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
Tuna Carpaccio, Fusion Style
Contains: Fish. Is: Gluten-free, quick and easy. We are taking some good ideas from an Italian approach and a Japanese approach. I made this as a small luncheon plate rather than a full-blown main dish. Use sushi-grade yellowfin tuna (Thunnus … Continue reading
Butterscotch Bread Pudding with English Muffin, Apple & Nutmeg
Contains: Gluten, wheat, dairy, added sugar. Is: Vegetarian, a dessert. I adapted the recipe below, but halved it. I also made some other significant changes due to 1) this being made for an online competition using burger buns (or as … Continue reading
Slow-Cooker Pork Loin Roast with Tomato, Onion, and BBQ Seasonings
Contains: Nightshades, added sugar (which was in my rub). Is: Gluten-free. Last March, I posted a sous vide recipe for pork loin roast, using an apple-mustard sauce. And then I posted a oven-braised recipe for Mexican pork loin roast in … Continue reading
Open Face Vegetarian English Muffin Cheese Melt, with Egg, Sauerkraut, and Sharp Cheddar
Contains: Wheat (gluten), dairy. Is: Vegetarian, quick and easy. You can consider this a vegetarian Good Friday dish, as you will. More with the English muffin theme. Do find a good quality English muffin, you’ll be glad for the taste. … Continue reading
Braised Korean Tofu (Vegan): Dubu Jorim
Contains: Soy. legumes, nightshades. Is: Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free (if using tamari), quick and easy. This dish is not always vegetarian, but this rendition is, and I had all the ingredients (other than the tofu which I ran off to buy, … Continue reading
Vegetarian Focaccia “Pizza” with Mushrooms
Contains: Dairy, gluten, nightshades. Is: Vegetarian, quick & easy. This is a quick and easy recipe, and not meant to be considered genuine continental Italian, but something to make on a busy workday evening, or the like. I used a … Continue reading
Maple Syrup Time – Stage 2, Sap into Syrup for Beginners & Small Scale Tapping
During this first year, I’ve learned most maple syrup folks decide to boil down their sap outdoors, or in dedicated sugar houses/huts. This should be done at the outset – the humidity released is not really good at these levels … Continue reading
Chicken Drumsticks (or Wings), Baked with Balsamic Reduction & Hot Sauce.
Contains: Nightshades in the hot sauce. Is: Gluten-free, paleo. Probably nothing special, but something I’ve been making with drumsticks or wings as a main for awhile now. Usually as a lunch. Switch out the hot sauce or the backdrops or … Continue reading
Savory Bacon and Cheese-Infused Muffins with Cricket Flour
Contains: Crickets, insects. If allergic to shellfish, avoid. Added sugar, wheat, gluten, dairy. Is: My first ever cricket dish. As someone who tries (nearly) everything once, I decided to try insects. My previous experience voluntarily eating insects (swallowing gnats outdoors … Continue reading
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Maple Syrup Time – Stage 1, Collecting Sap
Yes, the sap is running! (And yes, for some of you in lower latitudes and elevations, the sap has finished running this year.) This is a first-year experience for me – I did try on one tree last year but … Continue reading →