Mike Nolan

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  • in reply to: 2022 Hummingbird Migration Underway (and other birds) #35920
    Mike Nolan
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      You're in the central US migration flight path in Indiana, the migration just recently started there. We're in the western portion of the US (eg, east of the Rockies) migration flight path, it is just starting here, too. We've been seeing one or two hummingbirds all summer, though, so I think we had one nesting nearby, we've been seeing her two or three times a day. There's a known ruby throat hummingbird nesting area near Columbus NE, so they do sometimes nest in Nebraska.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35919
      Mike Nolan
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        Or low tea. (High tea is essentially dinner, low tea is a light late afternoon snack; the high and low has to do with the height of the table on which it is served.)

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35884
        Mike Nolan
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          The online pizza party was fun, I admit.

          We had burgers on the grill and sweet corn tonight.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35881
          Mike Nolan
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            Unfortunately, we're kind of spread out all over the place.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35871
            Mike Nolan
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              We had sweet corn, steak with sauteed mushrooms and a baked potato.

              Nice photo of the shrimp.

              in reply to: 2022 Garden Plans #35861
              Mike Nolan
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                Sometimes I'm convinced there's a giant statue at the western border of Lancaster County with a hand held out, directing storms to the North and South of us. The Colossus of Lincoln!

                It was 59 this morning and isn't supposed to get above the mid 70's until after lunch. Nice having the patio door open for a few hours.

                in reply to: Cinnamon Rolls! #35846
                Mike Nolan
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                  My neighbor's wife said they're really enjoying the cinnamon rolls. They must be spacing them out carefully, I finished the last of ours yesterday. But she said their grandchildren were coming over today, and that'll probably finish them off. I will have to make another batch in a week or two--to test out the cheese slicer method, of course. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35845
                  Mike Nolan
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                    Tonight's ratatouille came out very good, for a change it didn't come out soupy.

                    I topped half of it with some mozzarella cheese, that made it taste a lot like lasagna. My wife said all it needs is the mushrooms.

                    I'll have lots of white eggplant over the next few weeks, next time I may make a somewhat larger batch in the style of a layered lasagna--with mushrooms, of course.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35841
                    Mike Nolan
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                      I'm making a batch of ratatouille today. Not sure what else we're having for supper, probably some sweet corn and maybe tomato and salami sandwiches.

                      in reply to: Cinnamon Rolls! #35839
                      Mike Nolan
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                        I ordered a wire-blade cheese cutter that should work for cinnamon rolls, I will report on how well it works.

                        in reply to: Pain de cristal (glass bread) #35834
                        Mike Nolan
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                          I've worked with a few high hydration doughs, Peter Reinhart has a baguette dough that is around 80% hydration as I recall. This one seems like a serious challenge, one I will likely attempt once the weather cools off a bit.

                          There are some high hydration pizza doughs I've been meaning to try, too.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35833
                          Mike Nolan
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                            So far all we've gotten is a sprinkle or two, the temp dropped about 10 degrees but the humidity went up at least that much. Still some chances of rain overnight, but it probably won't amount to much.

                            We had NY strip steak on the grill, corn on the cob, baked potato and sauteed mushrooms.

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 7, 2022? #35798
                            Mike Nolan
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                              Next month is our 50th anniversary, but I think it's going to be a fairly quiet event for us, our kids are on the opposite ends of the country and there's nobody in Lincoln who was at the wedding in 1972, at least not that we're still in contact with.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 31, 2022? #35776
                              Mike Nolan
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                                There's rain in the forecast, but I'm not hopeful of getting much here.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 31, 2022? #35768
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  We had a late lunch at the mall today, Chicago style hot dogs and Italian beef that, for mall food, were pretty good. So it'll be a light supper, probably a salad with some of the roast beef on it.

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