A few weekends every winter, we go on a hut trip or a winter getaway trip with some of our friends. We ski or snowshoe a couple of miles into a cabin up in the Rocky Mountains heated only by a wood stove, with no running water or electricity (and yes, an outhouse) and we [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dinner'
Meat Chili – an easy meal for a winter hut trip
February 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food, Recipe
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Quick & Easy Dairy-free Dinner: Gnocchi and Mini-Meatballs
February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Dairy-free, Dinner, Quick & Easy Dairy Free Dinner, Recipe
This looks like a laborious fancy meal, but it’s really quick. The secret is you’re not really making complex “meatballs”, you’re really making meat “chunks”. And of course, gnocchi is a little more unusual potato-based delicate pasta that tastes delicious.
Ingredients:
1 lb gnocchi (check to make sure it’s dairy-free. some are, some aren’t)
1/2 lb ground meat [...]
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Lamb and rice dinner for dogs (or for people)
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Dogs
I am now a proud owner of a puppy: a 10 month old Yellow Lab (yeay!). Since I care so much about food, I figure my pooch must too. We started out feeding her some regular dry kibble. Then after a little research and reading, I decided I’d start mixing in some fresh [...]
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Lots of Sushi Rice
January 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner, Packaging
Ever what kind of rice the posh sushi restaurants use? Tamanishiki super premium rice in one case. As seen one floor below Sushi Sasa in Denver:
That’s a lot of rice!
eggplant experiment
August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Dinner, Food, Local, Recipe, Side
Last night when I went to visit my plot at the Whittier Community Garden, I found that I had an eggplant ready. cool! Except, I’ve never cooked eggplant. Growing up on a farm in Ohio, we ate sweet corn and green beans. and tomatoes… not eggplant.
So I decided to get crazy. (I’m on the [...]
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husband-is-away dinner #45
August 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food, Limited Edition, Recipe, Soy-free, Spices
When he’s away I like to make dinners that he doesn’t care for. I say “doesn’t care for” because, really, he’ll eat anything I make. But fish is not high on his favorite foods list.
This is one of my favorites and is totally easy! I marinate the salmon in:
• soy sauce
• rice wine vinegar
• garlic
• [...]
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grilled anniversary pizza
July 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Dinner
Eight years ago tonight, I met my husband in Washington DC. We ended up at at a wood-fired pizza joint with some friends. So in tribute, I made a pizza on our grill.
I actually saw this on Food Network. Tyler Florence made something similar. I made the dough in my bread machine (easy!), which took [...]
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Kabob Tips
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Bacon, Dinner, Tips
Kabobs are great summertime grillin’ food. They’re hard to mess up, but some things will make the grilling a little easier…
Tips for making the best kabobs:
Soak wooden kabob skewers in water for 2 or more hours. Plan ahead!
Cut your pieces of meat the same size, and go for a little on the smaller side.
Toss your [...]
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Easy ginger tamari salmon
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Recipe
One of our favorite summer time entrees is this Ginger Tamari Salmon poached in a foil packet on the grill. The foil keeps all the flavors. We were lucky to learn about this recipe from our friend Earth in Boulder.
Preparation is very easy!
Ingredients:
salmon (either fresh or previously frozen)
tamari
ginger root
Preparation:
Put your salmon filets on a [...]
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Nouveau fajitas
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Spices
A couple of weeks ago, my man and I took a little trip to the Savory Spice Shop on Platte Street here in Denver. What a treat! So, in our trip we bought some fun flavors, including the “Family Style Fajita Mix” which we tested out tonight.
We marinated strips of steak in a bowl with [...]
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