One of the more enjoyable challenges of edible gardening is figuring out how to eat all the produce you grow. I have 48 square feet in my vegetable garden, plus a small herb garden, and the abundance can be overwhelming at times. Given the premium they charge at the store, I really had no idea…
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Instant Pork Shoulder
I had a revelation recently – pork shoulder is super versatile, makes superb leftovers, and can be ready in a jiffy in the Instant Pot. Who could ask for more? The beauty of the pork shoulder roast is in how many different ways you can serve it. Cook once, eat all week. You can have…
Butter chicken
Also known as murgh makhani, Indian Butter Chicken might be the world’s best takeout. It’s also strikingly easy to make at home. That lovely picture is my was my beau’s dish. I had mine on cauliflower rice because I’m still going strong on my keto experiment. One nice thing about this dish is it accommodates…
Mushroom pan sauce
This is an easy and tasty sauce that I used to spruce up tri tip sirloin. This is also an easy way to stick to keto at the end of a long workday when your blood sugar is low and you want to eat ALL the things you see on the way home. This dinner…
Garlic bread spread
I made this especially for my beau. Garlic bread is one of his favorites and he often asks for it, but it’s never that easy to just whip up a butter mix in the middle of making the rest of dinner. This holiday season I made a batch of this butter so it I’d have…
Burning heart chili
My beau loves chili, but too much tomato can cause heart burn for him. So I developed this “lower acid” version with a more diverse vegetable mix to deliver the flavor without relying entirely on tomato for the base. I think it’s much better than classic chili and he loves it. There’s a lot of…
Butternut beef stew
One of my absolute favorite recipes of all time. I first discovered this in Georgeanne Brennan’s 1998 cookbook Holiday Pumpkins. Her books are a great resource for home gardeners and anyone with an interest in herbs or French food. This recipe caught my eye because it’s such an unusual combination of squash, poblano and pomegranate….
Panade and French Onion Soup
I looooooooove French onion soup. So simple, so warming, so delicious. I make it often when I have broth and a fresh bag of onions. And I generally, skip the bread and go with a much more modest dusting of Parmesan instead of melted gruyere, which makes for a low-calorie dinner. It’s very easy to…
Garlic and other garden updates
A month ago, I planted some garlic, peas, and fava beans. Crops which I’ve successfully fall planted for spring before. But this year the PNW has been unusually warm and dry, and as a result everything sprouted now. I’m not really sure what this means for any of the plants come spring. I also got…
Garlic and other winter gardening
Why grow garlic? It’s easy and does its thing while the garden is asleep for winter. Even better, garlic is more than one crop in the same plant, two of which are generally only available for a premium at the farmer’s market. Garlic may have a long season going from November to June, but in…
Overzealous Home Cook 