I’ve grown and thrown a lot of cucumbers too bitter too eat away, and pulled up the plants. The cukes I grew outside are fine this year. But the ones in the greenhouse are too bitter to eat. For the first time, I tried peeling them, and amazingly that’s most of the problem! Now I’m…
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Cinco De Mayo 2016
I’ve been cooking at the lodge for a couple weeks, and we had a little Cinco De Mayo celebration this year. My sous chef is a fabulous cook, and hispanic. She made her homemade tortillas, and some homemade gorditas. They were the star of breakfast and appetizers. Nina came to help me in the evening…
Green Bean Sesame Salad
Last week, I cooked at the lodge. Occasionally, I do marinated veggies that I leave at room temperature, for either a side dish or an appetizer. I made marinated green beans for a side, and they got eaten up. This week I’m doing a test with my girlfriends! I’m making a marinated salad by combining cucumber…
Avocado and Artichoke Salad
I’m always looking for new salad combinations, and this one is has great flavor. We don’t always want a lettuce based salad, but really, here’s what happened – I cut into an avocado before it was ripe enough, and didn’t want to throw it out! (It’s a familiar theme with some of my recipe creations.)…
Asian Cucumber Salad
Technically, avocado is not an Asian ingredient, although it’s used in sushi rolls for mouth texture. For this salad, it works well with the other ingredients. PrintAsian Cucumber Salad IngredientsDressing 1 TBSP toasted sesame oil 1 TBSP rice vinegar 1 TBSP tamari or soy sauce 1 TBSP mirin, sake, or rice wine 1 tsp sesame…