It's been a busy and tiring couple of weeks over here. I recently increased my hours with one of my jobs and I'm still trying to figure out how the make the schedule work. For the last several weeks, I have worked past 1 a.m. nearly every night. Last night I was worked until 2:15. So blogging just hasn't happened.
The good news (aside from the larger paycheck and Veronica Mars marathons I've been enjoying) is that the homemade-goodness has continued despite the added stress and decreased sleep. Here are a few of the yummy offerings from the kitchen in recent days:
Oatmeal pear muffins
Sauteed collard greens with bacon jam
Rustic tart from the bacon fat pie crust, stuffed with tomatoes, onions, and cheese
Cream-braised green cabbage (from Molly Wizenberg's book A Homemade Life)The first three items were for the most part improvised, something I'm proud to be slowly getting better at. The cabbage was out of this world- something I never thought I'd ever say about cabbage. My picture really doesn't do this dish justice. Just typing about it makes me want to go eat the leftovers ASAP.
Even though I haven't had the time to blog lately, I have been filing away ideas in my brain. Topics to look forward to in the near future: whole wheat tortillas, the oil cleansing method, oatmeal, and where to store all these raw materials.
The collards and the tart are making me hungry, and I am super intrigued by the cabbage - I may have to go out and obtain that book!
ReplyDeletebacon fat pie crust is amazing! we made quiche with it over the weekend and i about died!
ReplyDeletei am interested in this bacon jam...what pray tell is this?
@Allison- The book is a good read, in addition to the tasty recipes. Short little chapters which are perfect for those of us with "distractions" around the house.
ReplyDelete@Regina- I'll put bacon jam on the "to blog about" list!
I need to make that cabbage! I love her book (and blog).
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