Hampton Bays Art Show

My friend David has his painting on show at the Hampton Bays Library. I think they are very nice. Have a look through January.

 

 

 

Ugly Fruit

This strange fruit is an Osage Orange. They are an ornamental fruit with no know food use.

Vortex

We get some good sunsets this time of year

More Gas

This monster feeds a much larger home than mine with it's huge pipes and fittings.

Key Features

Many of the better new homes I have seen this season include a large section of glass doors that can be folded back opening a wall onto a porch or patio. It all feels very LA to me.

Flip the Bird

When I roast a Turkey or bird I cook it in the conventional way, with the bird on it's back legs up. This bird was salted and rubbed with lemon then cooked at 350.

I added some stock to the roasting pan and basted the bird 3 times in the 4 hour cooking time. This felt like a moist bird and it did not need much attention.

When the bird came out of the oven I turned the roast over with the breast under and the back up. This step is critical as it encourages the juices to move into the breast meat.

A jacket of foil keeps the heat uniform as the roast rests before carving.

 

 

TIdal Pool

As a child arriving at the beach to find a mini ocean was a great treat. The strip of water split off from the ocean often isolated exciting discoveries.  Today we had a very long pool at South Main Beach, I did not spot any gems today.