I can make meals that do not have winter squash in them. Sometimes I use carrots….. I always have carrots on hand, to add to soup or round out another vegetable side dish or just nibble on raw. Sometimes I forget about them and need to use them fast. Stir-fries are a great way to use up bits lurking in the fridge. I buy thin turkey cutlets for this, but … Continue reading →
One could also call it ‘clean out the fridge and garden’ but that’s a bit long. Chicken, Chard and Mushroom Lo Mein is descriptive enough. That’s the great thing about stir-fries (and Lo Mein is basically a stir-fry with noodles) – one can use any vegetable that happens to be lurking. Before I get to the recipe….. While I was off playing I received the usual numbers of notices from … Continue reading →
Egg Fu Yung Egg Foo Yung Chinese Pancakes Chinese Pancakes with Cabbage & Brown Rice Whatever you call them, these are good, easy and work perfectly for a meatless dinner – if you are so inclined. If not add some quickly stir-fried chicken strips or, do as we did: Red Sauced Shrimp. If you cook the rice with water or vegetable stock, you can have a vegetarian main course. The … Continue reading →
This is my last winter squash recipe of the season. All of the blue pumpkins made it until the end. I butchered the last one last weekend. I used a bit as a vegetable and the rest was turned into pumpkin soup and put in the freezer, The last spaghetti squash and 2 butternut squashes ended up on the compost pile. I was actually quite pleased that my harvest lasted … Continue reading →
Can one turn orange from eating winter squash? I’ve heard that one can turn orange from eating carrots…. Orange is not a good color for me. When we lived in the US we used to buy whole turkey tenderloins, which we either roasted whole or cut up for stir-fries. Here we buy turkey cutlets which are quite large, thin slices of turkey breast meat. They are great on the grill … Continue reading →
I hadn’t planned on posting this recipe…. Which is why I didn’t take a photo before we started eating. But we both liked it so much, and it was so easy, I jumped up before we finished it and grabbed a quick pic. You could, of course, make it with some or all leftovers…. It’s meant to be hash, after all. If you use leftovers, adjust your cooking time accordingly, … Continue reading →
When I was young and foolish (and broke) my favorite breakfast after a night out was Spaghettio’s with extra chili powder. Yes, you read that correctly…. In my defense, when I was in college, our dorm rooms did not have kitchens and we were only allowed a coffee-maker and a popcorn popper. We had a kitchen available, but it was on a different floor. We soon learned that many foods … Continue reading →
