My brother grows the most delicious organic garlic. He mailed me this wonderful gift from Okanogan Washington. Just opening up the box and looking at the bulbs is inspiring.
Annual Gift of Garlic
Tag: cooking
Cold Butter on Hot Buckwheat
Sunday Pancakes. Buckwheat. Hearty or Hardy?
Annual Garlic Shipment from my Brother
Thanks David.
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Batter Creature
From pancake making Sunday morning
Wordless Wednesday
Mushroom Risotto
The only risotto I’ve eaten was made in fine restaurants. Although I always loved eating it. I’d never made it myself.
I’ve been binge watching lots of cooking shows. One episode of Master Chef Junior had Joe Bastianich demonstrating how to make risotto. Then I found a video of his mother Lidia Bastianich at Harvard demonstrating the science behind the cooking of risotto at a public lecture on Science and Cooking. I watched them and felt confident but upon a second look I heard that you use 1/4 c of wine not the one cup I thought I heard. Good thing I watched again.
You need the Arborio rice to begin with so I bought the correct ingredients (except I did not have a hunk of Grana Padano cheese and used some Parmesan to finish it) cook with wine you would drink, no cooking wine.
The best 22 minutes I’ve spent in a long time, and standing at the stove stirring constantly wasn’t difficult. Can’t wait to make it again.
Sautéed mushrooms separately 
Spinach Pie Recipe – No Crust
This recipe is from a woman named Becky in 1980. It has been a family favorite since then. Somewhere I have the original recipe card.
Spinach Pie
Butter a 9″ glass pie plate. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
In a large bowl mix together:
2 10 oz packages Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed, drained and squeeze out as much water as possible
4 Eggs
1 16 ounce container Cottage Cheese, (I like the small curd)
2 Cups of shredded Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese ( I have added a bit of shredded Gruyere or fresh Parmesan on occasion)
Salt and Pepper to taste. The cheese is salty to me so I don’t add much salt.
Pour into the buttered pie plate. Bake for 45 minutes or until knife in center comes out clean.
Let rest a bit before slicing so the wedge holds shape nicely.
Popcorn. Yes or No?
I had no idea that popcorn has been around as long as the following entry says–
“Archaeologists discovered that people have known about popcorn for thousands of years. In Mexico, for example, remnants of popcorn have been found that date circa 3600 BC. Fossil evidence from Peru suggests that corn was popped as early as 4700 BC.” Wikipedia
Popcorn. Yes or No?