Mike Nolan
Mon. May 25th, 2026
I read an interesting story on the London Times website today about a plan to have schools in the UK serve venison. It appears the UK has a deer overpopulation problem and one approach to lowering the deer population would be to cull around 250,000 head a year and use the meat in school cafeterias.
We got a lot of 'mystery meat' in the dining halls at Northwestern, usually mutton.
A pilot project was fairly successful, 85% of those who tried venison-based meals said they'd eat it again.
The plan is not without opposition, called the 'Bambi effect'.
The trick is to come up with a background image that doesn't look gross, I tried a picture of a trifle and a tray of cinnamon rolls, both looked weird.
The big one made a great BLT, too..
We had chili for supper again.
I'm not sure, when I search for that, it seems to send me to another site and that one has a certificate issue.
Interesting coincidence, I had a colonoscopy today, too, so I'm still eating a bit light. (I'm hoping to get back on a more keto-friendly diet, too.)
Unlike honey, some sources recommend adding a little water to maple syrup when heating it.
Emphasis on LITTLE!
Yeah, it's an easy recipe and pretty good, though I increased the spice level quite a bit.
I didn't go apple picking last fall. Just didn't have the time.
You've very lucky to have good neighbors like that.
Bake them something fantastic!
We went with tomato soup and fried cheese sandwiches on the fresh honey wheat bread, using a Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese.
Wheat bread rising, I may make more Banh Mi rolls, too, as we finished the last batch yesterday.
I picked up a 1 pound package of Italian Beef at Portillo's on the way home from Pittsburgh, and that's what I've had for supper the last two nights.
I won't be baking today but I think I'll make honey wheat bread tomorrow.
Most of the people I know who have Anks love them, but they do take some getting used to.
We've come close to buying one several times. If my 50+ year old KA fails, that might be what we wind up getting.
My younger brother bought himself a KA recently to replace an ancient mixer that our mother had. He's still learning the ins and out of using it.
I made a double batch of bagel dough, but I think I messed up the water, it was way too soft. The second batch was cinnamon-raisin bagels.
David's scale seems to be inconsistent, too.
So, there are probably the ugliest batch of bagels I've ever made, but I'm sure they'll still taste good.
