Great Leftovers Week: Chili Mole
Today: Happy National Bean Day. Tonight: something hot, steaming, rich but light. Something spectacularly delicious that cooks itself in one pot.
Warm Winter Hiking: Three Magical Miles
I was thinking about the totally weird and beautiful skyline of New Mexico's Tent Rocks while I walked down the suddenly deserted Park Avenue canyon last week. The wind chill was below zero. I was the only human. A landscape I take for granted became a new world. I wonder if the Cochiti Indians notice these Tent Rocks.
Fish skin. Crispy and light.
It's a weird thing, fish skin. It can be as a good as a really good potato chip. Thin, light, crisp, dry, slightly salty. Or it can be slippery, oily, chewy and even a little fatty. Something that could strike you as ... gross. Here's how you make the really good version.
Great Leftovers: Salsa-Sauteed Fish
Jamming to finish the last unfinished business before vacation. Delighted to make a great meal in six minutes. A fish entree that's thoroughly satisfying, hugely flavorful and completely healthful. Light but hearty, high-protein, zero glycemic load.
Great Leftovers Week: Polenta Tostadas
Next week: vacation. This week: lots of work to do - and great appreciation for batches of leftover deliciousness that require no real cooking. Like salsa verde-topped "tostadas" made from leftover polenta. Tart, sweet, spicy, warm, soft and crispy in each bite.
The Sands of Time. Between My Toes.
It's that time of year when everything conspires to make you think about time. But I have to admit, I'm thinking less about time and more about sand. Where my toes would like to be. Press Play, put your feet up and let your toes watch.
Warm, soft, sweet. Low GL. Last Call.
Molten Chocolate Cake. The last course of the last meal of the year. Out with a bang. A warm, soft semi-sweet one with a super-low glycemic load. Spectacular in your mouth, with or without Champagne.
The Year on the Trail 2023
Sometimes you lose the trail. Sometimes the trail loses you. Happy New Year.
Slower Resolutions
Slower resolutions. Think about years. Think about a year ago. If you started then, you'd be there now. Wherever your there is. So take this next year to do something you'd really like to do. No rush.
Lucky Hangover Cure
In South Carolina, USA, they eat a lot of Hoppin' John next week. Rice and black-eyed peas. For some, it's the hangover cure. For others, it brings good luck for the New Year. In this version, South Carolina meets Italian cuisine. I feel lucky already.