sauteed chicken breasts in red chile salsa, refried beans, flour tortillas, guacamole and pico de gallo. We are having a houseguest coming late tonight and wanted to have plenty of leftovers to feed him.

access to groceries and we have no engine to get us safely out of here.

Well..... I hope he likes tuna, beans and rice, because supplies are getting very low, lol.

If not, I hope he likes tuna, rice & beans! I'm sure you can make it taste like manna!

sandwiches with some sliced pork in them?

It's one of those days.

Hope you are well, Lucinda.

Yellow beans on the site.

Love braised short ribs.

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But it's looking good!

cupboards are pretty bare

My stores are getting low as well, but I still have a couple of things I have been holding back.

we're pretty broke, so it's going to be simple eats for a bit. but simple food is damn good food.

Pan browned in butter. A dab of horseradish. Breaded, browned onion rings on the side. Blue cheese dip.

Is it cold and windy up there? It's chilly today and predicted to get colder.

:brr:

The hills are getting emerald green though. I'm actually looking forward to another rain or two. Especially as the days grow longer. The valley has a real definite curve - chills down at night, but warms up pretty quickly through the late morning / afternoon. Then chills back down. And the wind comes and goes along with it.

It's green(ish) but not as lush as it usually gets this time of year.

Salad and maybe rice or a baked potato depending on my mood whenever I cook.

I've never heard of that.

It looks like a giant steamer.

You put wood chips in the pan, place the rack (pan with holes) on top, the put in what you are smoking. Put it on the stove top over high heat, and it will make the wood chips smoke away.

Cameron's is the best.

There is not a lot of smoke. Your hood should be able to soak it all up when you open it. Because it is such a tight and well sealed container there is not a lot at all.

On a boat, you could take it top-side to open if you have no hood.

I'm going to look into this. I love smoked meats but never thought I could do it here.

With carmelized onions, tomatoes,chickpeas, and Greek olives.

roasted potatoes and carrots, green beans and dinner rolls. Cream puffs for dessert.

Are you making the cream puffs yourself?

cream puffs. I buy the mini cream puffs from the frozen food section of the grocery store. The regular and chocolate covered ones come in 30 count packages and are often available as "buy one get one free" promotions. That's when I stock my freezer for easy dessert options.

Have a relaxing, enjoyable Sunday evening!

Little treats for good behavior, if you know what I mean, lol.

You enjoy your Sunday evening as well.

Panko crusted chicken, clam miso soup, curried lentils, and maybe roasted Brussels sprouts. Sauce for the chicken- chili garlic sauce, maple syrup, soy sauce, and roasted peanut oil.

Tool station on pandora, a Vermont beer, and Philly birch beer spirits to pass the time.

My sunday music is the loft on Sirius. All my favorite DJ's.

Enjoy your dinner. Sounds great!

Pandora is playing Tool, Chevelle, Deaftones, RATM, Pink Floyd, etc...

Just not in the mood for Jazz (normal cooking music) tonight.

Our Organics basket was great this week. The chicken looks awesome (meat is a deep red), and the sprouts are perfect.

I am hopeful that we will get back towards the town next week.

Here is the list for next week:
4 cnt Yakima Fuji Apple
3 cnt Arvin Navel Orange
2 cnt Fall Brook Bacon Avocado
2 cnt Brawley Bulb Fennel
1 cnt Oxnard Leaf Lettuce
1 cnt Irvine Strawberries Berries
1 bu Capay - Our Farm Lacinato / Dino Kale
1 bu Holtville Bunched Carrot
1 cnt Rio Vista Assorted Endive

I would love to get some decent meat. Maybe I will do a little snooping around the internet today and see if I can find any similar service for meat.

I cannot get a strawberry for less than a paycheck right now.

Lots of hearty greens and root veggies though.
Sweet potatoes
Brussels sprouts
Carrots
Potatoes
Kale
Collard greens

But we did get some good avocados. Origin was Mexico, they do look great.

Crazy folks... That's who.

Got a great deal on some Bucheron goat cheese, so I made what is basically this recipe:

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/tomato-olive-pizzettas-fennel-goat-cheese.aspx

I made bigger pizzas, baked rather than grilled, and left out the fennel and Pernod/Sambuca.

I love goat cheese.




No really... I do.







A lot.







Mmmmm... Goat cheese.


















Did I mention that I like goat cheese?

One of these years, I will try it on the grill, like recipe calls for doing. Maybe at that point, I'll be able to afford some Pernod.

with raspberries, black berries and pineapple.

soft tacos with fresh sliced jalapenos and rice! YUM!

Won't say where or what....


But.

Am.

At.

Yet.

Another.

Fucking.

Restaurant.