Rob Palmer

@roberticus.bsky.social

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Starter of unfinished projects. Maker and grower of things from scratch. Weird old guy at the concert. Former cook/chemist/barista/programmer/... Francais 4/10 | Deutsch 6/10

Blackberry blossom
Black cat in a hammock
Grim gray picture of about 36 square garden feet of planted garlic.
Flowering broccoli at the end of the season.
Lots of bundled garlic
Big garlic head on the right and dwarf head with an untrimmed scape on the left
Big head of broccoli
Birthday cake!
Ingredients for carrot cake
Colorado green chile in a Dutch oven
Herb & Spice Compatibility Chart
70s spice rack
Sardine/caper/lemon pasta
Lobster tails on spinach and avocado
Raw, browning, and cooling meatballs.
Black cat lazing on the Christmas tree skirt
A finished pumpkin pie.
A sink filled to overflowing with dirty dishes.
Pie filling ingredients: sugar, pumpkin purée, eggs, half and half, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
One pie crust rolled out on the board, and one in the pan, filled with beans.
Big ball of pâte brisée.
Ingredients for pâte brisée: flour, salt, ice water, lemon juice, butter, egg.
Roasted pie pumpkin after 90 minutes at 360°F.
Uncooked pumpkin on a 1/4 sheet pan
"One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink" by Matthew Parker
Ten crocus bulbs under a grow light. Saffron threads visible in two.
Ranch dressing
Butternut squash soup in a pot, being thinned by a melting chunk of chicken stock.
Kale that I thought was a melon.
Saffron crocus in a pot
Celery, potatoes, and three season-inappropriate stalks of asparagus.
Chicken stock in its third hour of simmering
Tinctures and unguents from the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
Swamp milkweed seeds ready to blow away
Well-nibbled radish seedlings.
Cherry tomatoes, chard, and the compost bin .
Carrot growing where it doesn't belong
Celosia, parsley, and swamp milkweed