What have you eaten recently that was enjoyable?

[petra]

One of the great pleasures of life is food. How are you sustaining yourself enjoyably in your sojourn inside?

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[minoanmiss]

My roommate has been making The Best Challah In The World, so that's been delightful. She also made quite good brownies. I cooked some chicken wings almost-perfectly with a two-step method (poach, then roast in a very hot oven). I have a piece of venison that I found in the bottom of the freezer in the sous vide right now, and I really should resume baking interesting things myself.

[jesse_the_k]

Now I'm getting hungry! What sort of flavor/marinade are you using with the venison?

[minoanmiss]

I haven't put anything on the venison, actually -- I'm going to taste it and then decide what will best enhance it. I've never had venison before so this will be exciting!

Where do you get venison?

[jesse_the_k]

Around here, it's mostly available direct from a hunter, which I'm not. (Although being Wisconsin, there's a special hunting permit to let quadriplegics hunt from their cars.)

My county's deer are risky to eat -- 1 out of 4 have "chronic wasting disease," caused by prions. CWD is the cervine version of CJD in humans and BSE in cattle.

I've enjoyed ground venison in marinara -- it tends to be very tough and very dry, so ladle on the butter!

Re: Where do you get venison?

[minoanmiss]

I bought it from D'Artagnan (https://www.dartagnan.com) since I live in way eastern MA and don't know any hunters. I've heard of the reputation for toughness and dryness, so I'm hoping the sous vide helps with that (due to religious dietary restrictions I can't put butter on it, alas. wry smile) Do you remember what the sauce was flavored with?

Re: Where do you get venison?

[jesse_the_k]

Dry red wine, rosemary, and olive oil!

Re: Where do you get venison?

[minoanmiss]

goes to rummage kitchen cabinets

[petra]

I don't know that I have The Best Challah In The World recipe, though I did get my challah recipe from your lovely roommate. I'll have to check.

Your meat adventures sound like a lot of fun.

I have GF bread on my list of Fun Things To Do While Staying At Home, baking-wise. We have a source for GF baguettes pre-made but they are spendy as all get out.

[minoanmiss]

I am cheering you on, espeically in the gluten free breadmaking!