Cream

Curried English Peas and Pickled Swiss Chard

Roasted Beets with Mint

Grilled Broccoli Rabe/Radicchio w/Pancetta Dressing, Soft-Cooked Egg

Sweet Corn Sformato

Butter Bean and Corn Succotash w/Candied Bacon

Brussels Sprouts w/Brown Butter, Bacon, and Sage

Roasted Stuffed Tomatoes w/Farro

Savory Bread Pudding w/Bacon and Farmstead Cheese w/Tomato Jam

Crostini w/Burrata, Marinated Escarole, and Caramelized Shallots

Sweet Potatoes w/Corn, Swiss Chard, and Caramelized Onions

Braised New Potatoes w/Mustard and Leeks

Goat Cheese and Chive Hash Browns

Savory Oats w/Fig Chutney

Forest Mushroom and Naked Barley Pilaf

Carolina Gold Rice with Ramps, Asparagus, and Morels

Desserts

Strawberry Cheesecake w/Balsamic-Roasted Strawberries

Milk Chocolate Semifreddo w/Star Anise Carrot Cake

Honey Mango Upside-Down Cake

Poppy Seed Cake w/Apple Vodka

Individual Chocolate Ganache Cakes

Fromage Blanc Bavarian Cream Cake w/Poached Plums

Goat Cheese Panna Cotta w/Caramelized Figs

Caciotta Cheese Fritters w/Honey

Chocolate Pots de Crème

Snow Eggs w/Green Tea Crème Anglaise

Strawberry-Tomato Gazpacho

Nectarines, Peaches, and Blueberries w/Sabayon

Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey Chocolate Truffles

[wiirocku]

Genesis 8:22 (NLT) - As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

[mossiestpiglet]

curse of growing tomatoes i touch those plants one time and my hands smell like them the whole rest of the day fuck me

[mumblelard]

suddenly summer sunbeam adjacent basking for the win

[masters-menagerie]

💓 obviously future b. but. ,,,,h-harvest moon

SEND A HEART FOR A SPECIFIC KISS.

(( i'm just gonna--

Something had taken ahold of Ghost that day. He didn't quite understand it in the moment--where it was coming from, or what fueled it--but he craved Moonfall's affection. It was a craving so deep, that it was like a hunger; primal, and intense. Every touch, every sound, every whisper of 'i love you' both fueled and starved his core. None of it was enough.

Ghost held her smaller frame firmly to his own, his hands taking the shape of the curvature of her waist, as his lips devoured hers in deep, heated kisses. Every so often, a command of 'say it again' would be whispered against her lips, needing to hear how much she loved him--how much she wanted him. Her desire, carnal, romantic or otherwise, would be is sustenance; and he would feed on it until his core was satisfied.

[an-undercover-bi]

Happy Kupała to those who celebrate!!

It is officially summer despite all the rain and how unseasonably cool it is today where I am.

[ajstudio]

Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Fanfic Shorts #1

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Sugarcane and Peaches

June 2031

10 months after Alucard (TFS) returned to Hellsing they had a mission in New Orleans, Louisiana, and while there Sir Integra gave Persephone (neé Mercy Zuckerman) an opportunity to revisit her homeland before leaving. This exchange takes place while Sir Integra, Alucard, and Persephone visit the Zuckerman Sugarcane Plantation

Abridgecard: Wait!? They burn the sugarcane!?

Persephone: They do it because it's easier to harvest the sugarcane. They burn the residual leaves with the sugarcane, harvest the crops, send them to the factory, and then they prepare the fields for the next planting. The ashes leftover act as a good fertilizer for the next crop.

Abridgecard: Sh*t! I'd love to work at a place where I could burn things and get paid for it! Heck, I'd even take it as a side job if I could!

Integra: Alucard, you would just cause a fire hazard more than you would make a contribution in the workplace.

Abridgecard: Apparently, burning sugarcane fields is still a contribution.

Persephone: You would only get to do it once a year.

Abridgecard: Not unless I burn more than one field.

Persephone: How would you know when they're ready to harvest though?

Abridgecard: Why I'm surprised you asked. It's sugarcane! I'd eat it!

Persephone: Well good thing you didn't grow up here. You'd probably eat the sugar in the storage. After the sugarcane is brought to the factory where its ground it's then put into storage. But here's something a lot of people don't know about stored grounded sugarcane: the kids of the farmers like to play in the giant piles like they were sand. It was part of my fonder memories growing up when I came here for the holidays.

Abridgecard: You grew up playing in actual sugar? I'm actually kind of jealous.

Integra: Isn't that a little unsanitary to have them play in the sugar?

Persephone: Don't worry. The sugarcane is filtered before it's packaged and sent out to their purchasers. My family would never be so irresponsible with the source of their income.

Abridgecard: Soooo, Red.

Persephone: Yes Alucard?

Abridgecard: I was just wondering-

Integra: Oh no. (I know this is going to go somewhere.)

Abridgecard: How long did you play in the piles?

Persephone: Well regularly for hours before the main meals were served but then we would come back and pick up where we left o-

Abridgecard: So that means everyone in your family has a sweet ass, right?

Persephone: (Oh, I get where he's going with this.) Well, I can't speak for everyone in my family but I got mine from my father since he's a pear-shaped endomorph like his mother. So I guess some of the peach booties are hereditary on that side of the family.

Abridgecard: He hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Is that so? Hey, do you know what that means?

Persephone: What does what mean?

Abridgecard: I get to call you Peaches. Your new nickname is Peaches.

Integra: *facepalm* Oh my gosh!

Persephone: *giggles* Persie Peaches? Has a cute ring to it!

Abridgecard: I know, right?

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Heat

August 15, 2031

Our favorite vampire hunting trio was sent to Kenya, Africa to hunt a vampire that was cooking up trouble and escaped to the safari. While there, Persephone bonds with Keya the lioness who was in heat and wearing out her mate. Alucard doesn't miss an opportunity to be a chaotic manchild.

Persephone: Intense heat that lasts for two to eight days and you need to actively have sex with your mate to deal with the unbearable orgasms you get once a month. I've never related so much to an animal before.

Keya: purs and chuffs happily as Persephone scratches the back of her ears before she gave a low roar

Persephone: I know. It's such a pain. It'll be worth it though cause you'll get some cute cubs out of it. I don't know if my future soulmate will be able be bear with my condition without tiring of me. You're fortunate to have a mate that loves you enough to put up with it. He knows you're worth it.

Kala: Wow! I've never seen her so comfortable with another person out of the group while she's in that condition.

Persephone: We're just bonding over a relatable problem.

Kala: Oh, really?

Persephone: I have unbearable orgasisms that come and go once a month and they last five to seven days. Normally leading up to my ovulation date. But it's worse when I'm ovulating.

Kala: Oh my gosh! Are you seeing any doctors?

Persephone: I have been seeing several.

Kala: My gosh! I wonder if you were a lioness in a past life.

Persephone: Maybe that's why I felt more at home with Black African women. I grew up with my own circle of soul sisters.

Kala: Aww! That's right. You grew up with my cousin Joy.

Persephone: Yes I did. She was a part of my sweet, precious, and beautiful sisterhood.

Keya: chuffing and low roaring

Persephone: What is it? Are you trying to roar big?

Kala: She's just in a talkative mood today.

Abridgecard: IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE, THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT!

Persephone: And he is in a musical mood.

Kala: Or a Disney mood.

Persephone: Fair enough.

Abridgecard: You know that song was a lie. Simba never got any sleep because Nala kept him up.

Seras: Oh come on! That scene where Nala was giving Simba bedroom eyes was awkward enough to watch as a kid! Besides didn't Nala and Simba talk afterward?

Abridgecard: Shhhh! It was intense pillow talk.

Persephone: (Well, we know Simba lost sleep after marrying Nala.)

Seras: (Great! I can never watch the Lion King again!)

Bonus

@merumely @thirstyforlulu @alucardownsmyass @hunnie880 @doodleferp @diamond-star @sundove88 @michi-tala @amikartest @trashbaby92 @sonia-irl @goblins-riddles-or-frocks @blood-and-cigars @the-hellsing-organisation @icecry @thecrimsonwingsfckerabridged

I have more in the works and I have a big one I really need to finish. I plan to draw some pictures for these shorts. So that will be fun.

[bumblebeeappletree]

On August 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new water strategy that plans for California having 10% less water by 2040. The strategy includes capturing and storing more stormwater, while also recycling and desalinating brackish water.

‘The hots are getting hotter, the dries are getting drier and ... the wets are getting wetter,’ said Newsom.

This video was made with support from Climate Power.

#Earth #Environment #ClimateCrisis #NowThis

[hard-yearned-wisdom]

Johannisbeeren (or Honey Berries, as my American children call them) - perfekt erntereif.

[oxbowreality]

last night I had a dream a cottagecore white girl went into my yard and tried to steal all my potato plants and I got so angry that I stomped out and yelled at her until she apologized

[scoups4lyfe]

Hey scoups, how was your day?

SS

Yoooooooooo

So I would've started liveblogging for episode 18 yesterday but, I slept on my neck/back wrong and the pain was so much, I put on a heat patch and slept from 7pm until I had to wake up for work the next day at 11:30 am.

I woke up a few times in the middle of the night to eat rice pudding before going back to sleep LOL!!!

(Insane.)

I'm starting a new medication for bi-polar, because my mania has just been out of control.

I've slept like 4hrs everyday for the past two weeks. (I mean, I felt wide awake, but thats not the point LMAO.)

Anyways.

I'll liveblog ep 18 tonight cuz;;;; its the weekend honeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy (hell yeah)

Other than that my day has been well.

[warnerdale]

Vegetables - Harvest Quesadillas Pumpkin puree, apple, and brie cheese capture the best of fall in these slightly sweet harvest quesadillas.

[wiirocku]

Genesis 8:22 (NLT) - As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Photo credits: H. Armstrong Roberts

August from My Desk

Roland Flint

It is hot today, dry enough for cutting grain,

and I am drifting back to North Dakota

where butterflies are all gone brown with wheat dust.

And where some boy,

red-faced, sweating, chafed,

too young to be dying this way

steers a laborious, self-propelled combine,

and dreams of cities, and blizzards –

and airplanes.

With the white silk scarf of his sleeve

he shines and shines his goggles,

he checks his meters, checks his flaps,

screams contact at his dreamless father,

and, engines roaring,

he pulls back the stick

and hurtles into the sun.

"Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle... And Other Modern Verse" - compiled by Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders, and Hugh Smith

[zootermission]

Tomato Harvest Marinara Sauce

With this large-batch recipe, you can preserve the bounty of your tomato harvest and have enough marinara sauce on hand for the entire winter.

[flashfuckingflesh]

Re-Electrifying a Dead Cop to Stop EVIL! "The Blue Jean Monster" reviewed! (88 Films / Blu-ray)

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