April 15, 2019

Hey look, I left the house alone today!

April 14, 2019

This is my house right now

April 13, 2019

What, you didn’t think you were getting a non dog-related POD, did you? 😆

Maybe some day I will once again leave the house – but maybe not this weekend. Staying “grounded” for a bit to make sure these two don’t murder each other or make so much noise security has to break up the fun.

Vinegar Poached Chicken Bowl

I first came across a version of this chicken on Instagram in relation to a sandwich, and it got the wheels turning.

What you end up with is a pile of tender, shreddable-if-you-look-at-it-crosswise chicken that pairs beautifully with roasted, nutty veggies and a rich sauce.

I can imagine this would also be fantastic as part of a chicken salad with grapes, pecans and extra rosemary. Or dill. Dill might be great here.

I served mine as part of a quinoa/rice bowl with some leftover cauliflower I’d batch roasted a few days before.

Gluten-free, paleo & Whole30 with a different bowl base

Vinegar Poached Chicken Bowl

4 chicken breasts
1c. red wine vinegar
1c. olive oil
Peel of half a lemon
2 sprigs rosemary
1 jalapeño
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. coriander seeds
6 cloves garlic, peeled
1 onion, peeled and quartered
Salt & pepper

For the bowl:

Quinoa & rice, cooked (optional)
1 Tbsp. mayo mixed with 1 tsp. rice vinegar and 2 tsp. minced rosemary
Roasted cauliflower or other veggies

Combine all the non-bowl ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring up to a boil, cover, lower the heat & simmer 1 hour or until the chicken is falling apart.

Cool chicken, pull out of the oil & vinegar, and shred. Place in the bowl with the other ingredients.

Serves 4

Combine all

April 12, 2019

And our new family selfie 😍

April 11, 2019

We are ready to go!

April 10, 2019

Hello, world – meet Odin Kratos

April 9, 2019

Little does this Princess know it, but it’s just about her last snooze as an only child

April 8, 2019

The Bosphorus Strait from Rumeli Fortress, which was constructed a year before the sack of Constantinople in a span of four months. How? Determined manpower, and by using materials scavenged from Roman ruins – which you can still see evidence of here and there.

Like in this marble portion of a cross that was repurposed into a floor tile.

They were ancient zero wasters and didn’t even know it.

April 7, 2019

A day of walking past history in Istanbul – Hagia Sophia