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: Cooking
Braised Denver Cut Lamb Ribs, with Yakiniku or Oyster Sauce, and Cumin
Contains: Soy, wheat, gluten, nightshades (small amount of paprika). Is: Dairy-free. NOTE: If you use oyster sauce, there are shellfish (oysters) in there. Yakiniku sauce (I obtained this online) contains no shellfish or seafood products. Both have the same consistency … Continue reading
Stuffed Poblano Pepper Boats: Scallops, Shallot, Za’atar
Contains: Shellfish, nightshades. Is: Paleo, gluten-free, quick and easy. Since poblano peppers don’t stand on their bottoms, I decided to make “boats” instead – which is actually the way I usually prepare stuffed bell peppers. Slice them lengthwise. I went … Continue reading
A Vegetarian Breakfast “Quesadilla”
Contains: Dairy, wheat, gluten, potentially nightshades. Is: Quick and easy, vegetarian. A quick one-off breakfast from yesterday. It isn’t even particularly Tex-Mex, but at least this has queso (cheese). And for this I had Mexican cheese in the fridge… Another … Continue reading
Clams ‘n’ Pasta
Contains: Shellfish, wheat, gluten, dairy, nightshades. Is: An effort to return to food blogging! Happy New Year I’ve been absent for a while, which wasn’t intended. My mind wasn’t on cooking all that much [- oh, I cooked, but nothing … Continue reading
Bell Peppers Stuffed with Ground Lamb, Topped with Labne
Contains: Nightshades, dairy. Is: Grain-free, potentially paleo. The lamb came from a local farmer. Labne is a Middle-Eastern / Persian dairy product very similar to yogurt (it has cultures, and probably listens to Mozart when it can). I find this … Continue reading
Cubano / Cubanelle Peppers Stuffed with Shrimp, Shiitake and Capers
Contains: Shellfish (shrimp), nightshades. Is: Quick and easy, Whole30, paleo. A pleasantly tasty dish. You can use any type of pepper – you will need to adjust the amount of stuffing depending on the size of pepper you plan to … Continue reading
Baby Cuttlefish with Farro, Tomato, Marinated Eggplant, Mushrooms, and Olives
Contains: Shellfish (cephalopods), gluten, wheat, nightshades. Just enjoyed watching a storm roll in, thunder, lightning, a lovely breeze, temperatures dropping ten degrees. Nibbled on wild blackberries. Noted the wild turkeys in the front yard slowly and nonchalantly cross the yard … Continue reading
Shrimp Filling for Tamales
Contains: Shellfish (shrimp). Is: Gluten-free, Paleo, if by itself. A while back, I made and posted about two tamale recipes. I won’t today post the making of the masa that surrounds the filling. We were doing a tamale making party … Continue reading
Savory Avocado Smoothie with Blood Orange, Spinach, Scallion, Cilantro
Contains: No major allergens. Is: Quick and easy, raw, vegetarian, vegan. I have always preferred savory over sweet – this thick beverage is a feature of this. You really do need the cilantro/coriander leaf in this one, or otherwise the … Continue reading
Sea Vegetable
Of Goats and Greens 
Homesteading: Farm and Garden, May 2022. Zone 5.
Yesterday the temperature outside climbed to 88 F, and rather humid. The sort of weather that reinforces my decision not to follow my brother and his family down to the Tampa area of Florida. I know this is nothing to … Continue reading →