Any Home Bakers Here?

[wyoDreamer]

@jnicholes That would be a neat looking cake. Your best bet is to make a sheet cake and use fondant to make the different squares. That would also look nice in purple and orange squares - to make it a little more Halloween-like.
And, wow, you can order a candy mold for a chess set from Walmart if you wanted to make your own chess pieces.

 

[bruceha2000]

OK, so if black takes the knight with a knight, what is white's next move that puts black in a poor position? I'll admit to not being a chess player of any skill level

 

[jnicholes]

Hang on just one second. I’ll show you.

 

[jnicholes]

OK, so if black takes the knight with a knight, what is white's next move that puts black in a poor position? I'll admit to not being a chess player of any skill level

Because it can lead to White having center control and chasing a Knight around for many moves. This picture is a result of what happens if black does not play properly.

There is a video on YouTube by the chess website that explains it. I can’t post a link because my laptop is busted. I’m on my phone now.

I actually beat a guy with this gambit once. It was an interesting game. I will post it later.

 

[jnicholes]

A BEAR HIT THE BARREL LAST NIGHT!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good for him Jared Win, Win huh

 

[igorsMistress]

Found another winner...

Italian Peasant Stew

2 oz Olive oil
1 package hot* Italian sausage (sliced)
4 oz Pancetta or bacon (diced)
1 large or 2 small onions (diced)
Pinch of salt
1/4 Cup red wine
4 cloves of crushed & minced garlic
1 can mushrooms (sliced) (optional)
1 green bell peppers (sliced)
1 TBS dried basil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp red pepper flake*
1 tsp chipolte pepper*
1 tsp black pepper
2 14oz cans of diced tomatoes (I used one Italian & one fire roasted)
1 can 15.5 oz Cannellini beans (with juice for thicker consistency or drained and rinsed for thinner consistency)
1 package 3 cheese tortellini (optional)

Fresh Basil for garnish
Italian cheese blend for garnish

*Adjust the heat to your liking, we like it spicy.

I used a porcelain lined dutch oven. Add the oil and heat on medium low fire until about 350*, add bacon and sausage and cook until the bacon is crisp and the sausage is browned. Remove the meat to a paper towel lined plate and pour off all but about a table spoon of the fat.

Add the onions and just enough salt to make them sweat. Start deglazing the pan. Add the wine (you can substitute beef or chicken stock if you prefer) and garlic and work the pan until all the brown bits are up and the liquid is gone.

Add the mushrooms and stir for about 2 minutes, then add the peppers and stir for another 2 minutes until peppers just start to soften.

Note: The starch in the bean stock will thicken your sauce, if you prefer a thinner sauce drain and rinse the beans

Add the tomatoes, beans, meat and spices, stir well, adjust the fire to low and put on the lid. Simmer for 12 minutes.

Add the tortellini, stir well and simmer another 8 minutes.

Serve in bowls topped with cheese and basil.

A nice crusty bread for dipping goes well with this recipe.

Wow that sounds fantastic! Thanks Bob, bookmarked that to try

 

[jnicholes]

Good for him Jared Win, Win huh

Definitely a win-win. I’m going to rebait tonight and then I’m going to be heading to Kemmerer Wyoming. I’ll be back Friday night, then the hunt can truly begin.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good afternoon all. No baking for me lately but our weather is starting to cool off. I have stuff to make NFCs PB cookies this weekend and the oldest grandchild is asking to make bread again. I promised that once day temps are in the 90s we will. He and Igor battle over the homemade bread lol.

 

[Aria]

Wow that sounds fantastic! Thanks Bob, bookmarked that to try

igorsMistress, Where have you been. Missed you. ARIA