Monday, February 13, 2023
Tagine
The very day after Taps wrote about getting out her beautiful Moroccan tagine cooker, I found one at the thrift store, and brought it home. I did some research, got the recommended heat diffuser to go on the stove burner so the pottery doesn't crack from the direct heat, and have now cooked two...
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Saturday, February 11, 2023
Kitchen/potting shed report
Yesterday I potted up two newly sproutting avocado seeds--the big ones from those humongous 'alligator pears' that show up seasonally at the Asia Pacific Market. The avocado itself may not be good, brown where it should be butter-yellow, but the seeds are pretty easy to start so at least I get a...
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Kitchen/potting shed
Yesterday I potted up two newly sproutting avocado seeds--the big ones from those humongous 'alligator pears' that show up seasonally at the Asia Pacific Market. The avocado itself may not be good, brown where it should be butter-yellow, but the seeds are pretty easy to start so at least I get a...
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Japanese griddle reprise
Last time, for Christmas feasting, we got out the 'zojirushi' Japanese griddle that sits in the center of the table, surrounded by bowls of bite-sized meats and vegies. Charlie, his housemates Rob and Vale and I all sat around cooking our own dinners to our own tastes. There were sauces and spices,...
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Sunday, December 25, 2022
Non-traditional Christmas feasting
This afternoon we fired up the Japanese 'zojirushi' griddle, brought out bowls of bite-sized pieces of filet mignon, venison, bratwurst, potato slices, and some crab cakes. The griddle sits in the middle of the table and everyone cooks their own bits of meat and veg to their own taste. It's all very...
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Crab cakes and chicken burgers
Last week I got some crab cakes from Omaha Steaks. They were okay, not amazing. They were pretty pricey, and I decided to give the fresh ones from the grocery store a try. And they were cheaper with good reason. The search continues. I might have to try some recipes. Do you have a favorite special...
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Thursday, December 1, 2022
Ordering Chinese
Yesterday evening we ordered Chinese dinner while watching the last two episodes of the show we were binging all day. It was time for something different from what has lurked in my larder of late, and for me not to cook. We have a usual place to order from for delivery, and we know what we like, so...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Brussels Sprouts ala Charles
My son doesn't cook nearly as much or as finely as his sisters, but he has a few things he makes well and is justly pleased with. One of these is his brussels sprouts. He sautees sliced shallots in a skillet, and prepares the sprouts by slicing them and cutting out their cores--the bitter bits, he...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
shenanigans of another time and place...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Eggses, Precious!
This morning I treated myself to duck eggs, purchased yesterday at the Asian Pacific Market. They cost twice as much as the nicer-than-common chicken eggs I usually use, with bright orange yolks that make standard chicken eggs look positively anaemic! Duck eggs are tougher-shelled than chicken, not...
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