HAPPY WEEKEND!
Tres has had these pants hanging to dry for a week
now, but it hasn't warmed up enough for them to thaw
Something delicious: I thought that this recipe from earlier in the week was worth sharing; it's an adaptation of Marian Morash's colcannon (which is also delicious!).
2 medium onions
1 pound savoy cabbage (any cabbage is fine), chopped
2 pounds potatoes (we especially like waxy potatoes, like yellow finns or yukon golds)
butter
milk
salt
pepper
Add whole potatoes to large pot of boiling, salted water. Turn down to a low simmer and cook until they can be pierced easily with a fork (usually about 30 - 45 minutes, depending on size). Near the end of the potatoes' cooking time, dice one onion and cook it in two tablespoons of butter until soft and glassy. Add cabbage* and stir until coated in butter. Put a lid over your pan and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove lid, add salt and pepper to taste, turn up heat to medium high and cook until all liquid is evaporated and cabbage is slightly seared (stir often to keep it from burning, should take about 5 minutes). Set onion and cabbage aside. Slice second onion and cook it in one tablespoon of butter over medium heat, until caramelized and brown (adding a pinch of sugar here will help). Mash your potatoes (I like to use a ricer, it takes the skins off for you and is super speedy), adding a little milk and butter until they reach your desired consistency. Stir in cabbage and onion mixture, taste, and add additional salt and pepper as needed. Pour caramelized onions over top and serve. We often eat this as a meal, but it's also an easy and delicious side dish.
*Taste your cabbage and if it's bitter, blanch it before chopping (add it to a pot of boiling water, return the pot to a boil, then drain it) and leave out the covered cooking step above.
2 medium onions
1 pound savoy cabbage (any cabbage is fine), chopped
2 pounds potatoes (we especially like waxy potatoes, like yellow finns or yukon golds)
butter
milk
salt
pepper
Add whole potatoes to large pot of boiling, salted water. Turn down to a low simmer and cook until they can be pierced easily with a fork (usually about 30 - 45 minutes, depending on size). Near the end of the potatoes' cooking time, dice one onion and cook it in two tablespoons of butter until soft and glassy. Add cabbage* and stir until coated in butter. Put a lid over your pan and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove lid, add salt and pepper to taste, turn up heat to medium high and cook until all liquid is evaporated and cabbage is slightly seared (stir often to keep it from burning, should take about 5 minutes). Set onion and cabbage aside. Slice second onion and cook it in one tablespoon of butter over medium heat, until caramelized and brown (adding a pinch of sugar here will help). Mash your potatoes (I like to use a ricer, it takes the skins off for you and is super speedy), adding a little milk and butter until they reach your desired consistency. Stir in cabbage and onion mixture, taste, and add additional salt and pepper as needed. Pour caramelized onions over top and serve. We often eat this as a meal, but it's also an easy and delicious side dish.
*Taste your cabbage and if it's bitter, blanch it before chopping (add it to a pot of boiling water, return the pot to a boil, then drain it) and leave out the covered cooking step above.
Something neat: As a big fan of pasta, this tickled my fancy.
Something to read: I just finished this a few days ago and really enjoyed it. The writing style isn't totally my bag, but the content was so interesting, that it didn't really matter. My only real beef is that I would have liked more photos (I'm totally a sucker for the glossy section of biographies and this one didn't have one!).
Something to make: I've been daydreaming about planting a succulent garden (there are a few cacti out there already, so I imagine that it would be pretty low maintenance, if we chose the right plants) and thought that this had some lovely inspiration photos.
A boy and his kitty
A boy and his kitty
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