So steaming *really* reduces the size of things... I put an inch of water in the bottom of the steamer and the bok choy in the basket, and steamed until the stems looked pretty translucent. I threw them in cold water, then chopped them in 1" bits. Then I diced a clove of garlic and a shooting marble-sized thing of ginger, sauteed the garlic in oil ( Read more... )

potato leek soup: This can be made anywhere with one pot, a pocketknife and a bottle to mash with. I recommend Ireland, for the bread. Peel some potatoes, cut in quarters or eighths depending on size. Start them boiling. Cut the dark green leafy bits off from two or three leeks (keep the light green part), then cut in half. There's sometimes sand ( Read more... )

I always called this raisin bread, but when I asked Mom for the recipe she gave me this ( Read more... )

So I work four hours a week at an organic CSA (community supported agriculture) farm down the road. It's literally closer than the supermarket. I'll probably write more about the farm later, but here's what the share was last week ( Read more... )

I suppose there's a full semester of meals that won't get entered here, but I'll start with last week and one of my favorites ( Read more... )

My kitchen ( Read more... )