thoughtful consumption

Our food and meal planning is backed up because my two biggest eaters have been MIA. James is  off at college, and Chris has had a stomach bug. But we’re catching up now.

Saturday night we had a nearly all-CSA supper. We had scrambled eggs with fresh chopped tarragon, baked acorn squash, and a salad with sorrel, radishes, and bean sprouts. Mighty tasty, but, alas, no pictures.

I do, however, have a picture of Sunday’s supper.

I chopped up some leftover fried catfish and added it to reheated pasta with chopped summer savory and basil. Then I added some olive oil and tossed it all together.

Baked apple rings and acorn squash

Sometimes I eat an apple everyday and can’t wait for the next one. Then I’ll go a few days without craving one, and I wind up with some aging apples. Which means it’s time to make baked apple rings!

I peeled, cored, and sliced four apples, and sprinkled them with cinnamon.

Then I baked them at 250 for about 45 minutes, turning them over once.

They’re so good, and they go so fast. Chris and I ate all of  them sitting in front of the television that same night.

The green apples we got this week, we’ve eaten raw. Guess I’m back on the raw apple wagon for now.

I tried to bake the acorn squash along side the apple rings. But, at 250, the squash never baked enough. I threw it in the microwave for 3 minutes, and it came out fine.

Porridge!

This morning we had our first bowl of Pioneer Porridge. I added salt at the beginning and raisins at the end. That was all the porridge needed for us. It’s got a very satisfying and chewy texture. We’ll definitely make it again soon.

Chris no longer feels sorry for children in English novels who have to eat porridge.

The recipe on the bag calls for ½ cup porridge to 2 ½ cups water. I doubled both ingredients for two, and I think that was mistake. Then next time I make it, I’ll use 1 cup of porridge and 4 cups of water and watch it closely.

I also made edamame-radish-bean sprout salad and served it for an early supper along with stir-fried squash and zucchini and more salad.

We just had vegetables because we went to Five Guys later.

Tomorrow we’ll have tuna on a salad, squash muffins, and fried okra for lunch.

Then for supper maybe we’ll have more porridge!

And I’ve ordered a food processor attachment. Hope it arrives soon so I can get on with the pesto and the baba ghanoush.