I have been on somewhat of an unintentional blogging hiatus. Work and life sped up, and blogging took a backseat. This Memorial Day weekend’s barbacoa rejuvenated me in more ways than one, and I’ve revived my writer’s bug. There exists nothing quite like a day of cooking with people whom you love to get theContinue reading “Barbacoa, Take Three”
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Vegetarian-Omnivore Harmony
Thoughts from Darcy, the vegetarian in the house I’ve been a vegetarian for a decade as of May. I am committed. I don’t worry that I’ll ever be tempted to return to the Dark Side. I eat better now than I did when I was a meat-eater. I take in more protein because I amContinue reading “Vegetarian-Omnivore Harmony”
What to do with all of these radishes? – Tacos, of course!
What to do with several bags of winter radishes in mid-March? Pickle ’em for radish tacos, of course! Recently, I bought several dozen homemade flour tortilla’s from a student’s family, so we’d been craving “Mexican” anyway. A few years back, Tex Tubb’s Taco Palace in Madison offered a Daikon Radish taco. I was in loveContinue reading “What to do with all of these radishes? – Tacos, of course!”
A Hot Summer Day, Complete with Barbacoa
This weekend, we dug a hole, put stones into it, built a fire with two vents, placed a pot of food onto the fire, covered it with dirt, started another fire, and then eventually removed the pot of food to eat it. We hosted our first barbacoa, with the help of our great friend, GabyContinue reading “A Hot Summer Day, Complete with Barbacoa”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 