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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Tag Archives: Potatoes
Homesteading: Evaluating This Year’s Veggie Successes and Failures; Planning for Next Year
Raised Beds: Potatoes: A marked success. We will use more Yukon seed potatoes next year. I can purchase in a local store, although perhaps I will have some seed potatoes from this year? Cucumbers: They grew well here, but I … Continue reading
Baked Chicken Thigh with Scalloped Potato, and Canned Plum Tomato
Contains: Nightshades. Is: Gluten-free, Paleo, Whole30, quick and easy (or at least, very easy.) There are days you just don’t want to make too much a bother in the kitchen. But you want something to eat for dinner, and … Continue reading
Winter Is Coming: Autumnal Prep for the Homestead Garden
While I already had a surprising and unpredicted temperature drop to 34 degrees Fahrenheit about a week prior, which did some crop damage, we’ were predicted to have 31 degrees by morning on Saturday October 5th. It turned out we … Continue reading
Growing, Harvesting & Cooking Your Spuds (Potatoes)
(oh, with notes on the purslane, basil and delicata squash growing here as well.) Alas, I got my potatoes in the ground late this year – the raised beds weren’t ready until late June. At any rate, yes this late … Continue reading
St. Pat’s: Colcannon with Savoy Cabbage
Contains: Dairy. Is: Gluten-free, vegetarian. I’m not Irish, but ever so often I want to be inspired by holidays that relate to various world cuisines. In the past, going Irish, I’ve made shepherd’s pie (WITH lamb, of course), and a … Continue reading
Mardi Gras: Roasted Creole Pork Belly Casserole
Contains: Soy or Coconut Aminos. Nightshades. Is: Gluten-free, Paleo option, Whole 30 option, assuming you use the coconut aminos. Pork belly strips are typically made into bacon, but when I got last summer’s half a pig share, I asked … Continue reading
Steak Fries
At the last farmer’s market I went to in 2017, one booth was handing out free potatoes. I’m not really a fan of russet potatoes, but I took a few anyway. Hey: free? The way I like russets best is … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day: Irish Shepherd’s Pie
For many people, shepherd’s pie is comfort food, something they grew up with, which reminds them of home cooking: Mom’s weekly or possibly every other week’s dish. Often it was served with ground beef (here in America, at any rate), … Continue reading
Scalloped Potatoes Au Gratin with Onions and Cabbage
I’ve been wanting to make this for a while – the last time I tried I ended up nearly slicing off a finger tip using the mandoline without the finger guard, and forgot about making the recipe as I’d planned. … Continue reading
Sea Vegetable
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Homesteading in June, Here at Zone 5
Animal, Mineral and Vegetable…. Four-legged friends: At the moment, there’s just Serenity the 19 and a half year old ragdoll cat. It is not fair to her to bring in another cat (although she has a history of getting along … Continue reading →