2023:
how to cook dried beans de-mythicized!; the actual refried beans recipe I used—see below for others. Really need to organize this page...(09may23) best marinara authentic beans (see also below) same link
2022
bread baking page
- sumac, the sour spice
- cabbage and onion and walnut pasta
- also wanna try this vietnamese garlic pasta noodles The recipe must be out there somewhere, no?
- Cauliflower Korma
- made this asparagus & new potato frittata for thurs nite dinner, probably in late march. it was okay.
- also went on a palestinian style spinach pie recipe research kick...teal deer: use sumac in this recipe:)
- grill cabbage like burgers
21apr2022
Make a fresh green sauce, any time of year.
Soft herbs and similar tender greens are reliably delicious and available anytime, which means a perky green sauce can be, too. To use up whatever you have on hand, combine 2 packed cups greens with 1 cup grated Parmesan, ½ cup nuts, ½ cup olive oil and some garlic. The greens can be parsley, basil, mint, dill, arugula, spinach, carrot tops or beet greens. Use a mix or just one, but know that some, such as mint and dill, are more flavorful than others, like parsley and spinach. The nuts, which add heft and creaminess, can be walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios or pine nuts. (Keep them raw for a milder sauce.) You can swap the garlic for scallions, shallots, chives or other spring alliums. Chop all the ingredients together and it’ll smell like spring inside, too.
Recipe: Pasta With Chopped Pesto and Peas
This article is an excerpt from “I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To)” by Ali Slagle (Clarkson Potter, 2022).
22mar2022:
- instant pot lasagna see comments for suggestions, also notebook. Short answer is that instant pot kept going to ‘burn’, I subbed 10oz of the marinara w spinach, added 8 instead of 2 oz tomato paste, and after it sat in the fridge a day or two it was was particularly good, as opposed to soupy when it first came out of the cooker.
19mar2022:
- Marie Kondo your fridge not only for visual appeal but to make meal planning easier (& prevent waste!)
- fried cabbage recipe I wanna try, esp after subbing cabbage for spinach for the east bank spinach pies...
- speaking of cabbage, Kuna happily used this instant pot corned beef & vegge recipe, though since our spice packet (in her opinion) was lacking she added more—guessing the star anise & cardamom, frex, were her idea. Plenty of black peppercorns too, yum...
2021
- Vegan resources via Whatever
- these top 10 vegan recipes of 2020 look like a fun place to start.
- N.b., on 24jan21, I listened to an NPR interview by terri gross by a researcher who studies aboriginal people. Who, among other things, bliss out on honey, sit around whenever they can, sleep the same amount as westerners (about 7.1 hours is ideal, evidently not 8) but have no diabetes. Well, they move around a lot to live their lives. Also, they may sit, but they're constantly getting up, and those little bitty interruptions are important. Plus, sugar is sugar.
Onion recipes...
Not raw but close, is my fridge staple: marinated red onions Mexican style. Instructions: Cram as many thinly sliced red onions as you can stuff in a jar. Throw in dried red chili, peppercorns, bay leaves, coriander seeds, dried anise or juniper berries, or whatever combo you enjoy for spice. Boil up equal measures of cider vinegar and water, with a spoonful or two of sugar and a good dash of salt. Pour hot liquid over the sliced onions and let cool. Store in refrigerator. You’ll always have beautifully colored pink onion for for your sandwiches, burgers, tacos, salads, or avo smash. Enjoy!
Sumac and salt (possibly also vinegar &/or lime juice) on red onions; sirke wale pyaz recipe
Tech...
- cherryesque brownie pudding combines a smitten kitten red wine and a natashas’ kitchen upside down cakes...
- Tech's comment is that he's esp partial to merlot; also wants to try it with fresh cherries next year, during the season.
Overall diet...
- western diet reduces gut flora diversity...getting it back: (short answer) kids, animals & gardening, i.e. exposure to dirt.
- Forks over Knives
- life without sugar means, among other things, being able to go all day without eating. While hiking, no less. (sep 19)
Middle EAstern to try
- chickpeas with cauliflower tagine
- chickpea and cauliflower, roasted
- easy morrocan tagine, vegetarian
- tomato rasam
perfect hard cooked eggs, tested cooked (original recipe
- bring 3 quarts (yes really) water to boil
- lower in up to 6 eggs (can be direct from fridge)
- boil 30 seconds
- simmer 11 minutes
- place in ice water bath before peeling, 15 minutes
- really will be delish & easy to peel.
vegan recipes...
- cashew milk teal deer: soak cashews in water; add vanilla, salt, sweetener if desired; here's a round of non-dairy ‘milk’ recipes (short version: To make about 750ml, soak 50g of oats, hemp, brown rice, seeds or nuts overnight (if you have time) then drain, rinse and blend with 800ml of water for one minute. Sieve, use w/in 7 days.)
- some chocolately desserts, plus other popular forks over knives
- indian curry lentils
- mexican chocolate brownies
- tips for quick meals
- creamy bean dip, epicurious, collected in oct of 2019; and another garlic version
- sauteed turnip greens
- researched bean burger recipes
basic bean burger recipe:
Boeuf Bogninana
- That red wine stew ellen makes... need to use up that wine
- this faux beef stroganoff using TVP chunks is pretty good. From a list of 10 recipes for TVP chunks (which includes a medieval one calling for figs & lentils...)
- a chestnut & pumpkin recipe.
- easy refried beans, tasted good, evidently pretty authentic
Vegetarian:
recommended blogs
- via slack, almost vegetarian
- via slack, vegan dad looks especially good
- add ‘oh how she glows’ and other from Tech/Rob ...mid Oct 2019
recommended cookbooks
- via slack 2 science based vegan recces: Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and ‘Veganomicon (my favorite cookbook ever) - Isa Moskowicz is a research vegan, so you can learn a lot’[1]
Happy All Soul's Day. For those of you into it, trusting you also had an enjoyable Halloween—now that the f2's are grown up and I don't have kids to take 'round for candy collection, I don't do much aside from enjoying other folks' decorations, especially the ones that photograph well, and those...
How to make okonomiyaki, Japanese savoury pancakes. 07oct2023
Humans are not the only creatures that suffer in captivity. I was sure I'd posted a link to this article about the accidental beginning of the US's chicken industry (though clearly I didn't remember it very well, because I assumed the mistake originated in China, which after all is famous for it...
(Open crumb sourdough) bread linkies 11feb2023
butterfly wingbeats in slo-mo; top rated gyoza; self-compassion 14nov2022
Hey, happy pi day:) Which means, of course, we have to have a ViHart video. Seeing as today's post is 3 years old, I think an older one is entirely apropos; but she has a bunch of them out, if you care to search on the term. Though I have to say, despite all the baking I've been doing—be...
rescuing elderly blueberries and middle-aged knees. 07apr2021
taking a recipe break for the art. 05apr2021
recipe 2020 summer cornbread in cast iron 09sep2020
To go along with this piece of clothing that's one or two steps from the rag bag, a kind of cool story about the oldest US Pacific Northwest apple tree ...after living for nearly 200 years, the main tree finally succumbed, but I don't know that the tree is really ``dead'' —it's producing suck...
the basic recipe is 2 C beans, 1/2-1 C oatmeal/bread crumbs, 1 egg/half avocado, seasonings 06mar2020
It takes 20 minutes of working out to get runners' high. 20jan2020
9 tips for an efficient kitchen. 13nov2019
vegan spice muffins 29jan2016
blueberry muffins when the berries only look fresh
flash fill can be handy. 21oct2015
ginger muffin recipe 20jan2020
Carrot sugar-cereal muffins with goldenberries. 20oct2015
high protein choco chip peanut butter cookies. Photo taken 20sep15 with RX
New index page for pysanky, with instructions
Though these orange-peel & sriracha muffins look burned, & were definitely a teensy bit overbaked, the insides were nice and moist. 20jan2020
double-double chocolate cherry muffins, successful version(s). 20jan2020
my variation on this middle eastern salad 24mar2015
cherry chocolate muffins, a post to celebrate pi day...a week late. 22mar2015
Frozen grated onion cheese cornmeal muffins.
refrigerator roll notes; also sticky buns aka glazed pecan buns (add photos) 08jul2014
recipes for candied-ginger oatmeal; oatmeal spice; cranberry orange; and blueberry muffins 17feb2014
Xmas cookies reprise xmas beads (sort of...) 13jan2014
pix summary for making blueberry muffins (except finished ones) 24may2013
drawstring bag tut; flamenco flashmobs 19apr2013
How to flip food in a pan. 05oct2012
In which I attempt to streamline a favorite recipe, spinach pies (Sabanekh ib Kubez).
via slack how to cook, esp grill mushrooms. Like veggie steaks...
Pi day—from 13 years ago. 13mar2020
A recipe (with pix) of a family tradition. Originally posted 10dec05 10dec2005
Meta-strawberry...very clever kid food:) 02jun2005
How to make okonomiyaki, Japanese savoury pancakes. 07oct2023
Today's hodgepodge of links include: Or you can check out some not-too-bad photography and ok art. 20jul2023
add mar 17 phone photo to go w blk bean chili recipe
(Open crumb sourdough) bread linkies 11feb2023
candied grapefruit peel recipe/tips 06jan2023
Cutting Board Salsa relies on fresh ingredients
Detroit style pizza vid; 3 sheet pan recipes 13sep2022
Vegan Indian Butter Chicken recipe subs cauliflower. 25aug2022
cast iron skillet pizza (sylvus recipe) a detroit style pizza 13dec2023
variations using almond flour & clementines
cranberry orange muffins made with oranges. Plus a lime or lemon.
``Indian Style Basmati Rice'' recipe adapted from May/Jun 2019 Cook's Illustrated 05aug2021
Peanut butter sandwich cookie experiment—needs photos. 08apr2021
rescuing elderly blueberries and middle-aged knees. 07apr2021
recipe for roasted fruit, especially citrus such as oranges. 05apr2021
instant pot spaghetti and getting that restaurant char taste for chinese food by using a blowtorch 09sep2020
recipe 2020 summer cornbread in cast iron 09sep2020
triple ginger cookies, Tech version.
vegan orange ginger muffins. see 17jun20 phone for picture of some ingredients. 22jun2020
the basic recipe is 2 C beans, 1/2-1 C oatmeal/bread crumbs, 1 egg/half avocado, seasonings 06mar2020
Blitzkuchen, latest version.
the simplest & most recent (2016) version for triple ginger muffins. 20jan2020
vegan spice muffins 29jan2016
blueberry muffins when the berries only look fresh
ginger muffin recipe 20jan2020
Carrot sugar-cereal muffins with goldenberries. 20oct2015
high protein choco chip peanut butter cookies. Photo taken 20sep15 with RX
Though these orange-peel & sriracha muffins look burned, & were definitely a teensy bit overbaked, the insides were nice and moist. 20jan2020
double-double chocolate cherry muffins, successful version(s). 20jan2020
my variation on this middle eastern salad 24mar2015
cherry chocolate muffins, a post to celebrate pi day...a week late. 22mar2015
Frozen grated onion cheese cornmeal muffins.
refrigerator roll notes; also sticky buns aka glazed pecan buns (add photos) 08jul2014
recipes for candied-ginger oatmeal; oatmeal spice; cranberry orange; and blueberry muffins 17feb2014
pix summary for making blueberry muffins (except finished ones) 24may2013
First in an ongoing effort to make a sweet, cakey cheesy jalapeño cornbread
via slack how to cook, esp grill mushrooms. Like veggie steaks...
This index collects my food & recipe related links.
A recipe (with pix) of a family tradition. Originally posted 10dec05 10dec2005
chez pim offers authentic, yet easy, thai. 05may2005
[1]And yeah, it's probably obvious that I like science-y type cookbooks that get into why things work and all the different ways you can put them together. I think maybe that's something that people complain about when they say, "but it's so hard compared to heating up a hunk of meat!" Because it's not, really, unless you're comparing "microwaving a frozen burger" to "preparing a 10-course Indian wedding feast". But if you don't have the mental toolbox of what all your building blocks are, you do have to think harder about putting a meal together. –cat meadows
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