Meal Plan 12/1-12/7
My fridge is finally returning to normal after the glut of Thanksgiving dishes last weekend. This coincides nicely with the arrival of winter greens here in Austin, since big leafy greens take up a lot of fridge real-estate! In this week’s Local Box I’m getting delicious citrus along with three types of greens: turnip greens, bibb lettuce, and bok choy. This will be my first time preparing bok choy, so I’m going to try a simple preparation with idiot-proof instructions from Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen, one of my favorite food bloggers. It’s not in the local box,...
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I’m planning a little series of Christmas cookie posts this month, loosely titled “The 12 Cookies of Christmas.” (For the most part, I have just been calling it that in my head since it’s such a cheesy title. Let’s not call it that out loud, okay?) Each of the twelve recipes will feature locally-sourced ingredients in a holiday-cookie-exchange-ready format. Get ready for beet whoopie pies, apple spice cookies, meyer lemon bars, and other holiday treats, just waiting to fill your Santa shaped cookie jar. Rosemary’s sweet, pungent flavor and green needles...
Read MoreCurried Butternut Squash Soup
Yesterday I picked all the meat off our leftover Thanksgiving turkey and boiled the bones to make turkey stock. I felt a little like Ma Ingalls making my own broth, but the whole process was just too easy for me to forgo. I followed Kalyn Denny’s instructions for making broth with turkey bones and it turned out great. In the end, I netted 12 free cups of turkey stock for my troubles! That much low-sodium, organic broth would cost at least $10 at the grocery store. Besides saving money, it felt really good not to waste any parts of our Thanksgiving turkey. I had previously...
Read MoreTurkey & Radish Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
This salad combines leftover Thanksgiving turkey with crunchy daikon radishes, tender greens, and a creamy homemade green goddess dressing. I used a food processor to slice the radishes and prepare the dressing, but the task could just as easily be completed by hand with a good knife and a mixing bowl. Turkey & Radish Salad with Green Goddess Dressing (serves 4) Salad: 1 bag salad greens, washed and dried 4 inch section of daikon radish, sliced very thinly 1 1/2 cups cold chopped turkey Green Goddess Dressing: 1/2 cup chopped parsley, thyme, sage, or other fresh herbs on hand 1...
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