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 and on my planned homestead; and anything related.
I'm personally mostly interested in foods made from healthy fats and healthy carbs, low amounts of processed sugars or starches, and I definitely steer to a preference for Real Food. (Would someone's great-grandparent have recognized the item as food?) I've a strong interest in vegetables, seafood, eggs, and "ethnic" foods from around the world. Yes, I do make use of "odd bits". No, I don't bake desserts much -- I really don't have much of a "sweet-tooth". Currently all my recipes are gluten-free, or readily have that option.
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Category Archives: Vegan
April 1st: Mashed Sweet Green Peas with Shiitake
This is actually created in memory of the time when I was a child. I looked at the platter of loathed green peas, and, using the logic of the Laws of Similarity, decided that mashing my peas might improve the … Continue reading
Posted in April Fool, Cooking, Mushrooms, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Gluten-Free, green peas, Mashed peas, Recipe, Shiitake
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Agedashi Tofu
I do minimize the amount of tofu I consume, but this is one dish I really like at Japanese restaurants. Makes a great appetizer! It is sufficient for a light lunch, as well. It comes with two parts – … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Asian & Asian Influenced, Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged dashi, Gluten-Free, Japanese, Recipe, soybean, tofu
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Dashi Recipes (Japanese broth stock)
I’ll post both a traditional bonito-based dashi and a vegetarian (shiitake mushroom-based) dashi recipe here today. Both are good and serviceable! Plus, cleaning out some old ingredients, I have a combo dashi at the bottom of this post. Dashi has … Continue reading
Posted in Asian & Asian Influenced, Condiments, Cooking, Seafood, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged bonito, dashi, Japanese, Recipe, shiitaki, soup base, vegetarian
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Onigirazu – Japanese Rice Sandwiches
I discovered this idea quite by accident while surfing around on You Tube, and decided to create my own Onigirazu — basically sushi rice wrapped with a nori sheet to form a pocket, with whatever inside the rice that stirs … Continue reading
Posted in Asian & Asian Influenced, Breakfast, Cooking, Meats, Seafood, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Japanese, Onigirazu, Recipe, rice, rice sandwich, Vegan option
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Okra, Mushroom, Tomato, Onion, Kashmiri Masala
The inspiration for this dish was Indian — but having come home from surgery earlier that day, I didn’t have the stamina to go whole-barrel on this one. In fact, I’d prepped the okra the day before. Kashmiri paste /masala … Continue reading
Posted in Asian & Asian Influenced, Cooking, Mushrooms, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged Gluten-Free, Indian, Kashmiri Masala, No added sugar, Okra, Recipe, rice, Tomato
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Vegetarian Borscht
While beet soup (Eastern European Borscht) is sometimes made with beef broth/stock, this one is made with a veggie broth. And, since I didn’t have the regular purple beets in my fridge, the color on this one will not be … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Soups & Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged beets, borscht, Cabbage, Gluten-Free, Hungarian, Paleo, Recipe, Soup, vegetarian
19 Comments
Black Japonica Rice with Cabbage, Endive and (Optional) Farmer’s Cheese
Black Japonica rice – I discovered it recently. I bought a cup to investigate. It is mostly purple-black. It’s a short-grained rice. You will find a photo of it, raw, at the end of this post. Prep Time: 20 minutes, … Continue reading
Sea Vegetable
