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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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