Today we had beet greens and curried lentils. I cook lentils with 1:1 ratio salted water (or broth) and simmer 7 minutes then shut off heat and let sit for a while. This particular time I added a bit of garam masala at the beginning of cooking and curry at the end. I chopped the … Continue reading Beet Greens Braised in Bacon and Curried Red Lentils
Tonight we had green peppers stuffed with basmati rice and chorizo, topped with Parmesan (regiono of course!) and Mozzarella cheese. Side salad was red lettuce topped with sprouts, kimchi and tahini dressing. Dessert was mashed, spiced plantains. I cooked the rice first since it could sit until I was ready for it. I will have … Continue reading Green Peppers Stuffed with Rice and Chorizo with a Side Salad and Mashed Plantain
Today we had red lentils topped with organic, local, radish (daikon) greens braised with bacon. I try to buy as whole as foods as I can when I shop so I come up with quite a bit if greens regularly, including beets, radishes, carrots, turnip, etc. Of course,as everyone knows, the best way to get … Continue reading Red Lentils Topped with Radish Greens Braised in Bacon
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
I cubed and lightly steamed some Daikon Radishes, turnips, carrots and potatoes with broccoli (all the vegetables I needed to get used up before they went bad). That mixture was put on a bed of lettuce then sprouts and (in this particular example) pulled pork on top. A dressing was made with vinegar and oil.
For Christmas dinner, for a client, we had smoked Boston Butt pork roast with a maple glaze, "everything" curried mashed potatoes, grilled parmesan asparagus, and grilled sweet and hot peppers, onions and apples (which somehow did not make it in to the pic...). I also made a pan gravy with the drippings. This Boston Butt … Continue reading Boston Butt with a Maple Glaze, Curried Mashed Potatoes, Parmesan Asparagus, Grilled Vegetables, and Pan Gravy
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