What's cooking?

I haven't had octopus in a long time.

Me either Freddy. I'd love to try some.

Sardines amd stuffed calamari

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Somebody's on a seafood kick!

I never had fresh sardines, but I've heard that they're good. What we do have up here are their older siblings, but mostly pickled. The fresh herring that's caught goes into lobster bait.

Never had fresh herring as it's not native to our waters. Smoked herring can be found in the supermarkets and l usually have it as a side dish.

Reheated these Butter & Garlic Shrimps that where left over from yesterday and they taste just as good as the first time I had them.

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Sorry, no pix, but that's because they aren't the prettiest loaves I ever made... I failed to set a timer and over proofed the loaves and they were very misshapen when they came out of the oven. But today I made 3 loaves of classic white sandwich bread. It tastes good and will make great toast and sandwiches even if the loaves aren't the best looking. I eagerly anticipate breakfast tomorrow, and I have yet to eat tonight's supper. I'm salivating thinking of eggs with runny yokes on Texas toast with bacon or ham steak. If I use bacon maybe the Texas toast will be fried in the bacon fat instead of butter.

As I was rifling through my bread recipes I came across an easy "English Muffin loaf". If anyone wants it let me know and I'll post it. Maybe I already did.

Bought a ball of dough from Trader Joes. Modified marinara, mozz cheese, fresh basil, and onions pizza. I think next time I will bake the dough on it's own for a couple minutes first. Any hot sauce heads here? Holy man - Wild Elephant Deterrent from Dragon's Blood Elixir is a fraking hot hot sauce. Ouch!

I love hot sauce. My problem is that my mouth is immune to most heat levels, but my innards have yet to be fully persuaded. It's like a drug in that it takes more and hotter things to give my mouth what it craves, and later I pay for it.