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The MIL and SIL came to visit for the weekend. They got in Thursday and we went to dinner at the Jeanne d'Arc. A cute French restaurant near Union Square that has tasty food and medieval-oid decor. Then we watched Galaxy Quest which my MIL had never seen.
Then on Friday we went over the hill to Just for You to have crabcakes, eggs and beignets for breakfast. Then on the road, Hwy 1, down to Santa Cruz to ride the Merry-go-Round and the Bumper Cars. Then we had ice cream at Marianne's and drove back up 1. It was lots of driving but a fun day. Home to salad and Stardust, another flick the MIL had not seen.
Saturday we took them to the Ferry Building and then, since himself was tired, I drove them over to the East Bay to a garden nursery they wanted to see (both are avid gardeners) and then to the UC Botanical Gardens. Home and then off to Zarzuela for marvelous tapas. They gave us the special off-menu treat of deep fried boquorones (anchoives) ... piscalicious fries :-)
They flew home today.
In amongst all that I made another batch of cheese (raw milk, goat milk and sheep yogurt); made cultured butter (cream from the raw milk) which also resulted in buttermilk so there were oatmeal pancakes for breakfast today; I shucked *lots* of fava beans and made some fava paste*; and I pitted lots of cherries which are now starting the candying process**.
* Fresh favas removed from the pod, blanched to get the skin off, run through the food processor with olive oil, garlic and salt. Bright green and tasty.
** My usual 16th c style fruit candying process which also makes lovely fruit syrup.
Then on Friday we went over the hill to Just for You to have crabcakes, eggs and beignets for breakfast. Then on the road, Hwy 1, down to Santa Cruz to ride the Merry-go-Round and the Bumper Cars. Then we had ice cream at Marianne's and drove back up 1. It was lots of driving but a fun day. Home to salad and Stardust, another flick the MIL had not seen.
Saturday we took them to the Ferry Building and then, since himself was tired, I drove them over to the East Bay to a garden nursery they wanted to see (both are avid gardeners) and then to the UC Botanical Gardens. Home and then off to Zarzuela for marvelous tapas. They gave us the special off-menu treat of deep fried boquorones (anchoives) ... piscalicious fries :-)
They flew home today.
In amongst all that I made another batch of cheese (raw milk, goat milk and sheep yogurt); made cultured butter (cream from the raw milk) which also resulted in buttermilk so there were oatmeal pancakes for breakfast today; I shucked *lots* of fava beans and made some fava paste*; and I pitted lots of cherries which are now starting the candying process**.
* Fresh favas removed from the pod, blanched to get the skin off, run through the food processor with olive oil, garlic and salt. Bright green and tasty.
** My usual 16th c style fruit candying process which also makes lovely fruit syrup.