I get food as payment for my new internship. Delicious, fresh, glorious food. Last Thursday I left with arugula, asparagus, spinach, chard, and parsnip soup. Here’s what I did with some of it: I made arugula pesto. I used my mini food processor to chop the arugula to bits, then I mixed in chopped pine [...]
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Recent Meals
Posted in Bread, Local, Meat, Soup/Stew on May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I Scream, You Scream
Posted in Experimenting, Local, Sweets on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It all started a couple weeks ago. I had two 16-ounce containers of local cream that was in danger of going bad. I needed to make something to use it up. I considered pudding, but that much warm yummy goodness would be dangerous in our house. Some evil little voice whispered, “Ice cream. Pssssst: Ice [...]
Cure What Ales Ya
Posted in Beer and Wine, Local on March 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Surely I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of that play on words. Oh, yep, definitely not. Today I learned about COOP Ale Works, a microbrewery in Oklahoma City. They are located next to the 51st Street Speakeasy at 51st and Western. From what I’ve gathered, because of Oklahoma’s screwy laws and such, [...]
Henbit
Posted in Experimenting, Local on March 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Spring is on its way! The sun is illuminating the east-facing kitchen window earlier than it used to just a few weeks ago. At nighttime, moths are thumping into that window, drawn to the light I’m using to make soup at 11 p.m. And I swear I’ve heard the quiet hum that, come June, will [...]
Pumpkin Alfredo
Posted in Beer and Wine, Local, Pasta, Recipe, Vegetarian Friendly on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gardeners’ Community Cookbook has given me another reliable, quick recipe so we can have a delicious weeknight meal. When I got home from work today, I was able to quickly prepare this rich sauce by using thawed pumpkin that I baked and froze in early January. We had it on store-bought whole wheat gnocchi. [...]
Old-School Food
Posted in Local, Recipe, Vegetarian Friendly on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pickled beets…something you would expect to find at a family reunion potluck, right? Sitting next to the Watergate salad, pasta casserole, and the “dirt”: that rich pudding concoction with the occasional gummy worm for added effect. After we got our fill, the cousins would run through the corn rows flinging “dirt” at each other. There [...]
In My Belly
Posted in Breakfast, Local, Recipe on November 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
No photos today. Perhaps that’s a good thing because my meal doesn’t look very appetizing. As I was making my breakfast smoothie this morning, I cooked some cream of bulgur for my sack lunch. Cream of bulgur is parboiled wheat berries that have been finely ground—similar to Cream of Wheat but better for you, since [...]
Zen Cooking
Posted in Flops, Local, Preservation on October 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I pulled out the spent tomato and ground cherry plants, I found a blanket of ground cherries that were still good—thanks to their protective husks. I decided to make some ground cherry jam. Because of my recent baking blunders, I made a point to work slowly and deliberately. My mind was craving quiet. Peeling [...]
Oklahoma Arts and Crafts
Posted in Events, Local on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hey, Oklavores! Support that Okie DIY spirit and check out Deluxe—an indie craft bazaar—on December 6th at the Farmers’ Public Market. It’s hosted by the OKEtsy Street Team and House of Craft. And oh-my-gosh, it’s going to be so awesome! Crafty ones: get busy and fill out an application to book a booth. Applications are [...]
Making Goat Cheese
Posted in Experimenting, Local, Recipe on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once you start cooking, one thing leads to another. A new recipe is as exciting as a blind date. A new ingredient, heaven help me, is an intoxicating affair. -Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (page 130) I’m sure you were just as inspired as I was after reading the cheesemaking chapter in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. [...]
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