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Sunday, September 25, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
September Family Dinners
Back to school time!
Oriecchiette with roasted eggplant and summer squash (from the garden) and a little garden kale, with sauteed chicken on the side or black beans on the side. Mozzarella melted on top, so I could peel the cheese back and avoid it. We ate leftovers as dinner the following two days.
I made a rectangular wheat crust pizza on the Silpat, pepperoni on once side, sauteed mushrooms on the other.
We tried Archie's Grill. Everyone liked it, but not as much as I did, yum. We all overate and were uncomfortable.
Annual Spatzle in vegetarian gravy. Served with slice of nitrate-free turkey from deli, as if ramen. I served the worse green salad in the world as a side.
Spaghetti Squash with kale and onion in marinara sauce
Ground hamburger and black beans served on side as protein condiment
cheddar cheese biscuits
Greek Chicken
Roasted Cauliflower
Went to mall to look at watches, got back too late to make dinner. Told everyone to make PB&J with the whole wheat bread I picked up at the bakery, and headed out on more errands.
Oriecchiette with roasted eggplant and summer squash (from the garden) and a little garden kale, with sauteed chicken on the side or black beans on the side. Mozzarella melted on top, so I could peel the cheese back and avoid it. We ate leftovers as dinner the following two days.
I made a rectangular wheat crust pizza on the Silpat, pepperoni on once side, sauteed mushrooms on the other.
We tried Archie's Grill. Everyone liked it, but not as much as I did, yum. We all overate and were uncomfortable.
Annual Spatzle in vegetarian gravy. Served with slice of nitrate-free turkey from deli, as if ramen. I served the worse green salad in the world as a side.
Spaghetti Squash with kale and onion in marinara sauce
Ground hamburger and black beans served on side as protein condiment
cheddar cheese biscuits
Greek Chicken
Roasted Cauliflower
Went to mall to look at watches, got back too late to make dinner. Told everyone to make PB&J with the whole wheat bread I picked up at the bakery, and headed out on more errands.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Spatzle
For my daughter's birthday, I'm republishing this old post on the Spaetzle we're making tonight.
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Fifteen years ago, my neighbor, who was a great cook, invited me over for dinner. She had made homemade spätzle with a spätzle maker she'd found in a yard sale during a visit to her home state. The maker looked like a cheese grater with a shuttle across the top of it. I was delighted when she demonstrated it: the dough drops through the holes as the shuttle scrapes over them, dropping drippings of spatzle dough right into the boiling water. How clever; how sensible!
Spätzle fascinates me. I classify it as a homemade pasta or egg noodle, and I love that there's no running the dough through a pasta maker several times to make it smooth, and no figuring out where to hang the pasta to dry. But there's still enough effort involved that it feels like a homemade food project, a bit of an adventure, a bit celebratory.
I've been wanting to make spätzle for years since, so on my recent trip to Austria I purchased a spätzle maker of my own. It has a curved surface with holes, and a rubber scraper for pushing the dough over them. It's wide enough to rest over any of my boiling water pots. I understand you can substitute a large-holed colander for a spatzle maker, but I've never tried.
The recipe I used: 500 g flour, 6 eggs, 150ml water, teaspoon of salt. I let my stand mixer do the work.
I brought a potful of water to boil, adding salt and oil.
I put a big scoop of dough on the spätzle maker. I could tell the consistency was right because it drooped through the holes but didn't fall or run out. I scraped back and forth which forced the dough out. The spätzle that floated was done; I pulled it out with my mesh kitchen sieve.
Now, what to serve with it? Spätzle is a German food I associate with chunks of meat and gravy. Yet like egg noodles, it's good with butter and a little salt. I made a simple mushroom cream sauce by sautéing chopped onion and finely diced mushroom (used food processor to chop) and then adding some cream and cooking it a bit more. Add a side salad, and we had a delicious dinner tonight.
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Fifteen years ago, my neighbor, who was a great cook, invited me over for dinner. She had made homemade spätzle with a spätzle maker she'd found in a yard sale during a visit to her home state. The maker looked like a cheese grater with a shuttle across the top of it. I was delighted when she demonstrated it: the dough drops through the holes as the shuttle scrapes over them, dropping drippings of spatzle dough right into the boiling water. How clever; how sensible!
Spätzle fascinates me. I classify it as a homemade pasta or egg noodle, and I love that there's no running the dough through a pasta maker several times to make it smooth, and no figuring out where to hang the pasta to dry. But there's still enough effort involved that it feels like a homemade food project, a bit of an adventure, a bit celebratory.
I've been wanting to make spätzle for years since, so on my recent trip to Austria I purchased a spätzle maker of my own. It has a curved surface with holes, and a rubber scraper for pushing the dough over them. It's wide enough to rest over any of my boiling water pots. I understand you can substitute a large-holed colander for a spatzle maker, but I've never tried.
The recipe I used: 500 g flour, 6 eggs, 150ml water, teaspoon of salt. I let my stand mixer do the work.
- 500 g flour
- 6 eggs
- 150ml water ( 1 2/3 cup water)
- 1 teaspoon salt
I brought a potful of water to boil, adding salt and oil.
I put a big scoop of dough on the spätzle maker. I could tell the consistency was right because it drooped through the holes but didn't fall or run out. I scraped back and forth which forced the dough out. The spätzle that floated was done; I pulled it out with my mesh kitchen sieve.
Now, what to serve with it? Spätzle is a German food I associate with chunks of meat and gravy. Yet like egg noodles, it's good with butter and a little salt. I made a simple mushroom cream sauce by sautéing chopped onion and finely diced mushroom (used food processor to chop) and then adding some cream and cooking it a bit more. Add a side salad, and we had a delicious dinner tonight.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Roman Shades Project
http://www.addicted2decorating.com/second-roman-shade-finished-plus-a-tutorial.html
http://www.ohohblog.com/2016/03/sew-roman-blinds-shades.html
Alternate: no rings, just eyescrews in the end of the dowels.
And, channels in lining fabric ONLY, so this would work with a large print.
http://wipster.blogspot.com/2010/06/avoiding-night-time-peepery-with-roman.html
http://www.ohohblog.com/2016/03/sew-roman-blinds-shades.html
Alternate: no rings, just eyescrews in the end of the dowels.
And, channels in lining fabric ONLY, so this would work with a large print.
http://wipster.blogspot.com/2010/06/avoiding-night-time-peepery-with-roman.html
Friday, July 8, 2016
fajitas dinner
I had leftover rice, potatoes.
I made scarlet runner beans that morning.
It was hot, so I didn't want to do oven fajitas.
2.25 lbs of chicken thigh meat, cut up.
heat oil in skillet, add
1TB good chili powder,
1teas paprika
a little garlic powder.
Put meat in, added salt.
cooked the heck out of it, since I felt like the meat was starting to turn.
lemon zest and some squeezed lemon, because I had it.
lots of spice-colored greasy juice in this one. It was a hit.
Prepared beans with same spices; not as successful.
sauteed most of a large red onion and a large red pepper in another skillet for fajita veggies.
grated cheddar.
tore up a head of iceberg lettuce
The kid who wasn't feeling like mexican food put chicken on rice.
The woman who is dieting put a bed of lettuce on her plate and topped it with onion, pepper, and a little chicken, and some oil-and-vinegar dressing. But she got hungry at 10 and had a half a PB&J for dessert and then popcorn. So next time, more chicken for her.
One made two bean burritos with potato inside, and then still couldn't sleep four hours later because so overstuffed.
Teen age boy ate the one serving of leftover meat rather than bother putting it away in the fridge for tomorrow.
I made scarlet runner beans that morning.
It was hot, so I didn't want to do oven fajitas.
2.25 lbs of chicken thigh meat, cut up.
heat oil in skillet, add
1TB good chili powder,
1teas paprika
a little garlic powder.
Put meat in, added salt.
cooked the heck out of it, since I felt like the meat was starting to turn.
lemon zest and some squeezed lemon, because I had it.
lots of spice-colored greasy juice in this one. It was a hit.
Prepared beans with same spices; not as successful.
sauteed most of a large red onion and a large red pepper in another skillet for fajita veggies.
grated cheddar.
tore up a head of iceberg lettuce
The kid who wasn't feeling like mexican food put chicken on rice.
The woman who is dieting put a bed of lettuce on her plate and topped it with onion, pepper, and a little chicken, and some oil-and-vinegar dressing. But she got hungry at 10 and had a half a PB&J for dessert and then popcorn. So next time, more chicken for her.
One made two bean burritos with potato inside, and then still couldn't sleep four hours later because so overstuffed.
Teen age boy ate the one serving of leftover meat rather than bother putting it away in the fridge for tomorrow.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Garden Sun Notes
First week in July
6:00 front veggie garden in shade
6:45 south half of front veggie garden in sun
7:15 all of front veggie garden in sun;
--nb: stake shade is 2.5x its height, adding a 3-ft eastern hedge would shadow all the garden!!
7:15 all of back garden in shade
7:45 southern half of back garden (lawn side) is in sun
8:30 back garden in full sun except for tomato plant closest to gate.
9:05 still: back garden in full sun except for tomato plant closest to gate.
10:00 all the back veggie garden in sun, including tomato plant closest to fence.
1 pm full sun everwhere
2:40 front yard: the lilac is making a shadow into the front garden, but the roofline shadow hasn't reached it yet.
2:40 back yard: back 2/3 of veggie garden in shade; front half of garden along fenceline are getting sun; grassline along "triangle" has sun for those plants. Tomato addition along fence to gate in full sun.
3:30 roofline shadow at border of front garden.
3:30 backyard tomato area along fence in full sun;
some dappled sun on corner of main backard garden
6:00 front veggie garden in shade
6:45 south half of front veggie garden in sun
7:15 all of front veggie garden in sun;
--nb: stake shade is 2.5x its height, adding a 3-ft eastern hedge would shadow all the garden!!
7:15 all of back garden in shade
7:45 southern half of back garden (lawn side) is in sun
8:30 back garden in full sun except for tomato plant closest to gate.
9:05 still: back garden in full sun except for tomato plant closest to gate.
10:00 all the back veggie garden in sun, including tomato plant closest to fence.
1 pm full sun everwhere
2:40 front yard: the lilac is making a shadow into the front garden, but the roofline shadow hasn't reached it yet.
2:40 back yard: back 2/3 of veggie garden in shade; front half of garden along fenceline are getting sun; grassline along "triangle" has sun for those plants. Tomato addition along fence to gate in full sun.
3:30 roofline shadow at border of front garden.
3:30 backyard tomato area along fence in full sun;
some dappled sun on corner of main backard garden
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