Getting Saucy

Red Sauce

Cook assorted vegetables in 1/4 cup water or broth, 1/4 - 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1-2 tablespoon Mrs. Renfro's habanero salsa, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon marjoram, sea salt and vegetable pepper. Set vegetables aside, drain juice off, add 1-2 teaspoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, 1/8 teaspoon majoram, dash of oregano leaves, 4 oz. can tomato sauce, salt and pepper, reduce to nice thickness.

...Pretty tasty

Optional, coat vegetables in sauce and top with grated smoked cheddar cheese.

Up there accidentally typed "nasty" instead of "tasty" which made laugh and consider what if on a cooking show the host shows for half an hour how to make the whole meal and then taste testers eagerly come up and after one bit spit it out because it tastes terrible. Oh, only happens in my personal mental musings, wish it would come true in real life though.

Motivation for this week: Doo Little

This group is rightfully named, Spelbound, it is a phenomenal gymnastic act. The final act is amazing as well. Reminds me of during the credits of the really good French film La Belle Verte (The Green Beautiful)


Made a broccoli cauliflower recipe with creamy vinaigrette dressing...not sure what to call it yet, any suggestions?

Have a hard time apply the KISS method, thus my recipes are typically complicated (involve lots of ingredients without accurate measurements) Here's a try anyway...

head of broccoli cut up into small florets
half a head of cauliflower broken into small pieces
3-4 strips of bacon minced
small to medium red onion minced
1/4 green bell pepper diced
*dressing:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fine sugar
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp tarragon vinegar
tablespoon red wine vinegar
tablespoon horseradish sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
clove (1/2 tsp) minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon tarragon leaves
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
2 drops Young Living lemon oil (substitute for 1/8 cup lemon juice)
dash of sea salt and vegetable pepper
*amounts are estimates, may be more or less since I dump stuff in as I perceive right.

Music of the moment is by beautiful "ELIZA DOOLITTLE"


For some reason I like those high waisted shorts and want to wear them with knee high boots. Not sure how to achieve this look and simultaneously avoid appearing like a prostitute. Fashion is full of puzzles.

mmmushrooms...making up recipes is fun!

~Mushroom Steak Sandwich~

Sandwich:

Leftover teriyaki steak thinly sliced

Small red onion thinly sliced

Baby portabella mushrooms thickly sliced

Kale finely chopped 

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

splash of lemon juice

salt and vegetable pepper

Saute above ingrediants together

Broil onion bagel with melted havarti cheese

Sauce:

mayonnaise 

dejan mustard 

horse radish

cilantro finely diced

majoram dried 

Side: 

baked sweet potato fries 

Famous Dave's Sweet and Zesty BBQ sauce

Beverage:

Fruit and Berry smoothy (peaches, mango, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and blue agave)

Actually took 20 minutes to make myself a proper lunch, instead of just resorting to a depressing pb&j,  and then proceeded to eat it outside while admiring the captivating fall leaf colors while resisting the drooling dog Scarbur's attempt to sample my food.