One of my goals for this year is to cook more. I was so inspired by this video from The Kitchn and this article from the New York Times. On Sunday, after a really lovely brunch, Ryan and I went to the store and spent the afternoon washing, chopping, roasting, and sautéing. [...]
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Sunday cooking
Posted in dinner, veggies on January 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »
photos december 5
Posted in veggies on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was pretty uneventful. I worked. Got some lunch. Met up with a friend. Had a gross glass of wine and watched the cold Roasted up some amazing brussels sprouts (with olive oil, shallots, balsamic, and salt). Roast at 400 for about 30 minutes. So delicious. This is my favorite tea right now. So good!
Butternut Squash Gratin with Goat Cheese and Leeks
Posted in dinner, gluten free, holidays, veggies on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving recipes! People always love it, and it can be completely assembled a day before you want to serve it, which is awesome. Start with a gigantic butternut squash. Actually, start by preheating the oven to 400. Then grab your huge squash. This squash was a little ridiculous. [...]
First tomatoes
Posted in garden, home, organic, portland, veggies on August 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »
We had some HOT weather in Portland this weekend. I am not a hot weather fan, but it does ripen tomatoes, which are my favorite thing to grow and eat. Today’s garden haul: beets, carrots, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, eggs. This is a very large beet. Yum! And tomatoes! I am planning to eat these [...]
Garden update part two!
Posted in farming, garden, home, organic, portland, veggies on August 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Now that it’s August, the garden looks amazing! Our tomato plants are doing really well. I think it might be because we tried really hard to attract bees so they could do their pollen magic. We have red tomatoes!! Overflowing beds and plenty of squash and tomatillos! Our front yard garden box is producing tons [...]
today’s eats
Posted in coffee, dinner, veggies on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Grad school has been over for a few weeks now and I have spent sufficient time catching up on magazines and bad tv, sleeping in, lounging around, and making millions of smoothies in my new Vita-Mix (YAY!). Being home all day has been nice because I’ve been able to fix meals for us. Here’s what I ate [...]
pesto
Posted in recipe, veggies on September 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
While I was shopping at Kruger’s for kirby cucumbers for pickles, a giant bunch of basil caught my eye. And since I am still completely enamored with my new food processor, I knew pesto had to be made. Pesto is so easy. Just take 2 parts basil (or any other herb), and blend with one [...]
catching up on pickles
Posted in canning, veggies on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I made these pickles a few weeks ago. So lovely. First up, kirby cucumbers. I just used the usual seasonings for these – red pepper, black peppercorn, fresh dill, and crushed garlic cloves. Fresh dill is the key. Seasonings on the bottom. Pickles on the top. I use wide mouthed quart sized jars for pickles. [...]
Pickled Taqueria Carrots
Posted in canning, recipe, veggies on September 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
One of the things I miss the most about California is the Mexican food. We lived on Mission Street in San Francisco for three years and had multiple taquerias with amazing salsa bars at our fingertips. I miss the salsa bars. When Ryan and I were first dating, and living in Davis, we drove out [...]
pickled bell peppers
Posted in canning, veggies on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After pickling carrots, I decided I might as well pickle the three red bell peppers that I had in the fridge. These have whole peppercorns and hot taco mix on the bottom. The brine was a mix of water, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and salt. They were processed for 10 minutes boiling. This recipe made [...]
