Hey, Folks...
This is not really a post... Just a heads-up: in the Articles section, there's a new one that was just published in the most recent newsletter of the New York chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators. Rita…
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Thai Turkey
So... A burning desire for Thai green curry... and I already had brown rice cooked and ready...
So I took a look in the fridge... I had some turkey tenderloin that I'd thawed. I always have frozen peas and pesto…
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Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta
One night, I happened upon a chicken breast I'd thawed two days before... so it was fast approaching the moment of No Return... or at least the moment of No Useable Chicken!
But I was in a pasta state of…
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And Now For Something Completely Different...
Just a quick update...
As I promised, the addition of the simply cooked lentils to the bulgur salad did indeed change it into a totally different dish!
Healthy... But You'd Never Know It! (Spicy Bulgur Wheat with Broccoli, Scallions, Arugula and a Dash of Balsamic Vinegar)
We had been doing Blithe Spirit for a few days... including Act I in the rain one night...
But the next night Much Ado returned, so I was looking at the script again... and I wanted something light for my…
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Missing Home
I'm having a wonderful time out here in Boise...
The audiences are wonderful...
My host, Jerry Brady, is a truly fascinating Renaissance man...
I've found a wonderful coffee shop, Flying M...
The actors and staff are a great group...
…
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Abbondanza! (Risotto with Morels)
I am a very bad man.
When presented with the... abbondanza that is the Morel Season in Boise, I am unable to resist. I am unable to be temperate. Reasonable. Sensible.
So, I'm alone and not doing any shows this…
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Encore Times Four (Fresh Pasta with Fava Beans, Shrimp & Breadcrumbs)
This was an Encore meal all the way... and quite a good one, I must say.
I had some fresh pasta dough that needed to be rolled and used ASAP... I also had some shucked, peeled, and blanched favas that…
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Tortillas To Go
Last week's day off featured a Boise potluck at cast member Dan Lawrence's place. I thought, since we're in a very Basque region... Yes, Idaho is filled with folks of Basque descent... that I'd do some Spanish tortillas using a…
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Over the Top! (Turkey Scaloppine with Morels)
The madness continues!
Today, I made a sauce of sautéed shallots...
A handful of cleaned and sliced morels...
And white wine, with a touch of heavy cream...
While that reduced, I sliced off some pieces of a beautiful turkey tenderloin…
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Guilty and Happy (Pasta with Morel Cream Sauce)
OK... I did it... It was my day off, and I had quarter pound of gorgeous, fresh local morels in the fridge waiting for me. And I knew that I had to use them soon... So I wasn't actually being…
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The Splurge Has Begun (Soft Scrambled Eggs with Morels)
I awoke this morning, unwilling to wait for my morel pasta madness...
So...
I took four of these little beauties... cleaned them and sliced them... sautéed them in a little butter with some minced shallot... let them cool...
And then…
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There Comes A Time... (Fresh Local Morels)
I have been so good...
No, really...
Grain salads, lentils and brown rice, vegetable melanges... Not that any of those things are a penance to eat, but they are not "splurge" foods. This morning I was up bright and early…
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Indian Feast
After all these Indian food posts, I thought it might be fun to show you the whole meal on the plate... with a few of the "process" pictures.
Dry-Cooked Spicy Meat, Sauteed Indian Greens, Raita and Cranberry Chutney with Brown…
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Sookah Keema (Dry-Cooked Spicy Meat)
One of my all-time favorite foods is actually the filling for meat samosas... Sookha Keema... which actually translates as dry-cooked spicy meat.
For a while, I even made a vegetarian version with bulgur that I called dry-cooked spicy WHEAT... but…
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