Hours and hours of scouring the Internets for our next place.
February 5, 2012
Hours and hours of scouring the Internets for our next place.
CSA Box 10
Week 10 share from the Little River Market Garden CSA
CSA Share 10
1 quart mixed heirloom tomatoes
1 pint Asian eggplant
1 bunch Napa cabbage
1 bunch mustard greens
1 bunch parsley
1 bunch Ethiopian kale
1 bunch baby purple top turnips with greens
1 spring onion
What I Made With My Share
I used the eggplant, mustard greens, lots of tomatoes and half of the parsley in a burnt eggplant with tahini dish that turned out ok. The eggplant kinda dried out and wasn’t terribly usable, but the dish was good.
I used half the cabbage and the onion greens in a fried rice with eggs and home made bacon.
I used the turnips, turnip greens, kale and onion bottom in a braised turnips and apples dish.
I threw the rest of the tomatoes in everything I could, and ate a few out of hand.
The Best Thing I Made This Week
Up Next Week
I have a small head of cabbage, half a bunch of parsley and some slowly dying dill left over.
New To Me Veggies
Ethiopian Kale – Looks suspiciously like my bestie Hon Tsai Tai. According to AVRDC.org, this brassica is grown all throughout eastern and southern Africa and yields frequent harvests throughout the growing season. Since I grew up in the 80s with frequent ‘children are dying in Ethiopia so you’d better eat your lima beans’ admonishments, I had no idea Ethiopia had enough water to grow greens. Aren’t they prone to massive drought? Methinks I need to do some culinary exploration. All I know of Ethiopian food is that wat rocks, I love raw beef, and the fermented flat bread freaks me right out. And Marcus Samuelsson is passionate about it.
Braised Turnips & Apples
Ok, so this doesn’t sound like the most exciting dish in the world. It’s pretty good, though, and a great way to use up a ton of greens at once if you, like me, are drowning in CSA greens. It’s also a good excuse to whip out not one, but two, meats in a single dish.
Braised Turnips & Apples
1 bunch baby turnips (or regular turnips)
1 bunch turnip greens
1 bunch Ethiopian kale (or any other green, really)
2 Fuji or other semi-sweet apples
1 onion
2 hot Italian sausages
4 oz. bacon (I used home made bacon flavored with garlic, black pepper and bay)
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 c. white wine
1 c. chicken stock
2 Tbsp. honey
2 tsp. hot paprika
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. apple cider vinegar
Put the largest pan you have a lid for over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. olive oil. While you are waiting for the oil to come up to temperature, slice the onion into thin half rounds and the bacon into 3/4 inch chunks.
Add the onions and bacon to the heated pan. Let the onions soften while you attend to the greens. Wash all greens, remove any tough stems, and slice into ribbons. Add to the pan.
Add the white wine, wait a minute or so, and add the chicken stock. Bring up to a vigorous simmer, cover, and cook on a low simmer 20 minutes.
While your greens are braising, prepare your next additions. Chop the turnips into roughly 3/4 inch pieces. Slice the sausage into bite-sized pieces.
Add the turnips and sausage. Re-cover and cook an additional 10 mins.
While that is working, de-seed the apples and chop into 3/4 inch chunks.
Add the apples and cook an additional 10 minutes. Gather your seasonings.
Add the honey, paprika, salt and cider vinegar. Stir well to combine. Put the lid on and let the mixture cook 5 minutes more.
Serve with mashed potatoes for a hearty stick-to-your-ribs German style meal or with buttered bread for a lighter take.
Serves 2 for dinner + 1 for lunch
February 4, 2012
Shake Shack @ Lincoln Road
February 3, 2012
The Colony @ Lincoln Road
February 2, 2012
This was going to be my picture of the day. A semi-artsy reflection shot of me, window bars and the Argentinian joint next door to the Cuban bakery I ate lunch at. A picture I look more like my mother in than I care to admit.
But then this happened.
My hulking monster, looking like an orthopedic foam bed advertisement. Well, an advertisement in dire need of a good brushing. I couldn’t resist. He let me take his picture (which is a complete rarity), and not only did he *let* me, but he actually looked happy to see me when I came over to give him a pet. This is not a dog that bandies about affection easily. He needs to be wooed.
February 1, 2012
Boots. I figure since I’m moving where ‘the winter’ is, I might as well be warm while I’m there. A good pair of boots just might help with that. I ❤ the spats-style rivety things.
January 31, 2012
Jar o’ coral
January 30, 2012
I’ll miss this view.
January 29, 2012
Remasterd Beatles boxed set.
Gastography 