My family and I suspect most Americans don’t spend enough time eating. Oh my we get enough FOOD to eat, but seem to spend very little time enjoying the experience. We’ve been working at adding more variety to our diet in the form of organ meats, sea food and vegetables, to my dear husbands meat-and-potato-loving [...]
Ok, Homesick Texan, I am going to have to start paying you royalties or something. So, a while back the menfolk hereabouts made deep fried tacos whiel I took pics. I posted them on Twitpic but did not blog about it. Here it goes: I used Homesick Texan’s recipe, only with flour that was soaked [...]
I am feeling tired and out of sorts today; did not get enough sleep last night. I should exercise but I am not going to do it. I made baked oatmeal today, starting with soaking Scottish-cut oatmeal overnight in whey from yogurt. It turned out well. The recipe came from Kelly the Kitchen Kop. I [...]
We are making bread today, and assorted delicious cook-ahead food to have over the weekend to beat the heat and to avoid cooking on Sabbath proper Exercise: still T-Tapping, up to 6 minutes now. I am going to try to add a solitary walk to this; iId like to take the Big Dog but there [...]
Oh, how I love thee, Homesick Texan. You have made my Tex-Mex world complete. Sigh. And my behind big and round. So, we are having cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, Mexican rice, and beans. These will be lovingly garnished with creme fraiche, avocados, and greens; accompanied by tortilla chips and fresh tomato salsa from tomatoes [...]
That childe of mine and I went to the store last night and bought a Big Bone. A cow’s femur, to be exact. Bones, yay! The Old Man promptly sawed it in half per my request so it would both fit in the freezer as well as fit in the stock pot. It will be [...]
In no particular order: Lots of pickled veg, fresh from the garden: onion, cukes, peppers, carrots and cabbage (bought those two); sliced marinated tomatoes from the garden, salads with different lettuces and pickled veg (as in lacto fermented). rib eye steaks with heavy cream and pepper sauce, grilled, with fresh squash and cornmeal fritters (that’s up tonight, [...]
Friday night is our holy night around here and we keep it as such. Although we have no formal religious tradition here my husband grew up in a household that respected a “special” day of the week and found that it helps to transition into the weekend by leaving work and the secular world behind [...]
Can you tell I am a fat girl? How I make my fajitas? Crock pot style, that’s how! I use a sliced up chuck steak, a good quality beer, a couple of tablespoons of New Mexico chili powder and cumin, salt, pepper, a chopped onion, two chopped bell peppers (different colors make a nice contrast) [...]
Mystery Casserole! Tonight’s MC is a quiche: I have a TON of eggs to use up. The ducks should start laying soon which means even more egg-based dishes coming soon! Pair it with a salad and some nice white wine, and ya got yerself a winner! (Still no wine for me, sniff. Soon, my precious. [...]
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