Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
Can I just say, this was the most delicious meal I’ve had in awhile? This Dark Days Challenge thing is harder than I thought it would be. Before I started this challenge, I thought I had the eating local thing down pat. What I didn’t realize was, how very hard it is to have every. [...]
The introduction to this recipe from Simply in Season states that it’s “inspired by peanut stews served in West Africa.” Indeed, I have been to West and East Africa, and in both areas of the continent I’ve been inspired by their use of peanuts (called groundnuts) in savory dishes. One recipe that I really wish [...]
A perfect turkey day side dish or a nice Sunday afternoon lunch. Much less fussy than risotto!
Ok folks, this is heavily adapted from Simply in Season. I started with a 3 lb stewing chicken, the one left from last week’s farm pickup. At about 7 AM this morning I put it, along with 9 cups of water, an onion cut in wedges, 2 peeled whole cloves of garlic, 1 stick of [...]
Call me a hedonist, but I like just about any soup with the word “bisque” in the title. This version from Simply in Season gets its creaminess from nonfat plain yogurt, so I’ll put this in the healthy category. Cook the butternut or winter squash. For this, I turn to my trusty Betty Crocker. Simply [...]
I was a little nervous to make this recipe, because DH and his family have this “thing” against mushy bread. My mother in law makes a creamed corn dish with bread in it and that is the only thing they like with that sort of texture. Peel and cube 3 C of butternut squash into [...]
Over the past year I’ve grown to appreciate fresh ginger. Like garlic, the dried or jarred version just doesn’t compare. In case you aren’t sure what fresh ginger looks like, or how to cook with it, there is a great tutorial at Cookthink. Gingery Butternut Squash Soup from Simply in Season highlights fresh ginger, and [...]
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