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
Soul Food for New Years: Black Eyed Peas and Collards Soup/Stew
(I am posting two New Year’s recipes today. The earlier, the trotters, was actually made last August. The black eyed pea and collard soup was made yesterday, and is following that earlier recipe within a few hours. And, here it … Continue reading
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
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 →