Live Qualitarian: Eat Well
Sweet, starchy, spicy Peeled and sliced in very narrow wedges, the sweet potatoes are layered with vegetables and a large amount of roasted green chilis cooked in a broth and topped with thin layer of cheddar cheese. The red yams I used were difficult to peel but any red peel
Grilling Saucing Late Autumn, and the weather is summery. Barbecue a few lamb chops and set them in a sauce of fresh plums from the orchard, just over the wall. Bake scallop potatoes on the grill, and by the time this is done, the autumn sun is setting and it
Ravioli – a little makes a lot From 2 cups of semolina flour, 2 eggs and water, we made enough pasta for three of us to spend hours three hours filling and forming into ravioli.The first type used the chanterelles we’d collected hiking today. The chanterelle mushrooms were very
Wine Tasting with Family Embruix Priorat 2021 Producer: Vall Llach Grape: 27% Grenache, 21% Cariñena, 12% Syrah, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 28% Merlot. From: Priorat, Spain Smells: (aromas of raspberries and blackberries, with hints of licorice, graphite, spices and aromatic herbs on a dark mineral background) Tastes: dark fruit, spice
Gifted a jar of sourdough starter We made sour-dough pancakes. We removed with half of the started, in order to refresh it (by adding more water and more flour). Batter is half the starter, about 1 cup, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, with the addition of 2 T of
Cheese & Onion Enchiladas in Red Sauce 2 Corn Tortillas (per person) 45 grams of mild cheese (cheddar, jack, provolone or a mixture) 1/2 small onion For the sauce, mix: 2 T chili powder 1 T tomato paste (optional) 1 cup water Stacked enchilada, two each in our personal size
Raising a cake to its full potential at high altitude is a difficult project. I live at 5,280 feet above sea level, but want to be able to make good cakes. I want: to know what is in my desserts, to choose better ingredients than many commercial bakers, and to
Mussels are an inexpensive way to get a lot of seafood taste. With about $5, you’ll get a pound, and can over-serve two people. And just a few minutes of preparation. Rinse the mussels. If you purchase these in a grocery store they will already be cleaned several times and
Once, in Spain, we were having breakfast and the guy next to us started rubbing big, hunking tomato quarters all over his toast, rubbing them until the skin came off in his hand. Then, he dumped salt, pepper and olive oil on the mash and ate it. Later, we went