Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
We’ve finally found a butcher in town and they are awesome. They aren’t a fancy shop but their meat is fresh and delicious and they have lots of friendly butchers that are more than happy to help you. The homemade sausages they have is excellent, they have all types of varieties from spicy to lamb…
I am always in search of new sandwich toppings beyond just the usual tomato, lettuce and mayo. I did some quick pickling and these jalapeno and red onion slices did just the trick. They add a ton of flavor and a little bit of spice without the need for added fat and calories. These were…
My trip to Dublin was bookended by two April races, The Race That’s Good for Life 5k and the Shamrock Shuffle 8k. The 5k was in my town so I couldn’t pass it up. It’s been a few years since I have participated in it. I recall the year I ran it when my daughter…
I am happy to be home from a busy work week in Dublin. I am still re-acclimating to my time zone but have a few things worth checking out. First off you can check out just a few pictures I took on my trip, still have a lot more to post. Before I left for…
A few things that caught my eye this week… I have to start with this, the man with a Lenten fast that include only beer and water, just like monks. Check out his progress. Check out this red rhubarb cocktail, I may need to start growing rhubarb. I am always referring to conversion charts or…
As a kid I only ever ate grapefruit when my grandmother was visiting. I would dose it in sugar to hide the actual grapefruit flavor, which pretty much counteracted any good nutrients in the fruit. I was amazed people would eat these straight up. As an adult I don’t make too much of an effort…
We spent a long weekend at the beach, though the shores of Lake Michigan are hardly the beaches you want to hit up on Spring Break. Looks like a beautiful sunny day for the beach right? Looks can be deceiving, the air temp was about 30° and I did not dare test out the water…
Not a stellar month for reading, though I did catch up on my magazines. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese was this month’s book club pick. I had a heck of a time getting into it. I found myself putting off reading which is a sure sign I am not enjoying the book. It sounded…
Not only did my March race sneak up on me, but I missed the most convenient packet pickup date and time by a week. Saturday I had to drive into the city to get my bib and timing device and the kids joined me. We stopped on the way home to give Black Dog Gelato…
A few things that caught my eye this week… The New York Times graphed out Americas meat consumption over the past century with contributing events included. Very interesting! I use peanut butter on many things, pancakes, waffles, celery, in oatmeal, in yogurt. Check out this homemade peanut butter with varieties that include PB swirled with…