Kitchen Shenanigans

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Big tasty lunch

Lunch lately has been my major meal of the day. Breakfast is often just soup or eggs or oatmeal, but lunch gets my energy and attention. Probably because by then I am actually awake! Monday was a surf & turf salad. I filled the bowl with hearts of romaine, then cut up some roast beef sandwich slices... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 8, 2021

Today in the Kitchen...

Actually, it began last night with thawing out some brown rice, and attempting to make tasty fried rice. The rice was stickier than I'd planned. But fried rice is actually all about the additions. Onions, mushrooms, cabbage, Chinese-style sausage, shaved pork, some little shrimp, and scrambled egg.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Special Oatmeal!

This morning I felt like doing the fancy oatmeal. I added dried currants to the cooking, then when the oats and currants were ready, added chopped pecans and some yogurt and maple syrup. (That's real maple syrup! Always the real stuff! I prefer the dark amber kind.) I never tried the yogurt add... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Slow cooker mysteries

The other day I roasted a half-leg of lamb that has been hibernating in the freezer since Christmas. I had no one to share it with, so ate about half of it over the next couple of days--and finally dropped the last lump of it into the slow-cooker with some onions, leeks, red pepper, and a can of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Breakfasts: The Quick and the Comfy

Some mornings I don't get around to eating for a while, others I wake up really hungry! When that happens, breakfast is often whatever leftovers are most convenient. And sometimes, I am all about counting carbs and fats and calories... Other times, I just want something warm and comfy. For those... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 18, 2021

Getting exotic

I was in the neighborhood, so stopped in at the Asia Pacific Market the other day, and bought a few things... Besides the beautiful vegetables pretty familiar in Asian cookery, the Market carries many things I haven't a clue what to do with. This trip, I stayed pretty much with things I have used... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Cooking without recipes

When my mom, a gourmet cook, wanted to make a new dish, she began by consulting several of her many, many cookbooks. She'd compare the versions of the recipes, then close the books, and head for the kitchen. It has been said that baking requires careful attention to the recipe, but other cooking... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Speaking of oats...

Yesterday I mentioned one of my favorite breakfasts: steel-cut oats! I use McCann's quick-cooking oats by choice. They cost more, but are the best to my taste. The Irish know how to oat! I prepare them with about two cups of water and a little less than half a cup of oats. They go into the boiling... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 1, 2021

New Year's Dinner, postponed...

Only until tomorrow, as Charlie has stuff on for tonight, and we'd have only an hour between his busy-nesses to enjoy it together. I'm gonna roast a chicken, filling it and surrounding it with little fingerling potatoes, and making some Stovetop cornbread stuffing. Broccoli, to add a flash of green,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Don't throw away those vegie butts!

https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C This is the beginning of my garden of kitchen-trimmings. A couple of the celery butts I claimed from the guy in the grocery store prepping the stalks. He had no idea of their potential, and had no problem with me taking them off his cart. Basically, anything with roots, even... Sign in to see full entry.

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