Spur of the moment dealio with the kohlrabi from our CSA share ( Read more... )

I looked up at it was twenty past seven. Nobody had thought to fix supper yet ( Read more... )

About 2lbs skinless chicken thighs, one jar of Dulcet's Tangy & Peppery Moroccan Sauce, half a yellow onion (chopped). Toss it in the crockpot. And a handful of dried apricots (quartered) and 2/3c brown jasmine rice. Stir. After an hour on high, pour in just enough hot water to make it look slightly soupy and push the rice down into the water ( Read more... )

So I made some chili sauce the other night. It was meant to be a dried chili salsa for enchiladas. I seeded and toasted guajillos and pasillas, soaked them, then blended them with garlic and water and a bit of clove. I put it in a saucepan and simmered it for a bit. Bitter ( Read more... )

Ronan and I just returned from a trip to Florida. We flew to Orlando, rented a car, and drove to Melbourne. We stayed with my brother for a few days, then returned to Orlando, dropped off the rental, and got on the Amtrak headed south ( Read more... )

Made apple fennel soup tonight for dinner. We also had leftover brown rice and rotisserie chicken. Yum.

I noted the recipe in the magazine, but when I saw that fennel was on sale last night, the plan was set. It's ridiculously easy to make. I did not strain/mill it, just used the blender. We don't mind some texture to our blended soups.

A miso maker I happen to like makes very small, very limited batches of miso tamari a couple times a year. It's frequently made from their chickpea miso or their adzuki bean miso, both of which are gluten-free and soy-free. So a couple times a year, I place an order for the tamari and a couple things of miso ( Read more... )

Around noon, I tossed a couple pounds of mostly thawed bison short ribs into the crockpot, on top of a chopped yellow onion and a chopped sweet onion. Turned it on high. Added a generous amount of blueberry chipotle bbq sauce. When I saw that there was little condensation an hour or so later, I poured in a bit of water to get it going ( Read more... )

Steamed in microwave two minutes ( Read more... )

Made shortcakes. Macerated strawberries. Added half and half ( Read more... )