Hello, my Witchlets! We’re making food! Of course we are. These happen to be two dishes that both feature dry white wine! The best kind of white wine! So, kick back with a glass of your favorite and watch me make a fool of myself!
If anyone knows Gordon Ramsay or Alton Brown, could you let them know they should watch this video and tell me what “breaking the sauce” means, please! I’d be most appreciative!
Merry meet and blessed be!
I was originally going to host an Ostara Circle, but California is taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously and has enacted bans on groups of 10 or more people, as well as non-essential travel. So, I hosted it virtually!
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Hello! And welcome to the day before the last day of public interactions! This video was filmed Saturday, March 14, in the morning. I and my husbeast/cameraman were going to drop off House-Guest-Xander in Santa Paula and then head to Newberry Park for gaming with some friends. While we were drinking tequila and eating delicious food, Governor Newsom put California on lockdown for the Coronavirus. We had one more public outing on Sunday (brunch with our new Reeve and Reevess for her birthday!), and then the moritorium came in.
This Shepherd’s Pie was a huge hit with the gamers. Each bite elicited responses of, “Ohm’go’ thi’is so goo’!” and “Ru’abaga?! Really?!” So, it went over well! As did the Heathen Cakes. As we face the real possibility of a strictly enforced quarantine, I’ll start into videos explaining how the poor of the medieval times extended the life of beef and other meats and rely on some budget-friendly cooking to help get us all through this Plague (hey, ’20s…we didn’t want a repeat of 1920… or 1820… or 1720…..).
Please stay safe and make sure to follow me on Facebook for the twice weekly classes on helathcare and other “witchery” things to keep you safe during the lockdown/quarantine.
What better dish to serve up on a witchery channel than a Heathen Cake! They’re more pies, really. In fact, you use a pre-baked pie crust for them.
They’re called cakes because of the etymology of that word. Cakes were usually what “the poor man” ate: Hearty pie crusts filled with meat and hearty vegetables. This particular recipe is from 14th Century Germany and features beef, apples, a full dozen eggs, and bacon.
Remember: I don’t eat pork. The bacon I used was a package of beef bacon. I also used ground beef in this, but I think a good stew meat of some type would have been better. Regardless, it was still extremely tasty! You have to boil the meat, thus creating a stock (which is why ground meat doesn’t work well in this dish). If I were still in Central PA, I would probably bribe a friend for some venison and make this with venison. It’s got a lot of flavor and it really will stick with you.
I hope you enjoy the video!!
When you’re on quarantine for the foreseeable future, you can get social interaction through virtual classes and maybe learn a new skill!
Bleu cheese is one of my favorite cheeses. It has been off my list because the mold spores used to create the culture to mold the cheese are grown on regular wheat bread. I actually did have a reaction to it at a restaurant once, which is how I found out about it. There was no cross-contamination in the kitchen; everything was prepared appropriately, yet I still got sick. Ken was speaking to a co-worker of his about the incident and that’s when she told him about the mold cultures. This was a few years ago (like, 3 or 4). “Use Gorgonzola,” she said.
But, as I was sitting down to write this post for this video, I wanted to look up how to word the “Bleu cheese is no bueno for gluten-free diets” when I came across an article that had updated information. According to the article, there is not a detectable amount of gluten in the cheese itself. Now, I will say this: Just because machines don’t pick up a “detectable amount” does not mean that your specific body won’t have a reaction. As I’d mentioned in a previous blog/video, as with any autoimmune disease–or disease, in general–how it affects your specific body may be different from another person. I have Lupus, celiac, and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Currently, Hashi’s isn’t overtly affecting me, that we know of; my Lupus, though called “mild” by my doctors, creates symptoms that mimic MS. So, I have weird nerve issues, weird (and sometimes severe) muscle cramping/spasming issues, low-grade fevers, and the Malar rash when I over-extend my spell slots (or spoons). With my celiacs, some days I can drink regular beer and be fine; other days, I get extremely bloated and swollen. I do tend toward porters, however, which tend not to upset my stomach. Although, I did just learn that Pabst Blue Ribbon, Coors, and Corona Extra would all be considered gluten-free since they have less than 20 ppm of gluten. There’s also this fascinating article for more information on gluten, celiac, wheat allergy, etc.
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Mmm… chickie nuggies & hot sauces…
I made a sourdough starter! I followed King Arthur Flour‘s guide to making the starter, only I’m sure I didn’t do it completely correctly all the way through. Which is fine since I still ended up with a starter and I’ve used said starter in some sourdough hamburger buns for dinner tonight (and video for next Tuesday)! They smell amazing.
I’m filming every night this week. My day off was Monday–and that’s only because I didn’t realize my sourdough buns were going to need to prove for 8+ hours. Oops. We bought corn dogs (they make gluten-free ones) and had a junk food night. It was much appreciated.
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Happy (belated) Fastnacht Day!
In a world where everything could go wrong… it does! Well, not everything. The pasties turned out delicious! I just missed some bits in the filming. And there seems to be a lot of “Rocky, move!” being yelled. Rocky is my youngest kitty (at 11!) and is a black and white sweet boi who just happens to love fish, turkey, chicken, and rum. He makes an appearance in the video. Cats make everything better. 🙂 Please enjoy!
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