This is one of those dinners that is not for the kind of person who is afraid of mixing things on the plate. I caramelized zucchini in a tablespoon of olive oil with whole cloves of garlic — a medium heat, with infrequent stirring and a good stout pan, will get it done in a [...]
Also tagged chiles, cucumber, dog, Eggs, garlic, monday's supper, saladsA couple folks have asked, so here’s the approximate method for DIY salt-fermented chiles. You need about a pound of chiles of your desired degree of hottitude. Wash them, remove the stems, and chop them coarsely. I often bung them in the food processor and whir them until they are mostly coarsely chopped with a [...]
Also tagged chilesWhooboy, it’s been a time around here, chickens. I’m deep, deep in the crunch, though not yet in the weeds thank God, with a book deadline July 15. So if postings get a little catch-as-catch can, fear not, it’s just that the book has eaten my head, my hands, and probably my cooking time, as [...]
Also tagged chard, leafy greens, Mexican, monday's supper, porkDoubtless you are all too upstanding to know where the phrase “stems and seeds” comes from. Suffice to say that it means to be scraping the bottom of one’s, er, stash. Of comestibles, that is. Bare-larder syndrome. Lots of wide open spaces in the fridge. You get the idea. But a lot of good things [...]
Also tagged black beans, cabbage, celery, chives, Friday's supper, garlic, pork, tofuThe shrimp at the Asian supermarket this morning were nice, and the price was good, so I bought some. I had been hoping for mussels, but the mussels were not happy. So shrimp it was, a foundation for what ended up being a shrimp-centric meal. I shelled the shrimp and stir-fried them, in a riff [...]
Also tagged ginger, greens, pork, scallions, shrimp, soupToday was hard. Our seventeen-year-old cat, Mrs. Calabash, was diagnosed with a sizeable abdominal tumor. Because she’s seventeen, and diabetic, and there’s not a whole lot to be done for her except keep her happy for as long as possible, that’s exactly what we’re doing. Fortunately she doesn’t seem to know or care that she [...]
Also tagged arugula, citrus, fish, fruit, leafy greens, salads, wednesday's supperMixed green salad of mesclun, ox-heart beet leaves, arugula, and indigo frisee endive, with Hollyhock dressing, plus a bowl of radish kimchi. What can I say, I’m busy tonight and more to the point, it’s what I was craving. I might have some almonds later, or a bowl of muesli and soy milk, if I [...]
Also tagged monday's supper, salads