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I’ve been doing nearly all of the household cooking since 2018. While I find the process of cooking relaxing, meal planning causes stress, especially when I’m getting bored with my go-to meals. These go-tos include: Vegetarian chili with zucchini 1 T oil1 large onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced2 T chili powder2 t ground cumin2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch chunks1/4 […]

Chicken Bun Cha Bowl

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2023-04-16 wt8p

After taking the cooking class last month at our local PCC, I wanted to make the Bun Cha bowl solo at home. It was a lot of work – about 1 3/4 hours from when I started until when we ate. Some of the sequencing can be refined. Step 1: Make pickled daikon and carrots. You can do this in […]

Zucchini-Carrot waffles

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2022-05-29 wt8p

This can also be made in a waffle maker. Ingredients: 3 zucchini, grated 2 carrots, peeled and grated 2t salt 3 eggs 1/2C flour 1t baking powder 1/2C feta 1T olive oil 3 chives, chopped (or use 1t dried leeks) 1/2 t dried dill butter (for frying) sour cream (optional topping) Place grated zucchini and carrots into a colander. Salt. […]

Chicago-Style Pizza

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2022-04-17 wt8p

I made Chicago-style pizzas using the King Arthur Baking recipe. It’s a keeper. I was meticulous in weighing everything for the crust. Dough: 482g all-purpose flour 35g cornmeal 11g Kosher salt 8g instant yeast 25g vegetable oil (I used the “light” olive oil Costco sells) 25g olive oil (I used the “premium California” olive oil Costco sells; it appears more […]

Gnocchi Mushroom

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2022-03-102022-03-21 wt8p

This is a nice, easy meal for when I’m craving mushrooms and don’t have a lot of time to make something complicated. Recipe is from the Mixed Mushroom Gnocchi from Sheela Prakash. Ingredients: 1 package shelf-stable potato gnocchi 2 medium shallots, chopped 1 1/4 pounds mushrooms*, chopped or sliced 4T olive oil Kosher salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven […]

Black Garlic

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2020-10-312020-10-22 wt8p

We received a head of black garlic in our CSA market basket and made the Black Garlic pasta recipe from Cooking on the Weekends. The flavor We enjoyed the black garlic enough, we looked at what was involved in making our own. I used Joshua Weissman’s method with the folding proofer to run 10 heads of garlic (most of a […]

Roasted vegetables and falafel

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2020-10-112020-10-10 wt8p 2 comments

So you’ve been self-quarantined for a few months and want to spend an afternoon cooking? This will help occupy your time. Falafel, roasted vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, beets, scallions), rainbow chard-tahini dip, garlic aioli, pita bread, roasted garlic and pomegranate seeds. Falafel (source) 2C dry chickpeas1 small onion, roughly chopped1/4 C chopped fresh parsley3-5 cloves roasted garlic1 1/2 T flour1 3/4 […]

Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables and Feta

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2020-08-152020-10-10 wt8p

Recipe from Cooking Classy, my changes in bold. Ingredients 1 large red bell pepper, cored and diced 4 medium carrots, peeled, then halved through length and sliced fairly thin 1 small red onion, diced into 1-inch chunks 1 medium zucchini, halved through the length and sliced 4 Tbsp olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 tsp minced garlic (2 cloves) 1 tsp […]