My mom has been reading along with the new recipes and she seems to think all I do is eat! At first I thought, geez, maybe she's right. But then I realized that we all eat roundabout 3 times a day, I'm just preparing it all and writing it down. The other thing is that I eat meals, especially dinner, with people everyday so full meals are prepared. It's all pretty normal and I hope to inspire readers to prepare more simple, seasonal(ish), vegetarian(ish) meals. So without further adieu, I bring you today's recipes and I'll just highlight dinner today...
Dinner
fraîche salad
* crème fraîche
* dill
* pepper
* cucumber
* spinach
* green onion (early onions from farm)
* toss
beet root pesto
* roasted beets--I boiled and it worked okay, roasted is better. (over-wintered from farm)
* toasted sunflower seeds + roasted or fresh garlic + oil + salt + parmesan + balsamic vinegar* food process
roasted veg
* thinly sliced potatoes (over-wintered from farm)
* sliced pepper and eggplant
* bake 200C (400ishF)until roasty
celery root + potato gnocchi
* peel then roast one celery root + potatoes (over-wintered from farm)
* get a pot of water boiling
* mash with fork
* add salt
* add 1/2 or more flour until doughy
* flour surface and roll into logs (think play-doh)
* cleanly cut into 4 cm (1in-ish) pieces
* toss into boiling water and cook until float to top
(note: I boiled celery root and potatoes to try to make it faster and it was a fatal mistake--the dough was WAY to watery and took more flour than usually needed. In the end, it also took longer and more effort. Also, normally I would add egg to help bind things together but one of the dinner-eaters doesn't eat eggs.)topping for gnocchi
* you can get this going whilst gnocchi cook
* sliced and sauteed leeks (over-wintered, in ground from farm)
* throw in some capers + bag of frozen peas
* squeeze lemon juice on top
* salt + pepper
* serve with parmesan or other cheese crumbles or no cheese
apple nut crumble
* sliced apples--I leave skin on (over wintered from farm)
* throw a bit of sweetener (honey, sugar, etc) on top + cinnamon
* mix oats + ground nuts + bit of salt + cinnamon + bit of sugar + oil + water and top apples
* bake with other oven goods that are baking--which is a bit too hot for the crumble so make sure to keep an eye on it
cooking note: I tried to organize in order of what would take longest to cook since my goal is to create the simplest shortest cooking times. I put the baking stuff in first, then peeled things to boil, but again should have just roasted, then started to work on slicing things for the topping and salad. Because of the gnocchi, it still took too long though and was a really big clean-up. It'll be awhile before I make gnocchi again.
Oh and just because... just because this bourbon was recommended and I didn't like the flavor I infused it
infused bourbon
* just add sugar + coffee beans
* shake every so often for three weeks
Tasks
* homework
* thesis meeting about developing country field work--holla!
Events
* what's in season in Denmark? Greenhouse-spring lettuces, green onions, herbs, radishes are just beginning. Outside, nettles and anything we dig up that was over-wintered.
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* Bidder 70--watch online for free
"Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008, University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher committed an act which would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice."
http://www.bidder70film.com/
* Food Policy for Thought blog https://foodpolicyforthought.wordpress.com/
