Kitchen Shenanigans

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Friday, June 10, 2022

beating the heating

As temperatures rise with summer, all my kitchen shenanigans are aimed towards coolness. For instance, I have iced coffee today instead of hot. I have never cared that much about coffee temperature. My dad liked it as hot as possible, and black. My mom often had a cup in her laundry/sewing room that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 9, 2022

In praise of purple food

Last night I steamed some purple asparagus. I've only ever had the common green variety before, and this stuff was pricey at the checkout, but every dollar spent at the grocery store is a discount at the gas pump, so I am willing to spend a bit more than I must. It was pretty good, too: Big, thick... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Loving summer treats!

https://flic.kr/p/2nq9YjT Anyone want a corn dog? Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

cooking corn

I just found out that corn on the cob, with all its fiber, is within my range of carb consumption! So I brought home some fresh corn in the husks to cook the usual way I do: trimming the stem and silk ends, then roasting it in the husk for about an hour at 325. The moisture in the husk steams it,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 13, 2022

...and Garden Shenanigans!

This wooden table base has been in the storage for quite a long time. I brought it out to get rid of it at the yardsale this past weekend, but I started to get ideas when I saw it again. Happily, it didn't sell. Instead, this all happened: https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C At Lowes, I found this sturdy... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Breakfast...

It used to be either eggs or hot cereal: My mom alternated them, and the cereal varied between corn meal mush, oatmeal, and wheatena mostly. Small glass of orange juice, tall glass of milk... that was breakfast on weekdays. She had a lot of different recipes for eggs besides the old standards. One... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 7, 2022

New in the pantry

At Trader Joe's yesterday I was looking particularly for low-carb stuff, but also still interesting stuff. I found onion crisps, broccoli snacks, and egg wraps. The onion crisps... Well, think of Pringles made of onion instead of potatoes. The chips are smaller, and turn kind of pasty in the mouth.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

"Engage brain before putting mouth in gear..."

Charlie will be coming over later for lunch. I bought some potato-encrusted cod pieces... Yes, that's what I called them when I invited him over. Had I thought a bit more before speaking, I'd have said "pieces of cod." Or the word "portions" might have come into it. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The fabulous Blooming Onion

I've eaten them in restaurants a couple of times, but I've never tried to make one at home, until now. I looked online at recipes, and the thing is, I don't really want (or need) the deep-fried, battered version. So I have cut off the ends, and cut down ~3/4 of the way through, annointed the top... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 28, 2022

Not according to recipe...

Chicken lettuce wraps are one of my favorite things at PF Changs, so when I found the sauce for it at the grocery store, I brought some home. This morning I mixed it up with not ground chicken, but pork. Mainly this was because I had the pork, but not any ground chicken. I chopped up onions and... Sign in to see full entry.

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