Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
I’ve never had chicken fried steak before, although I’ve seen it in restaurants. I always wondered why it was called chicken fried if it was steak. When I received a couple of cube steaks in my meat box at the co-op, I decided to give it a try. Pin It
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I love it when DH gets inspired in the kitchen. Yesterday, he wanted to make beer cheese soup. It turned out delicious!
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I feel like such a poser. For some reason I’m attracted to vegan and vegetarian cookbooks. And when I wanted to make something to go with the venison steaks DH would be grilling? I Googled “kale with pasta and pine nuts” I ended up at Two Little Vegans.
I was tempted to make scallops with white wine, capers, and tomatoes the other day; but I decided instead to figure out something to make with the beets sitting in my garage. I was pleasantly surprised to discover this recipe from Good Housekeeping.
OK cooking magazines, stop teasing me with your photos of steamed asparagus and strawberry shortcake. Here in Michigan we have at least three more months before the ground gives up anything new. To celebrate winter, here are some of my favorite soups & stews.
If it’s possible to love an appliance, then I’m smitten with my pressure cooker. Forgot to put something in the slow cooker in the morning, and it’s almost time for dinner? No problem with a pressure cooker!
Pay no attention to the burnt parsnips in the photo; they tasted delicious, even if a bit overdone. Don’t blame the recipe; I’m sure you’ll pay more attention than I did!
I can understand why people would get frustrated trying to eat local in the winter. Many of the healthy cookbooks call for produce that’s out of season, and many of the farm to table cookbooks have a very scant section for winter root vegetables. And so I find myself missing all the recipes from Simply in Season.
I purchased a vegetable box from a local farmer who is offering produce year round-no small feat in Michigan! I decided this soup would be perfect for using the cabbage that came with it. Pin It
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It was a little weird buying brussels sprouts already off the stem, one row over from asparagus in December. The tag told me it was from California; I had my doubts, but really wanted sprouts and since I’ve been traveling haven’t had a chance to get to the indoor winter farmer’s market. So California sprouts it was.
