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: Soups & Stews
Mushroom and Brie Soup
It’s winter and I think this season I’m going to do a lot of soups and stews. Gardening Zone 5B, after all! And already we’ve had too much snow. (Two towns east… no snow except leftover shoveling piles from … Continue reading
Pumpkin/Butternut Squash Soup, Thai Variant
Stop PRESS! My laying hens finally delivered two gorgeous brown eggs this past Tuesday! And, later that day, a third one! I don’t know who laid what, but hey… laid. Do follow up on my homesteading journal at Homestead Journal … Continue reading
Unlaid Chicken Eggs: In Chicken Soup
Back on September 30th, we dispatched the meat birds. I ended up helping with de-feathering and gutting ducks at a neighbor’s, followed by them (there were five of us working on one aspect or another of the birds) coming over … Continue reading
Lamb Broth Soup with Brussels Sprouts
Remember the Leg of Lamb Mechoui? There was so much luscious leftover au jus from that, that I saved it in a bowl, placed it in the refrigerator, and easily skimmed off the small layer of fat the next … Continue reading
Dining Out: Alo Saigon, Westfield, MA
This Vietnamese restaurant is by nearly all accounts quite authentic, and I highly recommend it. Alo Saigon 116 Elm St (Route 202) Westfield, MA 01085 I’ve eaten 6 dishes here from three different visits. I don’t usually get this down … Continue reading
Miso Soup, and (Tuesday Tour Day) South River Miso Company
A good miso soup, not essentially Japanese but it does owe a lot from that cultural cuisine, AND definitely tasty! Back mid-May, our Blue Zones study group took a field trip to the South River Miso Company, where the owners … Continue reading
Sea Vegetable
Rooster Corfu
As some of you may remember, I raised some chickens for meat this summer. They arrived May 3rd, and went outdoors sometime in June, and were harvested for meat September 30th. After a short adjustment period in their chicken tractor, … Continue reading →