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thanks giving.
This is my favorite holiday. I love the eating and the drinking and the smiling faces around my dining room table. I like the way my house smells and my kitchen feels. Tomorrow, Ill wake up early to start in on baking and by late afternoon most dishes will be complete…or pretty damn close. The oven will be going, all four burners on my stove lit up. Mixing and chopping, tasting and seasoning, cutting and cooking. I jumped the gun a bit tonight and decided to begin my preparations by making a Cranberry-Orange Sauce for tomorrows dinner. Its incredible how much better home made cranberry sauce tastes, it beats the jellied can nonsense no contest. Granted, serving a gelatinous tube o’ artificial flavoring/coloring + high fructose corn syrup could be considered a novelty but unfortunately its a novelty that wears off pretty quick once you put it in your mouth (that shit is foul). Making a delicious fresh cranberry sauce is real easy and real fast and so very much worth the (minimal) effort. 2 cups cranberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup orange juice
zest of 1 orange
Place all ingredients in a saucepan. Boil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thickened sufficiently. Refrigerate before serving.
(makes 4-6 servings)
(recipe found in Vegan Yum Yum by Lauren Ulm)
Posted on November 24, 2010 ()
Seattle is home.
Im a yoga teacher.
My time is spent... horseback riding, writing and reading too much.
Some of my favorite books- Welcome to the Machine (Derrick Jensen), I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb), East of the Mountains (David Guterson), Whores and Other Feminists (Jill Nagle), Cunt (Inga Muscio).
I am drawn to...
The Southwestern portion of the US- cacti and desolate dry sprawling earth.
Photography- pictures of people mainly, black and white.
Music- Mostly country. And anything that I can dance to.
Foods that I never tire of- blueberries, figs, squash, tempeh, radicchio, avocado, red grapes, heirloom tomatoes, tahini, olives, walnuts, asparagus, eggplant, cherries, kale, apple butter, pears, mango, mushrooms, melon, brussels sprouts, collard greens, peaches...
I abhor factory farming. To know my food is of utmost importance-where its been, how it was raised...I respect the earth and myself too much to plead ignorance. The family farm is collapsing under the weight of big business. I want to take responsibility for my food and I feel our current system fails to do that. I fully applaud those folks that are still living off the land and providing for their families. Having worked on small farms in the past and seen firsthand what sustainable farming (animal & vegetable) looks like- its apparent that our current conditions are far removed from the original respectable idea. It shows in our tasteless food, our declining health, our damaged environment.
I'm a fan of spicy foods- Indian and Thai cuisine.
My drinks- red wine, dark beer and a good gin neat.
Dessert- nice dark chocolate in small amounts, a fresh piece of fruit. I don't have much of a sweet tooth.
Coffee- good ol' fashioned drip, an espresso or an americano...always black.
Cooking, eating, interviews, road trips and photographs- I share my adventures here. I feel fortunate as hell and immensely grateful for the opportunity to visit farms, sample restaurants and meet the truly lovely folks behind it all.
Questions/comments? Email me at: cherie@cheriepicked.com
