These are a few of my favorite things – pasta, clams, and garlic! I grew up eating this dish and it’s still very high on my list of quick, delicious, and light meals. I used a short pasta in this recipe, because the sauce is thin, and more importantly Don likes it better. If you…
Making Sour Cream, Mascarpone, and Paneer
I’m still experimenting with making fresh dairy products, nothing difficult or aged, just something I can have fun with, while I’m making us better food than I can buy. If you haven’t seen the previous posts on making cultured dairy products, I’m getting milk and cream at Mill-King. PrintSour Cream Total Time: 24 hours Yield:…
Noodles with Pork and Peanuts
This is really cooking for one, with yummy leftovers. I guess you could make less, but why? PrintNoodles with Pork and Peanuts Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 2-4 Ingredients1 lb pork, cut into thin strips Cornstarch Dry sherry 1 bundle soba (buckwheat noodles), cooked, drained, and drizzled with sesame oil 1/4 cup crushed peanuts…
Artichoke Thistle
The nice thing about artichokes, cardoon (artichoke thistle), and arugula is they have few pests that bother them (few people too, but that’s another story). Even though I’ve been battling deer, grasshoppers, and armadillos, Kathy reminded me that rabbits have caused havoc in her garden. It might be surprising that there are none here, except…
Damn-age Control
I feel like I should start a 12 step program to help gardeners recover from persistent pests and obsessively trying to grow things in central Texas. I live in the city, perhaps the pests just need to have some signage to remind them that they are in the city limits. There’s lots of country for…