Tag: cooking
In the Kitchen with Doctor Carrot
Recipes for Carrot Salad, Carrot Marmalade, and Carrot Cookies What would Edith (a character both real and fictional in the novel Ashes and Ruins) have done with a bounty of carrots? Dr. Carrot, an ubiquitous cartoon carrot-man, urged Brits to eat lots of the easily grown orange veggie. Unlike onions, citrus fruit, and fish (also…
Comfort Food for Shelter in Place Days
The simple cooking style I practiced of necessity in my van-life days translates well to the shelter in place weeks we are experiencing now. One of my favorite comfort food ingredients, white sauce, is finding its way back into my repertoire. If you are older (say in your 70s like myself), mid-twentieth century comfort food…
Mexican Fried Rice, Van-life Cooking at a Time of Uncertainty
Last night for supper I prepared a rice dish that was inspired by both Chinese Fried Rice and the delicious Persian dish, Baghali Polo. Creating new dishes has always been relaxing and fun for me and, during these days of enforced “sheltering in place,” I’ve set myself the goal of making the best use of…