Pictures of Food... Taken at a Cooking Class... By a Woman Who Can Barely Make Toast...

 Monday evening as we were getting settled in from our day here at the House on Pooh Corner, Evan asked me if I'd like to "do something" Tuesday night - maybe "get something to eat"...

I was standing on the Patiocho smoking a ciggy and we were talking through the screen... "Sure, what sounds good?"

"Weeell, Artisan Kitchen is having one of their cooking classes... Do you think you'd like that?", he asked - very hesitantly, knowing that I can set a kitchen on fire while making a grilled cheese sandwich...  I laughed and laughed and told him that it actually sounded like a lot of fun and I knew the food would be fantastic regardless... so yes...

Tuesday evening we arrived at Artisan Kitchen... Evan having not only having gone to this specific event a few times, but having attended culinary school in Memphis was waaaay ahead of me on this one.... I was nervous .. overwhelmed with the underlying fear that I would do something terribly idiotic and embarrass myself AND Evan... catch the kitchen on fire, ruin the food, the possibilities were endless...



After all of the pre-registered students arrived, we were led into the kitchen; where everything was 'mise en place'...  "Mise en place" .. that's an official cheffing word, you know?  It means the measured out ingredients and supplies or to have your mess in place ... Like ... sometimes when I'm cooking dinner at home, which is rare - because I'm banned ... but sometimes if Evan's craving my manicotti, I'll say - "I'm gonna go in here and set up my mess..."  




Anywho... Our messes for each dish were set up ... and just as I would have expected, I was assigned to boiling water and assisting on the pasta salad... It was as if these people had heard of me before I arrived, because the chef didn't even let me light the burner... I was very pleased with how it went though...

I learned a bit about whisking and I am now totally prepared  to make a pasta salad on a moments notice!

Pictured here ... quickly, before I ate it ...
Ahi Tuna Kebabs, Bacon Wrapped Scallops, Tortellini Salad and Portabella Mushroom Bruschetta.

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A Traveling Tin Can and the History of Such...

They call them "tin cans" and the travelers who jaunt about the country in them are called Tin Can Tourists ... it's the nicest looking tin can I've ever seen.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the vintage delight that a shiny little trailer like this holds and just a week or so ago while I was gassing up my car in neighboring Paducah, Kentucky; I saw a precious little couple who'd pulled in for a pit stop.  They were just fantastic and said they were on the way back to North Carolina after traveling with the Tin Can Tourists... 

I bid them a safe journey and promised to share the photos here with a bit of info about their fantastic organization... 

http://www.tincantourists.com/

Tin Can Tourists is an all make and model vintage trailer and motor coachclub. Our goal is to promote and preserve vintage trailers and motor coaches through gatherings and information exchange.

The club is open to everyone and ownership of a vintage trailer or motor coach is not a prerequisite for membership.

Airstream, Inc History

ONE DOLLAR EACH 

In 1929, Wally Byam purchased a Model T Ford chassis,built a platform on it, towed it with his car to a campsite, and painstakingly erected a tent on it. The effort was tiresomeand unpleasant, especially when it rained. Spurred on by his first wife Marion, Wally built a tear-drop-shapedpermanent shelter on the platform that enclosed a small ice chest and kerosene stove. He then published an article that ran under the headline, "How to Build a Trailerfor One Hundred Dollars." Readers wrote Wally for more detailed instruction plans, which he sold at a cost of one dollar each. The response was extraordinary, earning him more than $15,000. After building several trailers for friendsin his backyard, "the neighbors started complaining that I was making too much noise," Wally observed, "so I went out and rented a building." Airstream Trailer Company went into full production in 1932, when fewer than 48 trailer manufacturers were registered for business. Five years later, nearly 400 companies squared off against each other. Today, of those 400, only Airstream remains.

TIN CAN TOURISTS HISTORY AND IMAGES

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Monday Night's Super Full Buck Moon ...

Now I can't swear to it, but it seems like last Summer was the first time I heard the term "Supermoon".  A big deal was made of it and I planned to take photos from beneath the Superman Statue... and I did... and it was just like this big huge unbelievable thing.  

If I can trust my noggin's recollection... I heard the other day that there are three supermoons this year, including possibly the one we had on Monday, which for about a zillion years has been referred to as the Buck Moon because it's a mark of the time when bucks start to sprout their antlers...


I don't know why all of the more recent talk of supermoons ... unless it has something to do with the global warming that some of you think we're not experiencing.  With our heat waves, droughts and whatnot ... and a 100 year flood every other month, I can't imagine that some of you won't come around before you're standing knee deep in water in the middle of Manhattan exclaiming, "Oh me, the water sure is up today...!"

Anywho, Evan and I went out for a drive to check out the moon on Monday night and I was able to capture these shots and a few more I'll share later. 

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Have You Heard of a Little Place Called Cave in Rock?

One Sunday afternoon in May after meeting Evan's mom and step-Dad for lunch in Golconda, we decided to venture off to Cave in Rock... Actually he decided to venture off to Cave in Rock, I had no idea where we were going until we pulled up...

Cave in Rock, for those of you who are unfamiliar is just what it sounds like ... a cave, set back in a gargantuan rock.  The rock is limestone and the cave is about 55 feet wide.  

Cave in Rock is now a tourist stop, but it's history is not as welcoming...

It's been said for many moons that this used to be a hideout ... a perfect little spot along the Ohio River, situated just on a bend, that allowed pirates and pillagers to lie in wait and create havoc on passers by ...

Links You'll Like...

Hiking at Cave in Rock

Search cave in rock, pirates on Google

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A Bit o' the Super City Blues and Ques #1

This year's Super City Blues and Ques was my first experience behind the scenes... Evan is a chef and a master of the "barbie".  Though no trophies were brought home this year, I was still rather impressed with the eatins! 

Evan preparing on Friday Night... 

This was  taken late Friday Night ... after tasting the brisket on Saturday around 11am, my Dad officially banned Evan from coming to their house unless he brings a brisket... 

I'll be bringing more views to you from the Super City Blues and Ques as well as photos from the awards ceremony as soon as possible...

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