Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Speaking of sandwiches, here is a delicious hearty dinner sandwich that we loved! It a bit too messy for dinner at the softball field however. Black Bean Baguette adapted from Eating Well 1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 T. pickled jalapeno, diced 1/4 t. cumin 1/2 t. chili powder 1 radish,…
This week’s CSA box was almost identical to the one from last week, just the kale was changed up. Just the kale I have been waiting for to give kale chips a try. Spinach Bok Choi Hakurei Turnips (topped) Head Lettuce Kale (Lacinato) I was away a few days last week so had a lot…
My friend recently came into an abundance of saffron and asked me for some ideas to put it to use. She also gave me a some to enjoy, bonus! In my feeds that day I was reading the Marx Food Blog and saw they had posted the The Ridiculously Delicious Challenge. I took part in…
Random reading, a few things that caught my eye this week… Soaps have been replaced with food on daytime TV! Check out the new shows, “The Chew” and “Revolution”. Bummer for the soap fans, but I am excited about these shows. I would think the schools would encourage educating parents and children on eating better…
We’ve finally found a butcher in town and they are awesome. They aren’t a fancy shop but their meat is fresh and delicious and they have lots of friendly butchers that are more than happy to help you. The homemade sausages they have is excellent, they have all types of varieties from spicy to lamb…
A few things that caught my eye this week… I have to start with this, the man with a Lenten fast that include only beer and water, just like monks. Check out his progress. Check out this red rhubarb cocktail, I may need to start growing rhubarb. I am always referring to conversion charts or…
As a kid I only ever ate grapefruit when my grandmother was visiting. I would dose it in sugar to hide the actual grapefruit flavor, which pretty much counteracted any good nutrients in the fruit. I was amazed people would eat these straight up. As an adult I don’t make too much of an effort…
A few things that caught my eye this week… The New York Times graphed out Americas meat consumption over the past century with contributing events included. Very interesting! I use peanut butter on many things, pancakes, waffles, celery, in oatmeal, in yogurt. Check out this homemade peanut butter with varieties that include PB swirled with…
I love garlic, especially roasted garlic on fresh warm bread. This recipe creates a garlic with a similar sweetness to that of roasted garlic, but in less time and with the bonus of the flavored oil. Spreading the garlic on bread is delicious though my favorite use for this oil it on blanched broccoli. Pour…
Happy Pi Day, 3.14, aka my Mom’s Birthday (Happy Birthday Mom)! I made a chicken pot pie to celebrate. Mind you explaining pi to a four year-old is a lot easier then explaining it to a 5th grade, they want more details. I pulled out my old copy of Fannie Farmer for a recipe, figured…