Thursday Round up
I thought I might share some of the things I have read and found interesting today. That’s because I was kind of lazy last night and didn’t do anything food related when I got home. But these are still really good articles! 
Wine tours are a great time, I have gone on a couple in the Niagara on the Lake area of Ontario. You can find some amazing wines for very reasonable prices and also find things you will never see in the LCBO. Gabi over at BrokeAss Gourmet went on a tour of wineries in the Alexander Valley region of California, sounds like she had a great time!
Kitchenhacker is not a fan of Anthony Bourdain. I have to say I can see his point though I have been really big fan since I started watching Cook’s Tour on FoodTV. I also read Kitchen Confidential and A Cook’s Tour the book Anthony wrote after filming Cook’s Tour. I can see how someone might have the same opinion as Kitchenhacker. Bourdain does often come across as a grumpy old man sometimes.
I have been looking for a baked bean recipe for ages. I even tried without much success this past summer to make my own up. I think I may have stumbled upon the recipe I am looking for, Tangy Barbecue Baked Beans over at Pithy and Cleaver. These sound amazing, and I know what Shiv is talking about with the beans taking forever to soften. Working with dried beans is tough, though very rewarding when you it get it right.
Looking for apple-y things to make, I found Apple Cider Doughnuts over at smittenkitchen. I have never been brave enough to try making my own doughnuts. I have vague memories of my grandmother making fried doughnuts when I was a very little boy. Growing up I was always a cake doughnut kind of guy. Once the first Krispy Kreme opened up here in Canada though I started to see the reasoning behind raised or yeast doughnuts though. These Apple Cider Doughnuts are cake doughnuts and they sound delicious. I think Deb’s description of the Autumn walk with warm cider and warm doughnut sounds perfect. Autumn has always been my favourite season. The leaves changing colour, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the air starts to turn that cold crispy-ness. This recipe sounds like Autumn embodied to me and I think it has given me the courage to try frying my own doughnuts. Also Deb’s baby is super cute!
So just a few of the things that I have been reading this week. Hope you find some of them interesting and get inspired like I have been.
