On my third visit to the county fair, I couldn't bring myself to pay another expensive albeit refreshing $7 for lemonade, and so when I came home I squeezed what lemons were left of a $4 bag and added pulp and juice (note to self, do like Hotdog on a Stick and muddle the lemon peels too!) to simple syrup (1 cup sugar to 1 cup hot water until dissolved). I also visited Goodwill and bought a brand new Bodum French press pot ($6.99) as well as 2 wineglasses ($3.99 each). But I did buy at my favorite kitchen emporium, Crate & Barrel, a pie server.
I had hamachi in the freezer and decided to cook a smoky fish chowder. I cut 4 to 6 slices of bacon into smaller pieces and reserved.
Took out the hot smoked paprika and vermouth (didn't have dry and decided to try the sweet in the chowder) and then sautéed the onions and garlic in the bacon fat.
Next added peeled and diced potatoes and fennel bulb. Remembered the Aleppo pepper in the spice drawer.
Added a bit of the Albariño to the soup pot as well as a bit of heavy whipping cream.
Hamachi is more tender as poke than in a chowder, but oh well.
That evening I continued reading a novel after admiring the floral arrangement of hubs. Summer is good.
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