Of Goats and Greens
A blog for food and cookery and discussions of weird things like nutrition, restaurant excursions, growing food in my own garden, DIY, and farmsteading/homesteading. But, mostly food. Mostly harmless...
I definitely steer to a preference for Real Food. (Would someone's great-grandparent somewhere have recognized that item as food?) Otherwise, I'm an omnivore who travels the world (gustatorially). Yes, I also make use of "odd bits". No, I don't bake desserts much -- I really don't have much of a "sweet-tooth". Nearly all of my recipes in recent years are gluten-free. And other than coconut, my recent and future recipes are tree-nut free, as I have digestive issues with those. There's a strong Paleo influence here.
I try to post recipes every Friday, with potential supplemental posts on Tuesdays.
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Category Archives: Cookbooks
Cookbook Season: Some Good Basics, Part I
There are a LOT of actual, physical cookbooks in my domicile, and while I have divested myself of some, I love just picking up a book and surfing through. Yes, one can surf on the Net for specific ingredients, but … Continue reading
Pork Pad Thai
Pork isn’t the most traditional meat item to put in a pad Thai — that would be chicken or shrimp. Sometimes it is just left at the tofu, and no chicken nor seafood — but be forewarned that even if … Continue reading
Moroccan Lamb Shanks
This is a recipe adapted from the cookbook, Staffmeals from Chanterelle, by David Waltuck, owner of Chanterelle (a restaurant in New York City I’ve never dined at, but the comments on Amazon enticed me to try the book). A quick … Continue reading
Roasted Cabbage and Fennel
I’ve long been a fan of roasted veggies. Rub a little olive oil on them, stick them in the oven at high heat, with whatever seasonings strike your fancy, and remove and eat. This one turned out quite tasty, and … Continue reading
Too Many Cookbooks?
Yes, probably, but I will let you know some were gifts, some were things I picked up at tag sales or library sales, and some were outright free from the book exchange table at the Litchfield Farmers’ Market (to which … Continue reading
Norwegian Salad: Herring & Lox
The Gutenberg Project is trying to digitize as many old books (copyright has run out on) as they can, and you can get some of them for free on Amazon, and no doubt, other places. I’m finding the really old … Continue reading
First Cookbooks – A First O’ the Month Special
For the first of each month, I’m going to try to do something special, mostly centered around books. Although this time it’s cookbooks, it won’t necessarily be cookbooks. Might be memoirs with food as an element; might be fiction with … Continue reading
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Cookbook Season: Some Good Basics, Part III
Don’t worry, there’s only one more post to come regarding this theme! Alas, it has to wait until 2018… Today I’ll review the other two James Peterson books in my collection, FISH AND SHELLFISH, and SAUCES. Sooooo… let’s hit up … Continue reading →