Russian Beer

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In St. Petersburg, I had issues ordering vodka.

At a cafe near my hotel, I told the server I wanted to sample their vodka. She looked horrified and said she didn’t understand English. I thought this was odd since we managed to go through my orders for an appetizer, dinner entree and a cocktail.

“So sorry,” she said, refusing to offer any selections on what some people call Russia’s national drink. I gave up and asked for the bill.

Moon over St. Petersburg
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Grilling sausages in Stockton

We made it down to Stockton with a hearty appetite for the Stockton Asparagus Festival. This year, I decided to pace myself and keep my belly open for other festival treats.

Deep-fried Asparagus
Every year, I ended up stuffing myself with deep-fried spears. It’s a festival tradition to dip piping hot asparagus spears into cool ranch dressing. I like tasty traditions. However, it also takes up precious real estate in my tummy, making me miss out on other festival goodies.

Lunch at the Stockton Asparagus Festival #fb
With a little bit of patience, I managed to snag a yummy Lockeford Sausage for lunch.

Lockeford Sausage with onions and sauerkraut
Yum!!!!

Grilling Sausages in Stockton from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.

Thanksgiving 2009

Original Post on My Brainpickings.

I had to work on Thanksgiving. I knew I had no energy or patience to cook after producing a 3-hour show. So, we decided to save our Thanksgiving cooking/feast for Saturday.

8 Hours Later

On our menu: Rosemary Sausage and Chicken. I found the recipe in our Cuisinart Slow Cooker Recipe book. (The book came with the Slow Cooker). The veggies, sausage, chicken, chicken stock and wine simmered inside the Slow Cooker for 8 hours.
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