Category Archives: Eating

Happy New Year (updated)

Tonight we’re staying home because we don’t do large groups of drunk people. Small, intimate groups of drunk people just work better for me. We spent some time today making chorizo sausage. In the taste test, we’ve failed again. This … Continue reading

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People seemed to enjoy themselves

We hosted Thanksgiving yesterday evening. A total of 12 mouths in our house for the festivities–some were small mouths that only drank from bottles. I only had one glass of wine so I envied the latest addition to our family … Continue reading

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Mmmm, carnitas.

We had taco truck carnitas tacos while on vacation. The idea of making our own has been lingering (or shouting, whichever) in the back of our minds since that beautiful day in July. We found a simple recipe and decided … Continue reading

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Fig Tart and Garden News

Our fig bush is producing right now and we’ve had this idea to create a savory tart out of figs and a puff pastry sheet that’s been languishing in the freezer. Today we took some garlic and rosemary and heated … Continue reading

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Corn Dogs Reign Supreme!

Last night we made corn dogs mostly from scratch. We doctored up a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix, jammed some sticks into slightly sauteed hot dogs and then fried them in our garage. Because that’s where the fryer is, … Continue reading

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Shrimp Curry

Last night I made my version of shrimp curry. I can’t say that my version is all that different than every recipe you’ve probably seen for shrimp curry. Last night was the first time I’ve ever made the dish and … Continue reading

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Figs!

For dessert tonight with some others tucked away for tomorrow: The flower fell off our Streptocarpus. It looked pretty and so joined the figs.

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Chunky Salsa Win!

I had this idea that I’d make a rustic, chunky salsa to go with the grass-fed NY Strip last night. The tomatoes, garlic, herbs and the banana and serrano peppers are from our garden. I added some olive oil, salt … Continue reading

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From the sea to our table in just a few hours

Simple preparation for both. Oh so tasty.

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Lunch

that is all

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