Interesting sky this afternoon–thick bands of yellowish/pinkish/greenish clouds with shots of greyish blue peeking through. This version is made to look like a snapshot from the 70s, but it still looks like the start of summer.
Author: cochrancj
I am an American expat who loves to explore the world through the plate and is always curious to learn more.
May 26, 2011
This getup makes me look like a tennis ball. See, Dad? I’m smiling… like a dork.
May 25, 2011
If the second half of this quote means what I think it means, this is one of my life mottos.
What To Do With A Box Of Vegetables: CSA Box #10
CSA Box 10
1 pound strawberries
7 Pink Lady apples
5 bananas
2 heads broccoli
1 Vidalia onion
11 white button mushrooms
7 medium zucchini
2 slicing tomatoes
1 head green cabbage
10oz. shredded carrots
8 oz. cut n clean greens – Kale – a mix of Red, Tuscan & Curly
2 smallish ears local Florida corn
How I Used My Share
I used the strawberries in jam
The apples I ate out of hand for lunch and used in Broccoli Crunch
The broccoli I used in Broccoli Crunch
I used half of the carrots in the Broccoli Crunch; the other half in Firecracker Chicken Salad
I used 1/4 of the cabbage in the Firecracker Salad as well
The bananas were dispatched by my DH after his runs
The onion was cooked into Buckwheat Groat & Millet Risotto, along with most of the zucchini
Most of the remaining zucchini was used in my Out Of Town Indulgence, along with the mushrooms
The slicing tomatoes I ate on lunch sandwiches
The cut & clean greens were used in a Good-for-You Super Green Pilaf, served with home made breakfast sausage
The corn was used in a Barley, Corn & Snow Pea Salad
My Favorite Recipe From This Box
My Husband Is Out Of Town Indulgence
1 Year Ago
1 pound strawberries
6 Fair Trade bananas
2 peaches
1 Haden mango
1 cantaloupe
1 bunch broccolini
4 artichokes
1 local Florida eggplant
3 ears local Florida corn
3 local Florida zucchini
1 pint local Florida grape tomatoes
1 head cauliflower
What I Made: Artichoke & Fennel Salad; Corn Salad; Conchinita Pibil Tacos; Potato, Zucchini & Carrot Pancakes; Broccoli No Fredo; Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas; Stuffed Artichokes; Chicken and Pepper Hummus Pitas.
May 24, 2011
Tonight we hit up a new-to-us sushi joint on the way back from our mid-week Target run. Our meal came with cotton candy at the close. Nice touch, Sushi Sake.
My Husband Is Out Of Town Indulgence
Every time my DH (Darling Husband) is working late and won’t be home for dinner, I try to cook myself a little something I don’t usually get. In years past, this meal consisted of shrimp, asparagus and mushrooms or sushi. Since he now eats shrimp & asparagus and even the occasional spinach, these dinners are now heavy on the mushrooms and/or vegetables he likes less than others (like zucchini. He barely tolerates zucchini, but living in South Florida and belonging to a CSA, we get tons of it all summer long). Tonight’s dinner I whipped up using the mushrooms, some leftover diced zucchini and leftover cooked millet. It’s simple, satisfying, and indulgent (the butter!).
My Husband Is Out Of Town Indulgence
Sautee 3 Tbsp. diced shallots in 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil on medium-high heat until beginning to brown on the edges.
Add 1 1/2 c. sliced button mushrooms, 1 1/2 c. diced zucchini, 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter and salt & pepper to taste. Sautee until mushrooms are browned and cooked through and zucchini is almost disintegrating, approximately 5 minutes if your slices are small.
Add 1/4 c. cooked millet and stir to combine. Season with salt & pepper and finish off with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to serve.
Serves 1
May 23, 2011
The sun creeping across my living room rug.
May 22, 2011
What?! I’m sleepin’!
May 21, 2011
Happiness is… heated pitched battles with your dad while still in bed. Not sure who won this round, but I’m thankful my little bites is felling better & so full of vinegar.
May 20, 2011
One of the many graffiti walls in the Design District.
Gastography 