a recipe blog focused on seasonal ingredients
i just got back from a screening of ‘just eat it: a food waste story’ and i’m all energized. we’ll get to the fudgy mint chocolate energy balls in a minute (and, of course, you can always skip straight there), but i feel compelled to share a little bit about what i learned and especially the resources that are available in case you want to learn more too….
yes, i had a different recipe planned to share with you today and yes, i feel a little bit sheepish posting a recipe that has exactly one ingredient but i made another batch of homemade pecan butter over the weekend to photograph in a brief period of sun before we return to that whole ‘april showers…’ thing and i just can’t bear the thought that there might be someone out there, someone like me, who, until recently, just never thought to put pecans in the food processor and create the most perfect food there ever once was….
i want to get this out of the way right at the beginning: this “palak paneer style spinach” is a total mashup of a few recipes with tenuous ties to “authentic” palak paneer and my own personal eating preferences and self-imposed rules de jour. …
as much as i love pancakes and waffles, i’m less of a fan of the way they leave me hungry about 20 minutes after eating them. i’ve tried various recipes that tout their protein or fiber content, promising to fill me up. inevitably though, i find myself wishing i’d eaten something a bit more substantial, a bit less sugary……
upon tasting the first batch of this chicken panang curry, my husband proclaimed it the “most authentic thai dish that *we* have made *at home*” (please note the caveats; i am in no way claiming real authenticity, mostly just that we liked the way this recipe turned out)….