BYC Café

[Meg-in-MT]

Good morning, Cafe! Thanks for the coffee, Tonya.

The wind is going to drive me insane. It's not actively snowing, but it sure looks like it. It's been depositing a drift on my porch since Friday

Dobie, Ben was such a pretty dog. I hope Bella gets to run with Shadow today.

Mr. sour, I hope you find your way.

ChickenCanoe, that farmers market sounds awesome. Is it pretty big? We have one here in the summer, but it's only on Saturday.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning everyone!

Another sunny and unusual warm day here in Germany and I will use it for another coop cleaning orgy.

Have some newly brewed coffee and enjoy your day!

Have fun! I have several that need cleaning too.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning Cafe'. Coffee was a bit harsh so I brewed a fresh pot. I'm sort of directionless this morning.

Come on over, I will put you to work!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good morning, Cafe! Thanks for the coffee, Tonya.

The wind is going to drive me insane. It's not actively snowing, but it sure looks like it. It's been depositing a drift on my porch since Friday

Dobie, Ben was such a pretty dog. I hope Bella gets to run with Shadow today.

Mr. sour, I hope you find your way.

ChickenCanoe, that farmers market sounds awesome. Is it pretty big? We have one here in the summer, but it's only on Saturday.

Very big. It is one of the oldest and largest in the US.
The video at the top of this link gives an idea of what it is like.
http://soulardmarketstl.com/

There is a Vietnamese guy there who runs a seafood stand with everything from crab legs to sea bass to catfish. He also has a variety of obscure species of mushrooms. He always gives me great deals. I acquired some chanterelle mushrooms that I can't find at any local grocery stores. Frequently he has morels and when I buy some fish he gifts some to me. In N'awlins they call that a lagniappe.
A bag of morels is a pretty good tip.
The Soulard neighborhood is also home to the second largest Mardi Gras festival in the US. https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/the-5-best-cities-to-visit-for-mardi-gras-this-year
We sometimes host a Mardi Gras party at our house including a big crawfish boil. That's on hold for a couple years. When it returns, I'm going to grill a whole alligator. The meat market at Soulard Market carries ground alligator, tails and whole gators. Plus elk, bison, organ meats and a wide variety of cold cuts like blood sausage and head cheese.

This is beer country. At the start of the civil war, there were about 40 breweries in the Soulard neighborhood and its surrounds. Among them were the flagship Anheuser Bush and Lemp breweries and those were among the few that survived Prohibition. Lemp became Falstaff. The Lemp mansion is a great attraction for its gourmet restaurant but especially because it is haunted and it's ghost tours. Several of their family members committed suicide or were murdered there.
https://explorestlouis.com/discover/st-louis-beer-brewing/st-louis-beer-history/

 

[aart]

Warm and windy as hell this morning.<cringes>
Temps are dropping and more rain forecast.
Might start a pot of soup.....or not.
My daughter had been talking about traveling to multiple gatherings for T-Day,
thankfully she changed her mind<WHEW>!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Warm and windy as hell this morning.<cringes>
Temps are dropping and more rain forecast.
Might start a pot of soup.....or not.
My daughter had been talking about traveling to multiple gatherings for T-Day,
thankfully she changed her mind<WHEW>!

I hate cold rain. I'm good with rain usually but not rain in the 30s F. I would much prefer below freezing and snow.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Very big. It is one of the oldest and largest in the US.
The video at the top of this link gives an idea of what is is like.
http://soulardmarketstl.com/

There is a Vietnamese guy there who runs a seafood stand with everything from crab legs to sea bass to catfish. He also has a variety of obscure species of mushrooms. He always gives me great deals. I acquired some chanterelle mushrooms that I can't find at any local grocery stores. Frequently he has morels and when I buy some fish he gifts some to me. In N'awlins they call that a lagniappe.
A bag of morels is a pretty good tip.
The Soulard neighborhood is also home to the second largest Mardi Gras festival in the US. https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/the-5-best-cities-to-visit-for-mardi-gras-this-year
We sometimes host a Mardi Gras party at our house including a big crawfish boil. That's on hold for a couple years.

This is beer country. At the start of the civil war, there were about 40 breweries in the Soulard neighborhood and its surrounds. Among them were the flagship Anheuser Bush and Lemp breweries and were among the few that survived Prohibition. Lemp became Falstaff. The Lemp mansion is a great attraction for its great restaurant but especially because it is haunted and it's ghost tours. Several family members committed suicide there.

Wow, that is massive! All that stuff in one place. Very cool. That bloody Mary looks delish.

It's easy to forget how big the world is outside of your bubble.

 

[DobieLover]

Very big. It is one of the oldest and largest in the US.
The video at the top of this link gives an idea of what is is like.
http://soulardmarketstl.com/

There is a Vietnamese guy there who runs a seafood stand with everything from crab legs to sea bass to catfish. He also has a variety of obscure species of mushrooms. He always gives me great deals. I acquired some chanterelle mushrooms that I can't find at any local grocery stores. Frequently he has morels and when I buy some fish he gifts some to me. In N'awlins they call that a lagniappe.
A bag of morels is a pretty good tip.
The Soulard neighborhood is also home to the second largest Mardi Gras festival in the US. https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/the-5-best-cities-to-visit-for-mardi-gras-this-year
We sometimes host a Mardi Gras party at our house including a big crawfish boil. That's on hold for a couple years. When it returns, I'm going to grill a whole alligator. The meat market at Soulard Market carries ground alligator, tails and whole gators. Plus elk, bison, organ meats and a wide variety of cold cuts like blood sausage and head cheese.

This is beer country. At the start of the civil war, there were about 40 breweries in the Soulard neighborhood and its surrounds. Among them were the flagship Anheuser Bush and Lemp breweries and were among the few that survived Prohibition. Lemp became Falstaff. The Lemp mansion is a great attraction for its great restaurant but especially because it is haunted and it's ghost tours. Several family members committed suicide there.
https://explorestlouis.com/discover/st-louis-beer-brewing/st-louis-beer-history/

That's looks amazing!
We have a nice farmer's market in Ithaca but it's a drive so a rare treat.

Stupid phone...

 

[Perris]

our 240 year old farmer's market

that looks fab!

Frequently he has morels

I understand these are especially delicious, but I've yet to try one

I'm going to grill a whole alligator

does it taste like chicken? I think that's how croc was described in a restaurant I once frequented

a nice father's market in Ithaca

don't you just love auto-complete

 

[DobieLover]

I hope Bella gets to run with Shadow today.

Yes! And they ran into Cocoa, a pit/chocolate lab mix pup. Great fun was had by all! Well, maybe not Skittles so much. He got run over by Cocoa.