Feast Quarry Bay
Violet Mcdow
I had the pleasure of visiting Victoria, British Columbia just prior to taking a one-week Alaskan cruise aboard the Celebrity Infinity in August 2017. My father had raved about the world-famous gardens and encouraged my husband and me to fly into Victoria the day before the cruise departure. We would explore Butchart Gardens, spend one night in Victoria, and then take the BC Ferry to Vancouver to catch our cruise the next day.
While I will admit I feel like I have have seen more varieties of flowers or larger gardens at other botanical attractions, what is most impressive at Butchart is the way the gardens are arranged beautifully and thematically, evoking at once scenes from Alice in Wonderland, a peaceful Japanese temple ground, and an Italian piazza.
Open spaces in the middle of the gardens allow for events such as concerts and festivals to take place at different times of the year. In fact, when we visited, we were able to enjoy some live music on the concert lawn.
Today, the Sunken Garden is one of the most dramatic points of interest in this garden, and still hints at traces of the quarry it replaced, remnants contained in along the walls that line its edges.
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ah yes, with thanksgiving just around the corner you are definitely gonna want to stock up on some tofurky holiday feasts. now with the addition of vegan chocolate cake, these little guys are 10 times as appealing. i love this time of year!
I bought and cooked a Tofurky from Trader Joes a couple years ago just to try it. They normally have the smaller version with just the ball and gravy for $10. I really liked the gravy the most and the texture of the meat part was strange like a really dense, chewy sponge.
yea, was bummed there was no dumplings, I always have to buy extra gravy, though, because I love lots of gravy, so I get organic vegetarian gravy to add into it. The cake was good but definately some frosting would be good
The rarely seen Quarry Turkey will make his appearance two days after the big feast, fueled-up and ready to take on all the little turkeys! Come start a new Thanksgiving weekend tradition with a fast, mostly-flat half marathon, 10K or 5K!
The Brazen Racing community is nothing, if not generous, and our two Thanksgiving Weekend events are a great example. Last year we collected nearly two tons for food and over $7,000 in cash donations for our food banks. And we are out to break our records in 2021!
Quarry Turkey will be supporting the Alameda County Community Food Bank and encourages every little turkey to bring at least one canned good on race morning. Cash donations can be made when registering and bins will be available on race day for food donations. These are the food items most in need.
Welcome to the Lemont Taco & Margarita Festival! Join us & Brew Avenue Events on Saturday, August 3rd, for a day filled with delicious tacos and refreshing margaritas at The Mount at The Forge: Lemont Quarries. Get ready to indulge in a variety of taco creations from 8+ food trucks while sipping on mouthwatering margaritas, a variety of beers, and a vendor village. It's a fiesta for your taste buds!
Satisfy your cravings with a mouthwatering selection of tacos from Chicago's favorite taco trucks, serving up a variety of deliciousness wrapped in tortillas. As you feast & sip on margaritas, groove to live music, the perfect backdrop for a day of fun. Browse through a variety of vendors showcasing their unique wares, from handmade crafts to artisanal goods, and discover treasures to take home.
Often! The shuttles operate on a continuous route from all parking lots to The Forge and back before, during and after events. Shuttles run until all guests are escorted out of the park and back to their vehicles.
We provide ample lawn space for you to enjoy your outdoor picnic. You're welcome to sit in the grass, but we encourage guests to bring camping chairs, lawn chairs, picnic blankets, or any other outdoor seating options. Some on-site seating will be available.
Shhhhh. Do you hear that? From the depths of the rain drenched coastal hills in Northern California the wild porcini are awakening from their sleep beneath the pines. Coaxed at last by the long-awaited El Nio rains, the most prized of all culinary fungi are raising their reddish-brown caps through the thick, leafy debris that blankets the forest floor. The hunt is on!
Prized among chefs and amateur gourmets alike, the King Bolete is sought after for its exquisite earthy-nutty flavor and meaty texture. It is distinguished by a broad, light to reddish-brown cap, lack of gills, and characteristic bulbous stalk that often extends well beneath the surface of the ground. *Please note: NEVER EVER eat a mushroom unless you are 100% certain of the variety. When in doubt, throw it out!
I head out early in the morning full of excitement and anticipation. I know of a choice spot where I have found porcini in the past. Unfortunately, the area is known by other foragers so getting a jump on the day may mean the difference between success or an empty basket.
The brisk air is still heavy with dew, and all is quiet but for the sharp crack of twigs breaking under my rubber boots as I trudge into the woods. Tangles of thorny blackberry vines grab at my pants and shirt, threatening to send me tumbling face first into the underbrush. I crouch low and make my way slowly through the forest, ducking under branches, through spider webs, and over fallen logs. This work is not glamorous, but the possible reward for my efforts pushes me onward. I pull my lucky cap down snug over my ears and forge ahead. The musty smell of wet, rotting leaves and rich earth fills my lungs as I strain to see the telltale shape of a porcini in hiding. Somewhere, in a tree overhead, a woodpecker taps out an urgent warning to my intended quarry in Morse Code:
Farro is an heirloom wheat that originated over 3,000 years ago in ancient Babylon where it was popular long before the Italians discovered and began cultivating it in Italy. Also known as Emmer, it is a hearty, highly nutritious, whole grain with a nutty flavor and chewy texture that stands up well in soups, salads (with roasted veggies), and risotto. It is a good source of protein and complex carbohydrates with about one-third the gluten of modern wheat which makes it more easily digestible.
Local farmers Deborah Walton & Tim Schaible own Canvas Ranch in Two Rock Valley just west of Petaluma, California. The couple began growing a small field of Farro in 2009 after Deborah discovered the grain on a trip to Terra Madre in Italy.
Enjoy the fruits of their labor (and my foraged delights) in this stellar comfort food recipe for Wild Porcini-Farro Risotto with Herbs. I recommend eating this satisfying one-dish meal curled up in front of a fire with a nice glass of red wine.
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Archer posted 04-21-05 14:29 EST (US) 1 / 23 I'm not sure which part your stuck on...if its getting a feast for your king then you need to do this.Harvest lumberUse lumber to build stone quarry's, gardeners hut, & pig farmsWhen you have enough stone/wood you can build lord's kitchen and it will automatically start having feasts as long as you have enough vegetables and pig meat.
If its the carter posts to rebuild the keep your having problems with, you set a carter post up in your own territory and select it. Then choose how much stone, a single or continous supply, then click on the stockpile of the estate you wish to send it to. XenoArch
Archer posted 04-21-05 15:18 EST (US) 2 / 23 No he is talking like the 7th or so mission for path of peace where you have 60 months to get 70 pigs, 70 geese, 70 eels, 70 vegteables, and 70 wine. I've been able to get plenty of veg and pigs, almost cracked the wines, but no where near the eels and gease. half way on those looks like time to demolish the church and inn.. pad11
Archer posted 04-21-05 15:29 EST (US) 3 / 23 yeah, that's the one! Man, I'm getting stuck on the same place you are...Here's what I plan to do tonight when I play.In my main stronghold, focus on wine and pigs...on the two estates to the east, focuse on Eels/Ducks and veggies if needed...on the estate to the west, focus on pigs...I'm going to do a better job of keeping them close to my placed Lord's Kitchens as well, which I didn't do the first couple times.I'll let you all know if I get through the damn thing!pat! Greek_Freek
Archer posted 04-21-05 15:33 EST (US) 4 / 23 Yea, I have like 30,000 gold. I deleted ALL my buildings and assigned each estate to one specific type of high class food. I then built a carter post (which might I add now are a REALLY , REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, great tool since the patch. Omg it is so awesome) in each sending it to my main castle. which i also cleared out. I built two gaurds posts for granary and treasury then i built a jousting area XenoArch
Archer posted 04-21-05 15:59 EST (US) 5 / 23 I did it just barely.. hmm the path was short as thats the last mission. unless since its post patch that was supposed to be an easier mission but the path got stuck.. SirReese
Archer posted 04-22-05 22:32 EST (US) 6 / 23 I am having major problems with this one as well. I am new, so bear with me please...I do what you guys have been doing as well, but I am having major problems. I delete pretty much everything in my main little area, and fill it up with vinyards and pig farmers. Thinking that I can go over to the east to where the little wheat farms are and put in eel pools and some vegetable gardens. Only problem that I seem to be having is that the peasants will not go to the stockhouse that is there, they just stand there holding their bags of veggies and whatnot. And since there is nothing in the stockpile on the eastside as far as veggie and eel wise, the carter hauls nothing to me but grain....HELP!!!!! Greek_Freek
Archer posted 04-23-05 00:19 EST (US) 7 / 23 lmao, they don't take it into stockpile, they drop eels and stuff into lords kitchen.. derr Morticcia
Archer posted 04-23-05 00:50 EST (US) 8 / 23 Pigs, eels, geese, and most likely wine, placed in vassal lands will not show up for shipment via carts unless you have a kitchen placed on the estate. Grapes, however, will be shipped w/o the kitchen.One tip I found helpful is settling the area where the bandit camp was with 100% eel/geese pond. The fertile area of this vassal I peppered with loads of vineyards.Pig farms I placed in my vassal estates to the west and northwest. In my main estate I razed everything except the outlying saw yards. All I had here were veggies and vineyards, and winemakers, with space for the travelling troubadors and the jousting tourney. I won with mucho time to spare."You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think." - Dot Parker
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Archer posted 04-23-05 11:56 EST (US) 9 / 23 SirReese, do you have the lords kitchen where the veg are. When you said they just stand there you have to have the lords kitchen for the vegs, eals, geese and that stuff to go into, the reg stockpile will not workGrandma to Saige and loving it!
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Archer posted 04-28-05 00:08 EST (US) 10 / 23 I'm having trouble with this one too. I've tried it 4 times. I've gotten enough pigs and veggie and almost enough eels and geese but the wine is a problem for me. It's a fun mission, though. I have plenty of gold so I can try all sorts of crazy things. In the main estate, I don't make any food. I just work on royal food. I import meat, bread, and apples. I try to import as much royal food from the outlying estates too. Getting enough honor is no sweat with the jousting field, though.Quote: