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
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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
Refinishing Wood Chairs
One of the ways that we are trying to be more sustainable is to refinish used furniture that will fill our home. It’s been a big learning process so far, figuring out types of stain, protective gear, and how to apply each layer. We’ve left gobs of stain remover everywhere, I’ve gotten orange blotches all… Continue reading Refinishing Wood Chairs
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
More Gardening! April 2020
Our April gardening was largely focused on expansion. We acquired several more large metal bins to make above ground beds, more varieties of seeds got delivered, and more soil and supplies. After our first planting of bok choy, radishes, arugula, spinach and carrots, we went full speed ahead to fill our small side yard. We… Continue reading More Gardening! April 2020
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
Our Thorny Roses
Our garden has been pretty fun and rewarding, but it is definitely not without it’s challenges – our biggest trials so far have been with our roses. My partner bought a few of those Trader Joe’s mini rose bushes before we even met and re-potted them in a wooden cart. Impressive decorations, but upon closer… Continue reading Our Thorny Roses
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
Mushrooms: What’s Growing in the Garage
Because of shelter-in-place, I thought I would share one thing isn’t really new for us, but has been especially fun and enjoyable – mini mushroom farming! There is a mushroom stand, Far West Fungi, at a few of the San Francisco farmers markets, which sell all different varieties of mushroom. We like to try different… Continue reading Mushrooms: What’s Growing in the Garage