I knew I wanted to make some kind of pilaf thing to go with some lamb chops. The lamb chops recipe was sort of moroccan–braised in a sauce of onions, tomatoes, coridander, cinnamon–so I wanted to complement that.
Quinoa Pilaf w/ Mint & Jalapeno
1 cup quinoa
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I got inspired watching Chef John Bull rock some delicious looking Jerk Chicken on Sunday. His recipe was a bit hard to follow, so I took one out of Chris Schlesinger’s License to Grill and adapted for what I had on hand.
Tagged jerk chicken marinade grilledI haven’t even made this yet but it sounded good. The idea hit me on the way to work this morning.
Chive-Walnut Pesto:
a bunch of fresh chives
1 small clove garlic
1/4 cup toasted walnut pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
a couple grinds of salt
Sear the scallops on both sides. Place on a bed of Jasmine Rice (or quinoa mabye?). [...]
It’s one of the things that got us through the winter up here. I hope I can still enjoy it as the weather heats up.
Just before you go to bed put the following in the crockpot.
2 cups steel cut oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
8 cups water
You can spray the inside [...]
Jennifer & I went to a thing at the Natick Community Organic Farm on Saturday. It was billed as a “workshop” but really just ended up being a nice 2 hour tour of the farm and an informative Q&A session with Director, Lynda Simkins. Jennifer blogged her excellent notes from the tour.
Things I went away [...]
I’m just impressed with how much thought actually went into this. Click for the punchline.
I came across what I thought sounded like a good “Web 2.0″ foodie site today: Cookthink.com
After a couple of search attempts I’m wondering if maybe I’m missing something. The UI is not immediately grok-able. And no matter what I indicate I’m “craving” I end up at a recipe for Avocado Crostini. Setting aside the fact [...]
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