Tag: “No Recipe” Recipe

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.

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Add this stuff… (vegetables, onions, garlic, lentils) along with a big pinch of salt and cover with stock or water.

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Cover, bring to a boil and simmer over medium low heat until lentils burst and thicken liquid.

Add liquid during simmering if necessary to keep ingredients just covered.

Adjust salt and finish with fresh herbs and a splash of good vinegar.

Serve with cheese to sprinkle on top (any kind really) and crusty bread with butter. Enjoy with the local hooligans.

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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