PostScript to my last post Home Alone.
Yup, having fun.
Home Alone
This year marks the third year in a row I’m home alone after Christmas (not counting, just stating facts). I know some family members worry about The Old Man Home Alone so I thought I would post my thoughts to let everyone know I’m doing OK. As an old man who could have retired years ago but didn’t my days are filled with work. Real day job work. It’s the nights alone in a quiet house that the worriers worry about. So to ease everyone’s minds here are my activities and what I do Home Alone.
- Invited a friend out for his birthday last night. He bought. Win win.
- Bourbon.
- Is there an OKC Thunder game on? If yes, I’m watching the game. If no, see number 2.
- I like to cook and try new recipes when The Boss is gone. Successes go into the rotation. Failures go into the trash.
- When I have a recipe failure, see number 2.
- Listen to more Reckless Kelly. (I can’t listen to music with words while working because I start singing along and I lose focus)
- I hate to waste food so… I make stuff up.
- 3 pounds of chicken thighs bone-in, about a dozen corn tortillas, half a can of chopped green chilies, some leftover homemade enchilada sauce in the freezer, and always plenty of cheese in the fridge.
- I braised the thighs in white wine, garlic and onion powders ( I love powdered veggies).
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole!
Saturday and Sunday will be challenging. I might head to downtown OKC and hang at the Asian superstore. Might even find some strange vegetables to experiment with.
Save Me From Myself
Kids these days got it made in the shade, but they got a lot of lessons to learn
So every once in a while let ’em play with fire so they can find out how to not get burnedWilly Braun
Merry Christmas y’all to those who celebrate.
You been good?
Merry Christmas 2024 (I hope you were good)
“Sit down and write. People who want to write, talk about writing.”
Excuse me, I have to sit down and write.
I Almost Went an Entire Year Without a Post About Lentils
I said “almost”.
Why You Need This Thousand-Year-Old Legume in Your Life (Spoiler: It’s Lentils) – https://vegnews.com/why-you-need-to-eat-lentils
And for the faithful, yes this is another Electronic Sticky Note.
America’s 10 Favorite Food Delivery Spots, According to DoorDash
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/america-favorite-food-delivery-spots-doordash/
I’ve never had a Boba. I’m not familar with Oklaboba. So of course I had to Google map it.
The restaurant is right next door to the liquor store I shop at regularly.
This is most embarrassing.
MEMO TO SELF – Pay more attention to your surroundings.
Health Benefits of Winter Squash
Just another Electronic Sticky Note to remind myself to eat more winter squashes besides my favorite Butternut. The Health Benefits of Winter Squash (Plus, 7 Types to Try) – https://vegnews.com/health-benefits-winter-squash-types-to-try
And as a reminder about my previous Electronic Sticky Note 42 Vegetarian Butternut Squash Recipes- Vegetarian Times to try some different preparations besides a simple roast or Butternut Squash Enchilada Casserole.
Lasagne? I’ve totally forgotten about Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagne.
The Best Replacements for Meat and Milk (no, it’s not plant milks, veggie burgers or tofu)
Beans and peas are the best meat and milk replacement from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives.
Our findings suggest that suitable alternatives to meat and milk exist and are available and affordable without necessarily requiring new technologies or product development. This contrasts with discussions in high-income countries on the needs to develop novel replacement foods, especially those that would completely mimic meat and dairy (18). Our nutritional, health, environmental, and cost analyses suggest that if one is prepared to consider foods for their properties instead of whether they are completely mimicking meat or dairy—and surveys suggest that consumers are (49)—then unprocessed legumes are, for the most part, superior to processed alternatives. This is also relevant for low and middle-income countries where legumes are readily available, but discussions on processed meat and milk alternatives are at an earlier stage, despite diets rapidly becoming similarly imbalanced as in high-income countries (1, 50). M. Springmann, A multicriteria analysis of meat and milk alternatives from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (50) e2319010121, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319010121 (2024).
Keep it simple.
Revenge of The Vegetables!
4Earth Farms, LLC. Recalls Organic and Conventional Vegetable Medleys and Organic Whole Carrots, Containing Grimmway Farms Carrots, Because of Possible Health Risk – https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/4earth-farms-llc-recalls-organic-and-conventional-vegetable-medleys-and-organic-whole-carrots
garyskitchen.net 