Last night Faye put together a Salmon salad for her lunch today, so for my lunch today there was only my own tastes to please. I indulged in one of my favorite vegetable combinations — spinach and mushrooms — in one of my favorite formats: a quesadilla. There is nothing new about this combination. I’ve … More Spinach & Mushroom Quesadilla
I know. I know. Sweet potatoes are not yams. But that’s what my grandfather called them. In many parts of the country sweet potatoes are known colloquially as yams. I used the term just to shorten the title. There was less than a handful of Brussels sprouts left, and there were a few sweet potatoes … More Sautéed Spinach, Garlic & Ginger with Roasted Yams & Brussels Sprouts
I love spinach, raw or cooked. When eating out in restaurants I often order something with spinach in it just to ensure at least a smidgen of nutrition in what is probably an otherwise indulgent meal. I didn’t always like spinach, in fact, I despised it as a child. I’m pretty sure I would dislike … More Eggs Benedict Florentine
This week I’ve been sprouting moth beans (lady finger peas, matki dal) and thought I’d try using them to make crêpes. The only ingredients I used for the crêpes were the sprouted beans, rice flour, water and kosher salt. The sprouted beans were ground, hulls and all, in a blender with water. Rice flour was … More Bean Sprouts Crepes With Spinach & Mushrooms
This post is a continuation of my last post about boiled peanuts. Faye had declared that the boiled peanuts would be good in an Upma dish. The next morning her assertion was proven to, indeed, be true. Immediately after removing the boiled peanuts from the slow cooker I plopped a few potatoes into the … More Spinach, Moringa & Mushroom Gravy
Yesterday, for a bit of exercise and change of pace, we drove down to South Carolina Lee State Park. It was a beautiful day at a beautiful park. The dogwoods and azaleas were in full bloom. I found the artesian wells interesting. The water wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be but it … More Egged Leftover Pizza
I like to have both a green and yellow vegetable in the same meal when possible. Today it was creamed spinach with baked sweet potatoes. Realizing there were pearl onions in the house I figured why not make creamed spinach and creamed pearl onions all in one? I decided to do it without using dairy. … More Creamed Spinach & Pearl Onions With Sweet Potatoes
My objective was to pattern this dish after stroganoff using mushrooms in place of beef and sweet potatoes instead of noodles. Therefor, stroganoff it is not. I used a mandoline to cut the sweet potato into slices. then cut the slices into strips with a knife.* The sweet potato strips were soaked in water with … More Stroganott – Mushrooms, Sweet Potatoes & Spinach In Cashew Sauce
I usually do some sort of egg dish on the weekend. This time it was cilantro and egg omelet with onion, peppers, mushrooms, spinach and cheese filling. I made the filling first by sautéing onions, peppers and mushrooms, to which I added spinach and then enough shredded melting cheese to make a bit of a … More Cilantro Omelet With Spinach & Mushrooms
Two weeks and two days ago I started a batch of sliced onions fermenting in a salty brine. After tasting today I deemed them sufficiently soured, crunchy and delicious. I mentioned to Faye that I was going to make a sandwich with peanut butter, fermented onions and spinach. She looked at me as though … More Peanut Butter Sandwich With Pickled Onions & Spinach
