Not Corned Beef, Corned Pork

This is an experiment, and with the price of beef there is no way I am doing an experiment on a beef roast!  So I’m testing it on this boneless pork rib roast: I’ve halved the amounts of normal brine recipes I found, and added the seasonings I wanted. Brine 5 cups water 3/4 cups…

Sweet Potato Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Based on this recipe from The Kitchn. 5 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and pricked all over with fork 1 cup small black (beluga) lentils (or what you have on hand) 3/4 cup uncooked steel cut oats 1 tsp minced basil and sage leaves 3 inch piece seaweed (supposed to add minerals and help digestibility of…

Savory Crackers

This is adapted from Real Snacks:  Make Your Childhood Favorites Without All the Junk by Lara Ferroni.  We doubled the recipe, used unsalted butter, and cut the salt in half.  I think the recipe was for older kids who were used to “normal” salt levels in commercial crackers maybe.  We changed the seasoning a bit too,…

Israeli Couscous Casserole with Vegetable Cheese Sauce

Vegetable Cheese Sauce 2 cups chopped leeks (or 1 chopped onion) 1 cup fresh or frozen chopped kale (any fresh or frozen greens) 2 cloves garlic 1 1/2 cups 2% milk 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth (from powder) or water 1/4 cup cornstarch wisked into 1/2 cup cold water until smooth pepper 3 ounces grated…

Israeli Couscous Vegetable Cheese Casserole

2 cups dry Israeli Couscous, boiled like pasta, aprx. 8 minutes, drained 4 cups cauliflower, florets and stems, chopped, then roasted (425’F, 20 min.or microwaved til slightly cooked, or just raw, can be from frozen too) 4 cups broccoli, florets and stems, chopped(425’F, 20 min.or microwaved til slightly cooked, or just raw, can be from…

Soup for Olivia

Not a recipe so much as a description of how I made this soup, so Olivia’s Moms can look it over and make sure I’ve not included anything totally innapropriate.  If I’ve made a mistake Clare can alway add a bit of salt or hot sauce and enjoy it herself (I’m sure Meredith wouldn’t want…

Quick Kimchi

I’ve tried fermenting cabbage several times, but it always went horribly wrong.  This time I’m trying something super-simple, from the Stone Soup Blog.  My attempt is based on their Quick Kimchi recipe: 1/2 large white, savoy or napa cabbage (regular white cabbage) 1 bunch bok choy (optional) omitted 2-3 teaspoons chilli flakes 5cm (2in) piece turmeric,…

KFC-Inspired Chicken in the Slow Cooker

I wanted to try out Stephanie O’Dea’s recipe to see if it was at all alike, but also just to have a nicely, but not too strongly, seasoned batch of cooked chicken meat to use in a variety of things.   She originally came up with the idea as some of her kids are gluten free…

Sprouted Black Lentils

I’ve been reading about sprouted lentils and beans lately and wanted to try them.  Sprouting is supposed to increase nutrient absorbtion and digestibility.  Also we’ve always liked sprouts like alfalfa and bean, but they disappeared from grocery stores for thevlast few years (that I’ve seen). I think there was a food safety issue, esp. with…

Teething Cookies

I’m thinking of reviving this cooking blog with new experiments in cooking for my 10 month old niece Olivia. Our first experiment was a teething cookie, based on a recipe from Weelicious.  We didn’t change much from the recipe. Teething Cookies  1 egg yolk, beaten 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses (we used…