When eggnog shows up in the grocery dairy cooler, it's OFFICIALLY fall ( Read more... )

A yummy combination, and very easy to make ( Read more... )

The other piece of salmon got the quick-and-dirty baked treatment ( Read more... )

Silverside aka coho salmon was on sale this week $5/lb, so I decided to revisit some old standbys ( Read more... )

Another experiment in "what can I make from what's around the house, without going to the store, and ideally is going to use up some of this stuff in the spice cabinet?"

It turned out yum, and there's a serving in the fridge for lunch tomorrow, which will give me an idea of whether this is a "keeps well" or not.

( Here's what I used, adjust as desired/available: )

Lavender-Balsamic-Lemon Marinated Pork (or lamb)

This didn't taste like lavender, but the lavender buds gave the finished dish a really interesting-in-a-good-way flavor. You could also use regular fresh lavender, chopped stems and the like. If I'd had fresh, I would have added some chopped stems to the fire to make a lavender-smoke.

( Here's what the experiment consisted of, with my comments: )

unless you like the idea of KMR pancakes in the morning ...

(I have a very, very happy Entropy-kitty now)

Gotta run, but last week the CSA box included a 1.6lb package of fabulously lean pork chops ... grass-fed etcetc. Happy serendipitous occasion to use up some leftovers ( Read more... )

Third time's the charm. I've been playing with making our own buns and rolls, and yesterday's experiment was the Winner. These had enough flavor to be interesting, but not any one flavor element overwhelming the others or the stuff you eat it with. I have rye rolls for that already ( Read more... )

Today was the closest I've come this year to closing up the house and turning on the AC - it hit 90F outside, and we did not get cooling rains. Today's pulse storms all pulsed on someone else, and we got merely a spattering of droplets that served only to make the air soupier ( Read more... )