This lunch was incredible!

I started off with some slightly stale bread from acme bread.

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Homemade poke bowl!

Rosa went to the amazing Tokyo Fish Market and brought back sashimi, and I roasted Japanese eggplant from the garden with ginger, garlic, herbs, pepper, etc., and cooked rice.

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My first time making jam was a big success!

I used the Instant Pot to cook the fruit and that skipped a lot of the fussiness of jam making apparently.

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Yummy roasted vegetables and chicken thighs

Rosa and I had yummy roasted vegetables and chicken thighs last night!

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I made the most amazing dinner last night!

Rosa and I had wild salmon with asparagus (tons of garlic and ginger and other goodies too) and fresh home made sourdough focaccia.

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Another amazing home cooked meal

We had the most amazing dinner last night!

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Roasted vegetables and chicken thighs

I’m very fond of this dish, and Rosa and I made some of the best yet. When this pandemic is over we’re going to have the best dinner parties!

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Quality home cooking!

Seared salmon with compound butter, saag aloo, and roasted veggies (romanesco, golden beets, & zucchini). Eating well with Rosa at home.

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Homemade burgers on homemade buns

We made homemade burger buns last night and cooked the meat with fresh basil, bread crumbs, and apple cider vinegar mixed in. Yum!

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Homemade French toast by Rosa makes Mondays better.

Rosa and I found this griddle on the street for free and put it to good use making French toast.

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Shelter in place doesn’t mean you can’t have yeasted waffles for brunch!

Rosa and I wish you could join us. We made Ruth Reichl’s yeasted waffle recipe

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One-Pot Portuguese(ish) Chicken and Rice

I went to Portugal last year (in 2017), and in Porto I stayed with a local family via AirBNB. One night when I was there we had a family dinner of chicken and rice. It was so tasty I’ve been wanting to reproduce it ever since. I texted the host to ask for the recipe when I got home, but he never replied. So the other day I decided I’d try to Google recipes on the Internet and make some.

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Pie a la mode for breakfast!

Nothing beats apple pie and ice cream for breakfast! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you celebrate it.

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Chicken and veggie stirfry

I made a stirfry of red onion, artichoke hearts, heirloom tomatoes, basil, chicken breast, & spinach. Yum!

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How to Freeze Rice

Sometimes you want to put together a quick meal and you want to eat rice with it, but you just don’t have the time for the rice cooker to do its job…. it can take the better part of an hour to cook brown rice, which as we all know is much better for you. So what do you do?

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Rice Cooker Oatmeal

Just about every morning, I start my day with a bowl of hot oatmeal. Cooking oatmeal can be a hassle, especially when you’re half asleep, so I’ve come up with a system that makes it as easy as opening a box of dry cereal – cook it in a rice cooker.

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Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes

This is one of my favorite easy meals. Just throw the raw chicken meat and some potatoes in the oven and bake!

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