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Yesterday was effectively skipped, as Sherwood and I went to a restaurant for lunch. I did feed her some homemade toast first.
Today I made kamut (Khorasan wheat), which is sort of like farro, in my rice cooker. I had intended to use it as a salad base, but 1) my remaining kale had gone bad, 2) it took approximately three times longer to cook than I expected so I ate my composed salad ingredients (carrots, salmon collar, pickled daikon, parsley, olives, eggs) separately while waiting the eternity it took for the goddamn wheat to cook.
And then the bottom burned, which is not a problem I have with rice. What was not burned was actually very nice and tasty with just some salt and butter (it's a bit buttery-flavored by itself, which adds to the effect), as I'd already eaten the intended toppings, but obviously needs to be cooked on the stovetop rather than in a rice cooker.
Bow before my perfect soft-boiled eggs though!
(I didn't eat two separate helpings of salmon - the top image is the meat still attached to the bone, the bottom is the salmon pulled off the bone and sprinkled with parsley. I also had some elderflower cordial and Melba toasts with garlic-herb goat cheese (not pictured.)
Lessons I have now learned from this experiment:
1. Salad greens are better from the local Japanese market than the farmers market. Farmers market baby kale, arugula, etc, is cheaper but very prone to going bad quickly and/or having bug issues, so it's not actually a savings as I repeatedly have had to toss part or all of it.
2. Smoked fish is better from Santa Monica seafood than any farmers market vendor I've found yet. Their prices are jaw-dropping for a reason.
3. I am never buying supermarket carrots again. The little spring farmers market carrots are crisp and delectable, like carrot-flavored ice, and can be eaten with pleasure all by themselves.
4. I am never buying supermarket yogurt again, either. The kefir lady's kefir is way better.
5. I am never buying bread again unless due to time pressure and an urgent need for sandwiches. I like my bread better than even the farmers market bread lady's, and mine keeps better, too.
6. Whole grains are a pain in the ass.
Today I made kamut (Khorasan wheat), which is sort of like farro, in my rice cooker. I had intended to use it as a salad base, but 1) my remaining kale had gone bad, 2) it took approximately three times longer to cook than I expected so I ate my composed salad ingredients (carrots, salmon collar, pickled daikon, parsley, olives, eggs) separately while waiting the eternity it took for the goddamn wheat to cook.
And then the bottom burned, which is not a problem I have with rice. What was not burned was actually very nice and tasty with just some salt and butter (it's a bit buttery-flavored by itself, which adds to the effect), as I'd already eaten the intended toppings, but obviously needs to be cooked on the stovetop rather than in a rice cooker.
Bow before my perfect soft-boiled eggs though!
(I didn't eat two separate helpings of salmon - the top image is the meat still attached to the bone, the bottom is the salmon pulled off the bone and sprinkled with parsley. I also had some elderflower cordial and Melba toasts with garlic-herb goat cheese (not pictured.)
Lessons I have now learned from this experiment:
1. Salad greens are better from the local Japanese market than the farmers market. Farmers market baby kale, arugula, etc, is cheaper but very prone to going bad quickly and/or having bug issues, so it's not actually a savings as I repeatedly have had to toss part or all of it.
2. Smoked fish is better from Santa Monica seafood than any farmers market vendor I've found yet. Their prices are jaw-dropping for a reason.
3. I am never buying supermarket carrots again. The little spring farmers market carrots are crisp and delectable, like carrot-flavored ice, and can be eaten with pleasure all by themselves.
4. I am never buying supermarket yogurt again, either. The kefir lady's kefir is way better.
5. I am never buying bread again unless due to time pressure and an urgent need for sandwiches. I like my bread better than even the farmers market bread lady's, and mine keeps better, too.
6. Whole grains are a pain in the ass.
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