I love pecan season (and so does our thieving herd of deer), but hate to crack and shell. Usually, I collect pecans, drag them to the feed store to be cracked, and beg people to shell for me. But this year, no more. I bought an old pressure cooker book at a thrift store, and…
Category: Side Dishes
Composed Antipasto Salad
This past weekend I had a lasagna dinner request, so I decided to make a composed antipasto salad to go with it, and it was certainly worth a picture. I do similar salads, when I’m cooking at the lodge, they have a certain “wow” factor. Although I use a huge salad bowl at the lodge,…
Pressure Cooker Risotto (or Slow Cooker)
If you’re opposed to standing at the stove and stirring risotto, this recipe is for you. Of course, you need a pressure cooker, to make it fast, and a slow cooker if you plan ahead! For me, it’s another great way to keep my pressure cooker in our mealtime rotation. This is an easy recipe,…
Gluten Free Biscuits
This was a recipe I made in Portland, when I was doing some gluten free cooking. I made gravy to go with it, and it was thickened with “Cup 4 Cup.” PrintGluten Free Biscuits Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients2/3 cup sweet potato flour 2/3 cup, less 2 TBSP Cup 4 Cup flour…
Roasted Figs and Walnuts
Summer harvests are great, and now figs are in, and we’re fortunate to have friends that have 3 huge trees. I harvested a lot of ripe figs, too many to use all at once, so I decided to roast some, then put them in jars to use later. All the figs that I harvested were…