A couple weeks ago, spiral hams were on a ridiculous sale, so I bought one and we had a lovely, decadent dinner, with ham and mashed potatoes and rolls and applesauce. We also had enough ham left over for a second dinner, plus meat for lots of sandwiches, and a ham bone to freeze for soup. I made our favorite, split pea soup.
Split Pea Soup
Split Pea Soup
1 pound of split peas
2 quarts water
Ham bone
1 onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, smashed
2 stalks of celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp.
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Last week (or was it the week before?), I made one of the kids’ favorites – poached salmon with primordial ooze.
Hmm… I think that name might need some explaining. The sauce is really a tzatziki-type sauce, or maybe a cucumber salad-type sauce. It’s very tasty and complements the salmon just perfectly. But “Mom’s sour cream and cucumber and dill sauce” was getting cumbersome to say, so we decided that we needed a new name. The day we decided that, we were watching something on the Discovery Channel, and they mentioned primordial ooze, and we thought that sounded perfect. So that’s
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Brrr… they are predicting the first snow of the season here! It’s nippy and wet out, and it’s a perfect time for chili. Luckily for me, I have some in the freezer that I made last week, and I heated up a bowl for lunch. My boys don’t like chili, silly guys!
My chili is an adaptation of the chili my mom made when I was growing up. My grown daughter now makes her own chili, that I’m sure she’s adapted from mine. It’s a family tradition, I suppose.
Chili
Mmmmmm…. chili
1-2 pounds
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January 29th, 2010 | 
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