One of the vegetables we tried to grow this past summer was spaghetti squash – I particularly like spaghetti squash because it’s easy to make, yields a lot, and breaks into thin strands that are an excellent replacement for thin pasta or noodles. However, growing spaghetti squash was much more challenging… One element to growing… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Mishaps
Category: Cooking
Steak Sauces
We don’t necessarily save steak for a special occasion, but I feel like having steak feels a little more fancy than usual. And when we’re trying to do a little extra to liven up our meals, a great sauce can really pull the meal together. I like experimenting with different flavors and textures, but I… Continue reading Steak Sauces
Farm to Table: Zucchini
Zucchini was one of the easiest vegetables to grow – once it started there was a steady flow of about 1-2 zucchini per week. Having enough space is ideal because the leaves can get very large, but we were able to grow a plant that yielded about the same amount at my grandmother’s in a… Continue reading Farm to Table: Zucchini
Easy Salads for a Hot Day
Salads are one of my favorite summer meals – not only does it not require any cooking, but the combination crispy fresh veggies and acidic dressing is refreshing on a hot day. San Francisco’s weather is suited for soups and stews year-round, but this current heat wave with no air conditioning has triggered an immediate… Continue reading Easy Salads for a Hot Day
Tahini-Lemon Sauce
We’ve been a little lazy in our cooking lately, so it was time that we started freshening up our meals. To start more food adventuring, we decided to make a Tahini lemon sauce. It’s super easy and adds nice flavor. You get the nuttiness of the sesame, sour from the lemon, and spicy from the… Continue reading Tahini-Lemon Sauce
What’s Cooking: Fried Cauliflower Rice
Fried Cauliflower Rice is our go to one pot meal when we are being extra lazy or can’t think of what to make. Do you have a random vegetable that you don’t know what to do with? Make fried cauliflower rice. Do you have a small portion leftover meat or vegetables that you can’t quite… Continue reading What’s Cooking: Fried Cauliflower Rice
What’s Cooking: Stew
What’s Cooking Stewing! Stews have been a foolproof way to cook meat, making way for it to become one of our regular proteins. Unlike a steak or fish, a stew is not delicate dish that needs to be watched (with our Instapot, you can just press a few buttons and leave the room to do… Continue reading What’s Cooking: Stew
What’s Cooking: Basic Keto Vegetables and Smoked Duck
Most of the meals that we prepare follow the keto diet (basically no carbs including sugar), which sounds kind of hard, but we’ve gotten into a simple routine of preparing a hearty vegetable side that’s more like a main dish, and a protein. Sometimes, we’ll add a special sauce or try something fancy, but most… Continue reading What’s Cooking: Basic Keto Vegetables and Smoked Duck
What’s Cooking: Lion’s Mane
Lion’s Mane is kind of a strange looking mushroom, but they grow pretty large and we often use them in our vegetarian meals because they are so hearty. These are one of the types of mushrooms that we’ve been growing in our garage, so they’ve been relatively easy to get a hold of, but we… Continue reading What’s Cooking: Lion’s Mane
Finishing Touches to our Home Cooked Meals
Even though sheltering-in-place has led to some exciting food adventures, there are some days that I just feel uninspired – there is a limited variety at home, we aren’t browsing at the farmer’s market or grocery store, and we aren’t dining out at restaurants and getting new ideas. It’s easy to get into the habit… Continue reading Finishing Touches to our Home Cooked Meals