Gai Tom Ka and my love of Thai food

It is no secret around here that I love Thai food. It comes through in a great deal of my cooking. However, living in central Vermont, there are not a lot of Thai food options OR ingredients. We make do with what we got. Period. 

Fried Rice

This is one of the recipes in my “No Recipe Recipe” series. I just take some things and throw them together for an easy meal. You get the idea…. Start with this. Scramble the eggs and set aside. Saute the vegetables (or keep some raw) 

Vermont Sausage Lentil Soup

Vermont Sausage Lentil Soup

This recipe is SO simple, you can’t not make it. Here goes… Brown a pound or two of VT sausages (I like Sweet Italian) in  heavy bottom dutch oven.               Add this stuff… (vegetables, onions, garlic, lentils) along with 

Daddy-O’s Birthday French Macarons

Daddy-O’s Birthday French Macarons Yield +\- 36 macarons (Loosely adjusted from Martha Stewarts version: http://www.marthastewart.com/318387/french-macaroons) 1 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 3/4 cup almond meal 2 large egg whites, room temperature 1 vanilla bean (optional, kind of)   Pulse 1 cup of the confectioners sugar and 

Artichoke and Sunchoke Soup

Lazy Sunday family supper… 2 cans artichoke hearts, drained with liquid reserved, 1 can left whole, once can rough chopped 3 pounds sunchokes, scrubbed, peeled with a vegetable peeler and cut into 1-2 inch pieces 1 pound red potatoes, scrubbed, peeled with a vegetable peeler 

Golumpki and thinking of Bopchi

The easiest way to make Golumpki is by memory with your Bopchi close to your heart. My grandmother used to make these for me as a kid. This afternoon I took some time to construct the recipe from a memory of my childhood taste, warm 

Edible Green Mountains Pumpkin Article

Article featured in the Late Fall/ Holidays issue of Edible Green Mountains.                                                                

VT Chedder and Stout Venison Mini Meatloafs

  Step 1 Marry a hunter.           Step 2 Reduce a pint of your favorite Vermont stout by 2/3.                 Step 3 Small dice 1/2 an onion.