After preparing root vegetables for a braise, it was time for a nap.
Category: Cook
A Constant Supply of Fresh Spices
Time, light, oxygen, and heat are enemies of spices. Enemy The Problem Mitigations Time I suspect the typical spice rack harbors spices from the last millennium. Buy tiny quantities, use within one year. For spices you use rarely, buy enough for one meal. Light Spice jars are usually transparent and sit on a rack on… Continue reading A Constant Supply of Fresh Spices
A Constant Supply of Fresh Spices
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Unafraid of Eggplant
Breaded eggplant awaiting hot oil. I’ve previously posted a method that ensures eggplant always turns out well.
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Two weeks ago I picked tomatoes off the vine in our garden then allowed them to ripen. Today I dried them slowly in the oven.
Our Personal Kitchen Assistant
This week we welcomed a personal assistant into our home. Or, to be more precise, FedEx delivered a Google Assistant. It’s a stubby, round box you plug into the wall. It listens for our commands and talks to us via surprisingly good speakers. It connects to Google services over WiFi. It sits in a corner… Continue reading Our Personal Kitchen Assistant
Leftovers Become Fine Ingredients
Today is the official start of our Holiday Leftovers Season. I reincarnated root vegetable mash as “panko-encrusted croquettes.”
Goose on the Weber
Departed from tradition: cooked a goose on the Weber.
Sweet Corn
Prepared Minnesota sweet corn to be barbecued in the husk tonight.
Home-Grown Beans
Beans with dinner tonight. I planted the seeds at the end of May.