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Taco. Night. Best. Ever.

Everything is totally right about this dinner. It is quick and made of all whole and active ingredients, organic and local. And the flavors are beyond. Beyond.
Pictured above is Taco Night deluxe with a fresh pupusa rather than a simple fresh tortilla. The process was inspired by a Rick Bayless recipe, which at first seemed [...]

Sauerkraut update update!

A simple, but untimely, google search revealed that in fact my sauerkraut did NOT fail because of the mold.
There are a lot of discussions about this out there about this.
Apparently when Alice Waters said to skim off scum she also meant mold? I think being specific about something so out of the ordinary in cooking [...]

Sauerkraut Update

Well- It’s a lesson in unsuccessful experimentation both with a homemade treat and fermentation. On this first try, I have failed at my attempt to make sauerkraut.
My first check up on my jar of not so briny cabbage (prepared using the Farmer John’s recipe) found a sweet and salty sort of dry mixture that tasted [...]

Cabbage!

I am growing to really love cabbage. Getting into winter greens has been pretty satisfying this season, using the gauge of what is available at the farmer’s markets to know if something is really ready to be eaten. But frankly, the flavor of cabbage is much sweeter and succulent than I had once thought.
Sauerkraut:
Two of [...]