December 4, 2019

Spent dinner wondering if this was some sort of Cocoon situation.

December 3, 2019

Wearing the thing I made out in the world for the first time:

December 2, 2019

December 1, 2019

November 30, 2019

Exploring Zekreet

Zekreet Fort ruins
Zekreet Beach
East-West/West-East by Richard Serra
An Oryx – the National animal
Film City – an old film set turned tourist attraction
The view from the top of Film City

Dashi Chicken & Rice

The directive for this week was simple: chicken & rice. DH said he didn’t care what nationality and what fanciness happened on top, just that he was craving chicken & rice.

IMHO, this was a bang-up week for dinners, yielding two that I can’t wait to share with you guys.

This is a quick weeknight dinner, and can be changed up easily by tossing in a handful of green leafies or something orange.

gluten-free

Dashi Chicken & Rice

1 – 1.5 lb. boneless skinless chicken (I used a mix of thighs and breasts)

1 yellow onion

2/3 cups dashi stock (I used instant granules)

2 tsp. rice wine vinegar

1 Tbsp. coconut aminos or soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar

1/2 – 1 cup cooked short grain rice per person

1 scallion

1 egg per person

2 Tbsp. neutral oil

Salt & pepper

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add to your largest skillet, which has been brought to temperature over medium-high heat with 2 Tbsp. neutral oil added.

Sautée until white. Hit with salt & pepper.

While the chicken is working, halve and thinly slice the onion. Toss in when ready. Continue sauteeing until the onion is softened.

Add the dashi, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar.

Kick the heat down to medium and sautee until the chicken is cooked through.

Portion out, leaving a single serving in the pan. Crack in an egg and whisk lightly with a chopstick.

Let cook until set, and turn out over your bowl of rice. Serve topped with a liberal sprinkle of green onion.

November 29, 2019

Mmmmm … polishing off leftovers:

November 28, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year’s spread:

Dips & crudetite

Choose-your-own vibe cocktails

Bourbon ham

Stuffing

Paleo stuffing

Dairy-free green bean casserole

Mashed potatoes

Mashed sweet potato/pumpkin

Honey Mustard Brussels sprouts

Gravy

Cranberry dressing

Salted caramel apple cake

Pumpkin pie

Assorted breads as close to King’s Hawaiian as we could find

And treasured friends from all over the world!

November 27, 2019

I finished a thing!

It’s not perfect, but not too shabby for a first stab at an Edwardian walking skirt.

November 26, 2019