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Welcome to my BLOG! I write about whatever I want, mostly food and random stories I'm trying to write. I hope you enjoy it. In loving kindness....
My hubby loves watercress. He says it's because it's so unusual to find. It is a fun green, with its peppery flavor. Reminds me of proper British teas with little sandwiches and hot tea. And scones and cakes and so on. Luckily we went to the farmer's market last weekend. They had artichokes, asparagus, citrus, strawberries, a bunch more produce, and watercress! Craig snagged a couple bunches.
Asparagus is abundant! I like it so many ways, in soups, pasta, curries, stir fried, and so on. Here is a really simple side dish I came up with recently. It is easy and the asparagus flavor shines.
Once again a delicious pasta meal. This one has chicken, but you could make some adjustments for a vegetarian dish by leaving out the chicken and upping the veggies, perhaps add some squash or green beans. This recipe helped me use up more of my lemons and is a one pot meal. One pot meals are my favorite. Less to clean up. It is enough for two and can easily be doubled. Adapted from a recipe by Ellie Krieger.
This is a fast week night meal. And it is delicious and vegan if you leave off the yogurt. I like to serve it with the cabbage cilantro slaw and brown basmati rice. When I had lots of fresh figs, I made a fig chutney that goes well with the curry. If you haven't made any chutney lately, a good quality grocery store brand works fine. Last time I made this, I didn't have any garbanzo beans and used white kidney beans instead. I actually liked it a little better, the beans were softer and creamier.
I've renamed this cake. It is now called Chocolate Weird Cake in honor of Teresa Favuzzi who recently passed away. She was a strong disability rights activist and a kind and generous person. She often sang a song "weird is good." The recipe is a good one to make with grand kids as it all happens in the pan you bake it in. I've made this recipe for so many years that I've long since forgotten from where it came. This is a vegan cake.
