Kitchen Shenanigans

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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Soup, Wonderful Soup!

I love a good soup! I like making good soups. They always start with a good base. I use vegetable or chicken broth a lot, and at Trader Joe's, I get cartons of a ginger/miso broth that is a great start to all sorts of clear soups. It starts with the broth, then gets a full personality with added... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 12, 2021

Fruit oddities

I promised pictures of the strange and even bizarre fruits I brought home from the Asian Pacific Market the other day: https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Do you know these? If you do, and have any recipes or hints on what to do with them, I'm all ears! Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Adventures in Groceries

I drove out to the Asia Pacific Market this afternoon, and as I was on my own, could spend as much time as I wanted going up and down the aisles, looking at labels, checking out the exotics. I came home with a few things I've never seen in stores before, let alone bought. I figure if I know the name... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Wrap-wrap... Who's there?

This morning I baked another artichoke, and also a half dozen yellow beets. The beets I plan to cut up into salads, or just eat whole as a snack or side dish. I used to steam all the vegies, finding that they were better-flavored than boiled, and retained their nutrition better than boiled. Baking,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Goldiec and the Very Hot Chili...

brought back the memory of the first time I made chili for my parents. I was maybe 13 or so, and I had observed closely, taking notes, when my dad made chili from scratch. I included a list of spices but didn't write down amounts. Pinch of this, splash of that... Well, when it came to the tobasco... Sign in to see full entry.

Reality according to Elsa:

"There are a lot of foods I haven't tried, and I'll tell you now that I won't like them," says my 4-year old grandkid, Elsa. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 5, 2021

"Those chokey things..."

...as someone I once knew called them when a kid. As I've mentioned before, I quite like artichokes! They are wonderfully nutritious and still low in carbs, so a great snack or in some cases, a meal. If one is unfamiliar with them, they can seem intimidating, but they really are quite simple to deal... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

kitchen mischief

Goldiec's comment in the previous post reminded me of this: Diner to Server: How do you prepare your chicken? Server: We keep it simple, we just tell them straight out they're going to die. Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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