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By mlb, on November 8th, 2011%
This was one of the first food images that I came across on pinterest.com (follow me here!) that I pinned and yes, it’s now the first recipe I’ve made from my Savory Snacks board. Not a bad choice. I changed it up a bit and made it a spinach lasagna soup and also decreased the meat a bit (using chicken sausage for the regular pork).
Cooking the noodles separately will let you easily save some of it for lunch the next day (I hate it when pasta sits in soup overnight and soaks up all the liquid).
As a funny anecdote, this recipe is originally (I think) from a Disney site at go.com which is the name of the web property that Disney turned infoseek.com into, which is my old company. I actually worked there when Disney bought us. By the way, I think . . . → Read More: Cooking with Pinterest: Spinach Lasagna Soup
By mlb, on September 20th, 2011%
So, hey, here’s something fun to do with millet! It’s kind of like risotto (except, not really), but it is creamy and delicious. And, you don’t have to stir in continuously like real risotto. Just simmer under a cracked lid, stirring every so often.
I was actually surprised at how good this was. I think jwa was too. You know, I think he’s kind of humoring me with all the new, out-of-the-ordinary grains and stuff, but this one he really liked. He seemed pleasantly surprised by that.
Sorry, I don’t have a good image of the roasted butternut squash, just believe me, it was there and I roasted it. Also, it’s very apparent that I really need to replace my one burnt out light above my stove top. Buying an appliance bulb tomorrow, I think, because one light bulb there just isn’t enough for good pictures. . . . → Read More: Millet Risotto with Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese & Leeks
By mlb, on June 8th, 2011%
Recently, I got a bag of Garbanzo & Fava Flour* to make falafel with but I kind of forgot all about making falafel, so the bag has just sat around being lonely. So sad. Luckily, I remembered about the flour today and did some searching for something interesting to do with it and I found…Socca!
According to Mark Bittman, Socca is a street food in Nice that is kind of like a chickpea pizza. I kind of thought it was like a hummus-y, falafel-y pie. Either way, it was delicious.
The Nice version is usually just the flour, water, olive oil, salt and pepper, while in Genoa, they add onions and rosemary. I chose to do more of the Genoa style, but also with garlic because it is near impossible for me to make anything savory without garlic in it. I also added zucchini and Parmesan Cheese to the . . . → Read More: Socca (Genoa-Style) Plus With More Stuff!
By mlb, on May 1st, 2011%
This was sort of a happy accident in that I had no idea what to make for dinner and then I absentmindedly pulled a magazine from my desk drawer and came across this recipe. After doing a mental inventory of the fridge and cabinet I discovered that yes, I had all the stuff at home and yes, this is what I would be making for dinner. Happy! Accidental? Hmm, well, maybe not.
Anyway, this was very good! Creamy and orangey and cheesey. With healthy carrots on top.
And yeah, you can have fun with the leftovers too. Although, I did bake rather than fry my risotto balls but still quite delicious. Okay, let’s go with the recipe.
Risotto All’Arancia con Carote (or Orange Carrot Risotto)
Adapted from a recipe in La Cucina Italiana Magazine — about 3-4 servings)
3 medium carrots, diced
1 large orange
3 tbsp olive oil (divided)
1 shallot, . . . → Read More: Risotto All’Arancia Con Carote (or Orange Carrot Risotto)
By mlb, on March 3rd, 2011%
Oh, wow, having a cold is horrible. It’s been so long since I’ve been sick, that I couldn’t really remember how annoying it is to be under the weather. But, last weekend it all came back to me. It started with a lump in the throat and then the fun continued on from there — fever, chills, stuffed up nose, aches, pains, coughing. Grr! And to top it all off, this cold started while we were on a previously-had-to-be-postponed trip to Seattle to see the Battlestar Galactica exhibit.
Luckily, it’s been about six days now and I think I’ve mostly recovered and ohmygod!, am I sick of canned soup. By the way, you know you’re sick when canned soup sounds good (and you have absolutely no interest in making soup — an endeavor you normally love).
So, here’s to good health! Let’s celebrate with some tasty, . . . → Read More: Risotto with Savoy Cabbage and Chicken Sausage
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About Me I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to take photos. I live in SE Portland with my husband jwa and a grumpy, old lady cat named Chelsea. That is all.
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