I had some leftover lamb and was just dying to make shepard's pie. 1. Make filling. Brown lamb, onions, and garlic. Add salt, pepper, paprika, and chopped rosemary and sage. Add a little water and/or stock and steam carrots. When carrots are tender, add parsley and tomato paste. Finally thicken with flour until desired consistency. … Continue reading Shepard’s Pie
One of my favorite quick lunches is tempeh and eggs wrapped in nori... The one today was sautéed with sun dried tomatoes and dressed with a miso aoli I made a few days ago.
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get plenty of probiotics (help with digestion) is to start eating sauerkraut regularly. Other things that are high in probiotics include kim chi, kefir, yogurt, and cultured butters. I hope to do a post on how to make all these things individually, but today we are going … Continue reading Sauerkraut
For my first post I couldn't help myself, but to go back to the beginning. So this is where food starts... Or ends... Not exactly sure... I spent today turning compost. These particular piles are made up of mostly leaves in a simple circular bin made with 4 foot chicken wire. I like these type … Continue reading The closed loop cycle…
I am all about creating a closed loop system of food production.This involves several subjects that I will be posting about including food preparation, composting, gardening, land management, animal husbandry, logistics, etc. I am highly excited to be going on this adventure and I look forward to having you along... *Since recipes take me so … Continue reading WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
Today I made a Tuna Melt with Sauteed Greens and Baked Sweet Potato. Tuna Melt: Jarlsberg Swiss cheese went on top of an Ahi Tuna steak and then it was broiled for a few minutes in the oven. The tuna melt was then topped with a miso/wasabi aoli right before serving. Sauteed Greens: I found … Continue reading Tuna Melt
Made salad today... I got some wonderful greens and daikon radishes (the white matchstick pieces) from a vendor in the Bloomingfoods parking lot. I forgot the different varieties of lettuce, but one was bibb... I then put carrot, green olives, peperoncinos, and roasted edamame. The dressing was honey and ginger infused vinegar, extra virgin/cold pressed … Continue reading Mixed greens salad
Today I fried some tofu, placed it on to a bed of curried brown rice and poured a sesame pan sauce over the whole thing. Fried Tofu 1. Marinate Tofu: You will want to use extra firm tofu for this (I also use organic and sprouted). Open tofu package slightly and drain out extra liquid. … Continue reading Fried Tofu on Curried Rice with Sesame Sauce
For dinner today was a bacon wrapped, center cut pork chop topped with sauerkraut with sides of jerked rice/greens and curried lentils. It was brought to my attention that it was a New Year's tradition to eat cabbage. I had never heard of this so I Googled it. I found out it was a New … Continue reading “Traditional New Year’s dinner” Bacon Wrapped Pork Chop w/ Lentils and Rice
This was New Year's brunch... scrambled eggs with sautéed asparagus, pancetta, and Asiago. And of course a slice of buttered baguette on the side.
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