Aussie Pause

Benjie left Queensland
to farm in Colorado
Will keep you posted

Short and Sweet and Squid

Here are some photos of our first squid preparation.

The finished product which we scored and seasoned with fresh lemongrass from the garden:

After removing the beak and during the part where you gently take out the organs, I came across what I thought was a piece of plastic.  It looked like the squid had accidentally ingested some industrial trash.  But, it turns out that the thing is called the pen of the squid.  It serves as the main structural piece of the body.  Here are two of them...

 They really do look and feel like plastic.  So strange.

And here is Hugo making his delicious bread that everybody adores.