Wednesday, November 20, 2024

One Huge Salmon

One Huge Salmon

Gary went to the fish market in Gainesville
and got another whole salmon which he had cut into steaks.
This time the salmon was so huge we decided to package
it with just one steak for the two of us for each meal.
We package the steaks in freezer paper and a plastic baggie
and freeze them with a notation of the month and day.
The recommended protein amount for human consumption per day
 is 6 ounces. I am sure these individual steaks exceed the amount.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Biscuits GF


Biscuits GF

3 cups 1:1 gf flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon psyllium powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 package of rapid rise yeast
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1-1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup olive oil
3 eggs - reserve one yolk for a wash on biscuits
a selection of various seeds if you so desire
Basically this is the same recipe for soft bread sticks patterned after Olive Garden. Mix first four ingredients. Place rapid rise yeast in a separate bowl and add sugar and warm water and let it bloom. Beat eggs but reserve one yolk for a wash on top of the biscuits. Add olive oil to egg mixture. When yeast is bloomed add eggs and olive oil mixture together. Next add all the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Let batter sit while you preheat your oven to 375 F. I've learned letting gf baking ingredients sit to hydrate for about half an hour before cooking really helps.

Drop by a tablespoon full onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush egg yolk mixed with a bit of water over the top to aid in browning and to help adhere any seeds you might use. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes and cool on a open grid rack. Makes about 20 biscuits. I highly recommend using the psyllium powder because it makes the texture more bread like than if you didn't use it. I purchased the psyllium powder at S&S Supplements and Smoothies in Blairsville.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Lentil Soup

 
Lentil Soup

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion chopped fine
2 stalks celery chopped fine
2 carrots chopped fine
4 garlic cloves minced
4 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons curry powder
2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (I used fresh from my garden)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 
2 small cans diced tomatoes or one large
2 cups brown or green lentils (red are too soft)
4 cups low or no sodium vegetable stock
2 to 4 cups water as needed
1 tablespoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown or white sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Sauté onion in olive oil, when translucent add celery, then carrots. Last add minced garlic and spices to bloom them in the oil. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes to enhance their flavor. I used fire roasted diced tomatoes. Last add salt, pepper, lentils, stock, and water. Bring to a boil then turn down heat and simmer partially covered for 45 to 60 minutes or longer till lentils and other vegetables are soft but still retain their shape. You can cut this recipe in half if you wish. Just the ticket for a brisk fall day.

I happen to use carrots from California where there's a recall due to e coli. I cooked them thoroughly and plan to cook them again today which is supposed to kill the bacteria. I am not a doctor or chemist so, please, do what you think is best with your carrots, but I wouldn't eat them raw. Who can afford to throw out what they just bought? The cutting board is scheduled to run through the dishwasher. I grew up a good part of my youth in California and I can attest there is nary a porta potty in the fields. Could that be part of the problem? Then there's the practice of using human waste as fertilizer, yes they do that too. What is happening with our food supplies. We need to go back to examining our growing and processing practices.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Chives Replanted


Chives Replanted

Gary replanted my chives which initially I had planted
in one of the vegetable bins. They were shaded by tomatoes
and didn't stay upright. They will now get morning sun
and hopefully perk up. They're still edible even though floppy.

Not sure if they are garlic or onion chives.
Which is which, do you know?
One gets white flowers and the other purple.
Cold weather is coming this week.
We shall see how they do.