{"id":1035,"date":"2008-07-22T01:03:28","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T11:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2008-07-22T01:03:28","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T11:03:28","slug":"fennel-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fennel Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000084.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000084\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000841.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214694890&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000084\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fennel3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000841-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000841.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1038\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"p1000084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000084-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fennel\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Okay, so it wasnt really a <em>FEST<\/em> per se, it wasnt even a main ingredient.  But this thing is so weird, it deserves to be in the title.  When you cut in to the root, it emits a strong root beer like smell.  Its ultimate fate was to be pan fried and served with a Spinach Salad.  This was the prelude to Penne with fresh Pesto, and a breaded Mozzarella stuffed chicken on the side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000094.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000094\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000941.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214697836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000094\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;fennel2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000941-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000941.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1043\" title=\"p1000094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000094-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fennel2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000085.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000085\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000851.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214694907&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;fennel3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000851-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000851.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1039\" title=\"p1000085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000085-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fennel3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000080.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000801.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214692733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;basil&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000801-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000801.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1036\" title=\"p1000080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000080-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"basil\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The Spinach salad was dressed with bacon bits, mushrooms, and balsamic vinegar.  We needed the Bacon for its fat content to cook a cheese stuffed chicken breast, so the remaining bits made an excellent addition to the salad.<\/p>\n<p>Theres just no easy way to stuff a filet of chicken, but Dave drew up the Secret Plan for Maximum Cheese Retention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000089.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000089\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000891.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214695761&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000089\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;secret&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000891-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000891.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1040\" title=\"p1000089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000089-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"secret\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <img data-attachment-id=\"1041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000091\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000911.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214695954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000091\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;cut!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000911-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000911.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1041\" title=\"p1000091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000091-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"cut!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000093.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000093\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000931.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214696945&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000093\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cook!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000931-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10000931.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1042\" title=\"p1000093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000093-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cook!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall this was a pretty tasty combination, though I cannot rightly say that the fennel added anything substantive to the mix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000103.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000103\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001031.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214698708&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;salad&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001031-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001031.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1044\" title=\"p1000103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000103-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"salad\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000107.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1045\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/22\/fennel-fest\/p1000107\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001071.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1214700095&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1000107\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;main dish&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001071-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p10001071.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1045\" title=\"p1000107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/p1000107-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"main dish\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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