TS Bill

Cone(s) of Death:

And:

Just what we need, a nice spring shower!

Swirlie Update

Clear skies here, rain tonite.

Late cycle GFS:

Swirlie Alert

Hmmm.  Update after the plane.

Grease and Weeds

This is critical to enjoying homemade sourdough.  In other places it's called dipping oil, a crumble of herbs in a shallow tile with some olive oil poured over.  

Here's how it's meant to be done.  

In a small sauce pan melt some butter.  Add garlic, quite a bit; it'll depend on the garlic really.  Pour in olive oil. We do about a 16 oz usually.  Leave on very low heat and put in a tablespoon or two of minced rosemary.

While it simmers, warms is really a better term, finely mince up a bunch of fresh herbs, whatever you like, in whatever quantity appeals.  Granny (who named this fine condiment) does a great job of mincing.  Finely chopped green onions are a nice addition.

Just prior to serving add the minced herbs.   We have a stack of dipping bowls so no sharing is required, but it's usually served in a few shared bowls.  

This is the batch to serve wiith tonites dinner, it's mixed up for ease of transport.  Some of the basil may turn dark, but flavor won't be affected.

Rosemary Olive Bread

Prudence is pretty well mature now. Today we made olive bread to take to Nana and Pop Pops.  There'll be some older folks there so the usual handful of salt wasn't added after docking; it looks like ice when done properly.

Proofing:

Just out of the oven:

That olive in the middle makes me laugh.

And I'll try to document the crumb when it's sliced later. 

For now, here's my new red Dutch oven; it changes from bright red to the brownish maroon color when hot, how cool is that?  

The Models Have Clustered

And the plane will fly in a few hours. This will likely be 'only a rain maker'. Even if it doesn't landfall nearby it can cause some problems; just yesterday we got 7 inches of rain in about two hours.  

Late cycle guidance from this AM:

Late cycle experimental guidance:

Just a couple of days ago we finally got AC in the building at work; remember it flooded to about twelve feet a month or so ago.  Rumor is, its under water again.