Today it was unseasonably warm (67 degrees) so I couldn't help but fire up the grill and do a surf and turf. The grill was prepped with hickory and mesquite wood chips. When it started smoking good I started putting things on the grill. Everything was put on the grill starting with the sweet potatoes, … Continue reading Surf and Turf on the grill
Made kale chips today! After rinsing very well, I tore the leaves from the stalks as large as I could, then soaked the kale leaves overnight in water with salt and lemon added to it. I will use the stalks later to juice with. The next morning I put the kale leaves, a batch at … Continue reading Kale Chips
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
I fried some plantain slices in a bit of ghee, then made a pan sauce by adding some honey to the ghee that was left in the pan after frying. I also kept a cinnamon stick in the ghee the whole time in order to infuse the oil with some cinnamon flavor.
Tonight we had smoked portobello mushrooms with purple heirloom tomatoes and cheese (parmigiana regiano, asiago, mozzarella). I smoked the mushrooms with mesquite and hickory chips then topped them with garlic, parsley, Thai pepper, salt, pepper, tomato, parm., asiago., mozzarella and onions (in order starting front the bottom). Then broiled them until the cheese turned a … Continue reading Portobello Burger
Today I made chicken piccata. I cut 2 organic, free range chicken breasts in half, pounded them out, dredged in organic wheat flour, and lightly fried in extra virgin olive oil and organic ghee. At the same time I was frying the chicken I sauteed some onions and garlic in the part of the pan … Continue reading Chicken Piccata
Today I made tuna tartare with wanton chips. Bite sized pieces of tuna and avocado were layered with goat cheese in a ramekin which was turned upside down over the plate and lifted off in order to make an attractive mound. The tuna got salt and pepper, the avocado got some lime juice and salt … Continue reading Tuna Tartare
Tonight we had fried, organic, free range, lamb livers with a hot honey sauce and mashed root vegetables. Lamb liver seems to be more mellow than any other livers I have tried. I try to eat organs on a regular basis given all the nutrition value in them, especially iron. Plus they are cheap enough! … Continue reading Fried liver with hot honey sauce
Today we had jerked basmati rice and red lentils topped with a avocado/yogurt sauce with a side of fried plantains. I make avocado/yogurt sauce quite regularly mostly to cool down foods that might be to hot for me since I am such a baby about such things. It is pretty much avocado, plain yogurt, lime … Continue reading Jerked Kichari with Fried Plantains
I have been busy lately growing sprouts, making ghee and fermenting sauerkraut and kim chi. I love doing this kind of stuff! Look how beautiful...
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