Want to buy this but need ideas…

Want to buy this but need ideas…

Fritatta with shitake, red onion, and snow peas. Topped with blend of Italian cheeses (parmigiana, provolone, fontina, romano, asiago, and mozzarella).

Fritatta with shitake, red onion, and snow peas. Topped with blend of Italian cheeses (parmigiana, provolone, fontina, romano, asiago, and mozzarella).

I grilled and split this little free range chicken with my dad… It was a tasty little bird. Served with spaghetti squash, a tomato and garlic mashed potatoes (not pictured).

I grilled and split this little free range chicken with my dad… It was a tasty little bird. Served with spaghetti squash, a tomato and garlic mashed potatoes (not pictured).

Didn’t feel like cooking because of this heat… This went from freezer to done in about 30 minutes. Tuna steaks thawed in about 15 minutes in hot tap water (don’t do this if you’re uncomfortable or unwilling to check them constantly and remove as soon as pliable, cook immediately). Chinese broccoli washed and blanched in salted water while the tuna thawed. Precooked brown rice bowl heated in the microwave while the tuna rested. #dinner

Didn’t feel like cooking because of this heat… This went from freezer to done in about 30 minutes. Tuna steaks thawed in about 15 minutes in hot tap water (don’t do this if you’re uncomfortable or unwilling to check them constantly and remove as soon as pliable, cook immediately). Chinese broccoli washed and blanched in salted water while the tuna thawed. Precooked brown rice bowl heated in the microwave while the tuna rested. #dinner

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Grilled pork loin chop, brown rice, stir fry vegetables (carrot, celery, bell pepper, zucchini, Thai eggplant, snow peas, Chinese broccoli, spring onions, garlic, and shitake mushrooms)… Did I really do this for lunch? #stuffed

Grilled pork loin chop, brown rice, stir fry vegetables (carrot, celery, bell pepper, zucchini, Thai eggplant, snow peas, Chinese broccoli, spring onions, garlic, and shitake mushrooms)… Did I really do this for lunch? #stuffed

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Grilled lamb marinated in olive oil, lemon and rosemary, garlic mashed potatoes, and Chinese broccoli finished in olive oil with a squeeze of lemon.

Grilled lamb marinated in olive oil, lemon and rosemary, garlic mashed potatoes, and Chinese broccoli finished in olive oil with a squeeze of lemon.

quasijocund asked: Where did you find the french bread recipe?

My mom adapted it from Jeff Smith’s “The Frugal Gourmet.” which does all the flour by weight. (She converted to just measure by cups since we live in a dry climate and the moisture content of the flour doesn’t change significantly.)

#nopales fresh and ready for harvest. Thinking tacos…

#nopales fresh and ready for harvest. Thinking tacos…

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Prickly pear blossom… Only one I’ve seen that isn’t dried out.

Prickly pear blossom… Only one I’ve seen that isn’t dried out.

Bacalao cocinado en sofrito chorizo servido con arroz con judias verdes. (Cod cooked in a chorizo sofrito served on rice with green beans.)

Bacalao cocinado en sofrito chorizo servido con arroz con judias verdes. (Cod cooked in a chorizo sofrito served on rice with green beans.)

#Spatchcocked #Chicken to be roasted over #RedPotatoes #OliveOiled and seasoned with #Salt #BlackPepper and #Thyme.

#Spatchcocked #Chicken to be roasted over #RedPotatoes #OliveOiled and seasoned with #Salt #BlackPepper and #Thyme.

Bread is all done. #SorghumWheatBread #Bread

Bread is all done. #SorghumWheatBread #Bread

#FrenchBread done… Now for the hard part… Letting it cool before I cut into one! #Bread

#FrenchBread done… Now for the hard part… Letting it cool before I cut into one! #Bread

Just baking a little bread… #Bread #FrenchBread #SorghumWheatBread

Just baking a little bread… #Bread #FrenchBread #SorghumWheatBread

Today we got a new oven and it is a cavernous space with enough room for two cookie sheets per shelf. Now I just need new cookie sheets. (These are old enough to be done with college.) #Whirlpool #Convection

Today we got a new oven and it is a cavernous space with enough room for two cookie sheets per shelf. Now I just need new cookie sheets. (These are old enough to be done with college.) #Whirlpool #Convection