Bookseller, baker, ricotta-cheese maker. I'm a reader, a wannabe writer, have a mothballed J.D., and am little bit crazy. These are the days of my lives.
Posted in Better Half, Clutter, bipolar, cooking, flickr, food, links, photos, recipes on Nov 24th, 2008
“Oh, look! You’re taking pictures of food again!” Hah, hah, Better Half, very funny. Or not. I’ve been doing all sorts of things I used to do again. Like, oh, say, cooking dinner. And then taking pictures of it. For that to be “normal” is a judge of how far off I’ve been.
As far as dinner […]
Posted in Boston Organics, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, ham sandwich, low carb, photos, recipes on Sep 9th, 2008
Summery poached halibut, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Yes, I actually cooked dinner for the first time in ages. Nothing like being bipolar to screw up the cook part of the identity.
Halibut steak poached in olive oil, white wine, and three ears of corn (cut from the cob), two chopped beefsteak tomatoes, and two dozen chopped […]
Posted in Uncategorized, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, low carb, photos, recipes on Jun 20th, 2008
Spinach, pear, and chicken apple sausage salad, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
A riff on a Food and Wine recipe from years ago. Low(ish) carb, and gluten free (check the sausages and soy sauce to make sure they’re GF). I don’t use asian pears, just regular pears or granny smith apples. I’ve also stopped soaking the sausage […]
Posted in Boston Organics, Pantry cooking, cooking, flickr, food, links, low carb, photos, recipes on Jun 3rd, 2008
Sauteed salmon with lime butter leeks and pea tendrils, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Salmon, seasoned with lemon pepper seasoning from Penzey’s, and salt, sauteed in 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil, 1 tbsp. butter, on both sides. Served with 2 Boston Organics leeks, softened in 2 tbsp. butter, salt, pepper, and Penzey’s powdered rosemary. (I would bathe in […]
Posted in Boston Organics, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, links, low carb, recipes on Jun 1st, 2008
Spanish pork chops and spinach, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Sunday night’s supper: pork chops marinated in salt, cumin, smoked paprika, and oloroso sherry for a night, served with Boston Organics spinach, wilted with four cloves chopped garlic and cherry tomatoes in olive oil.
Posted in Boston Organics, cooking, flickr, food, friends, links, photos, recipes on May 25th, 2008
Green Couscous Salad, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
I made this for a BBQ our friends A. and P. threw. Quite yummy– we chowed it all down while the boys went out for more propane.
Take some israeli couscous (pastina would work fine, too), cooked 15 min. in olive oil and double the amount of water. Put […]
Posted in Boston Organics, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, good things, links, photos, recipes on May 16th, 2008
Single serving spinach salad, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Last night’s supper, a spinach salad with warm bacon vinaigrette, heavy on the protein. I was feeling the need for minerals and fat– I suppose another sign I am feeling better, and that the horrible carb cravings of medication withdrawal are passing.
To make: I de-stemmed, tore, […]
Posted in Boston Organics, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, links, low carb, photos, recipes on May 9th, 2008
Teriyaki salmon with garlic/scallion snowpeas and ginger carrot slaw, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Trader Joe’s frozen wild coho salmon fillets (sorry, Helen!), thawed, marinated 1/2 hour in Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce, then seared with canola oil in a 9 inch nonstick saute pan for 2 minutes on the bottom, 3 on the top. The […]
Posted in cooking, food, links, photos, recipes on Apr 13th, 2008
Since my most recent story pitch and story was occasioned in part by my need to stock up on some middle eastern staples, it’s only natural that I cooked from the results of my shopping and writing. Without further ado:
Chicken with green olives & preserved lemons, with jeweled Israeli (Pearl) couscous
Serves two
Roughly chop 6 dates […]
Posted in cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, links, photos, recipes on Feb 23rd, 2008
For Valentine’s Day, I was looking for both a project and a way to save some money. I mean, I love my family and friends, but $18.00 a pound is a little much for chocolates. Fortunately, the March 2008 edition of Fine Cooking has an article on the wonders of chocolate ganache, and […]