Rare arxcards Posted January 15 #7801 Share Posted January 15 Yes, Kempsey. Co-incidentally, 15km west of Hat Head. Call in on the way to Brisbane for the cruise back to Sydney 😄 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted January 15 #7802 Share Posted January 15 Why not see a bit of the Hunter Valley and visit Aird's of Lochinvar. They have Akubra hats. They are less than an hour from Lake Macquarie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 17 Author #7803 Share Posted January 17 (edited) Okay that's enough already. I got in to work okay but it started to snow pretty heavily (for here), and the traffic reports came in. So being fairly confident my Subaru with all wheel drive and winter tires would be okay; I wasn't at all confident that others on the road would refrain from running in to me. I got home fairly safely although there were some slippery moments. Edited January 17 by Blackduck59 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 17 Author #7804 Share Posted January 17 We have a nice fire going, and it is quite cozy. Unfortunately it is still snowing and it will freeze overnight so the already bad roads will be worse 😟 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JJK2008 Posted January 17 #7805 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Blackduck59 said: Okay that's enough already. I got in to work okay but it started to snow pretty heavily (for here), and the traffic reports came in. So being fairly confident my Subaru with all wheel drive and winter tires would be okay; I wasn't at all confident that others on the road would refrain from running in to me. I got home fairly safely although there were some slippery moments. YUK!!!! Stay Safe.....spring is just around the corner.....almost. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 17 #7806 Share Posted January 17 Hope the Groundhog isn't sleeping in till May 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 17 Author #7807 Share Posted January 17 2 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Hope the Groundhog isn't sleeping in till May We have our own special Marmots on the Island Mic, they are very endangered critters; and we don't bother them over trivial little weather superstitions. Ironically they make their home on Mount Washington, our island's major ski hill. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7808 Share Posted January 18 Sockeye salmon for supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7809 Share Posted January 18 Oops forgot the picture 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted January 18 #7810 Share Posted January 18 Looks delicious, Lyle😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7811 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Thanks Linda, Sockeye is our go to salmon, It has a nice colour and pleasant flavour. Put us on the cooked fully list of salmon lovers, we don't really like the skin, so I start the fish presentation side down and then flip it over, if the skin sticks to the pan that's okay you just run the flipper between the skin and the fish, leaving the skin in the pan. Edited January 18 by Blackduck59 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted January 18 #7812 Share Posted January 18 20 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: Thanks Linda, Sockeye is our go to salmon, It has a nice colour and pleasant flavour. Put us on the cooked fully list of salmon lovers, we don't really like the skin, so I start the fish presentation side down and then flip it over, if the skin sticks to the pan that's okay you just run the flipper between the skin and the fish, leaving the skin in the pan. Then pass it to me🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7813 Share Posted January 18 Then I would have to scrape the scales off (a loathsome task) Of course I would do it if a I had a guest who enjoyed the skin 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 18 #7814 Share Posted January 18 The salmon fillets I buy already have the scales removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7815 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: The salmon fillets I buy already have the scales removed. An excellent service from your fish monger. We have only one actual fish market here and a couple grocery chains that have good fish/seafood sections (including live tanks for crab, lobster, clams and muscles. I don't think any of them would scrape the scales for me. If I'm expect guests I will buy whole fish and scrape and filet it myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted January 18 #7816 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: The salmon fillets I buy already have the scales removed. Ditto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted January 18 #7817 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: The salmon fillets I buy already have the scales removed. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 18 #7818 Share Posted January 18 Our salmon isn't as fresh from the river/ sea like Lyle's is likely to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7819 Share Posted January 18 Much of our commercially available fish is actually frozen at sea. The only way to be sure the fish is fresh is if it has the head on and gills intact. When I see that, I will check the eyes and gills and if the eyes are clear and the gills nice and red then I'll buy the whole fish and process it at home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted January 18 #7820 Share Posted January 18 10 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: Okay that's enough already. I got in to work okay but it started to snow pretty heavily (for here), and the traffic reports came in. So being fairly confident my Subaru with all wheel drive and winter tires would be okay; I wasn't at all confident that others on the road would refrain from running in to me. I got home fairly safely although there were some slippery moments. Not at all fun to drive in. It's so beautiful, though. Ethereal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted January 18 #7821 Share Posted January 18 19 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Our salmon isn't as fresh from the river/ sea like Lyle's is likely to be. No, and certainly not the same quality, as it's usually farmed. I found some beautiful, rich, red Canadian salmon imported by Harris Farm in Bowral last year. It was another level. Very costly though, so maybe only a yearly visit to Bowral, as I can't trust myself in the fresh fish section at Harris Farm. I actually prefer the taste and colour of ocean trout, but it's usually not deboned. The skin on the ocean trout can be grilled to a perfect, rich crunch. We're lucky we have a vast variety and abundance of exquisite fish in our own waters, usually white fleshed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 18 Author #7822 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Mareblu said: No, and certainly not the same quality, as it's usually farmed. I found some beautiful, rich, red Canadian salmon imported by Harris Farm in Bowral last year. It was another level. Very costly though, so maybe only a yearly visit to Bowral, as I can't trust myself in the fresh fish section at Harris Farm. I actually prefer the taste and colour of ocean trout, but it's usually not deboned. The skin on the ocean trout can be grilled to a perfect, rich crunch. We're lucky we have a vast variety and abundance of exquisite fish in our own waters, usually white fleshed. I think Lynn said she paid $2.99 per 100 grams for the sockeye we had tonight. We call ocean run trout "Steelhead" and they are a prized catch for anglers. Steelhead has a more orange flesh than sockeye which is quite red. Of course many people pay a premium for "Chinook" often called spring salmon or king salmon. Around here the really big Chinooks (more than 30 pounds) Tyee salmon. Many people really like Chinook (and of course the local "southern resident" Orcas are rather picky eaters and pretty much only eat Chinook). We prefer sockeye and coho. Another species are pink salmon which are very oily and to me and many others only suitable for smoking. We never buy farmed salmon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbeh Posted January 18 #7823 Share Posted January 18 I just bought 500gm of smoked salmon (Tasmanian) for $26 from Woolies. Pretty proud of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 18 #7824 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Blackduck59 said: Another species are pink salmon which are very oily and to me and many others only suitable for smoking. I don't like smoking salmon, it is easy enough to roll but a bugger to light. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 20 Author #7825 Share Posted January 20 So now we have a new wrinkle, we have plans to be in Melbourne for a few days before we fly out to Auckland on the 13th of March 2025. Well here we are looking at the calendar and of course the F1 race is at that time. I love F1 but they are messing with my plan and I couldn't afford the to go to the race anyway. This will be the second time I've been so close to a race and unable to go. Getting a room anywhere near Melbourne will be impossible at that time. Perhaps we will need to reassess our Melbourne timing and maybe plan to move our Philip Island stop to that time and drive to the airport from there on the 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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