C – When Jim mentioned another duck week, I was kind of excited. When he mentioned not making anything similar to Chinese versions of duck, I was a bit let down. What’s wrong with wanting an Asian-inspired duck? I don’t know, but I managed to sneak in one at the … Continue reading
C – I looked forward the most this week to making this dish. Unfortunately, I overcooked it. No, I don’t think it should have fallen off the bones completely. It’s messy to work with and the presentation doesn’t look as good. Sometimes, the meat looses flavor. The duck should have … Continue reading
J – Ducks and rice are the best of friends … sort of. In the Sacramento Valley, local duck hunters seek out wild ducks in the rice fields. There are lots of them. Luke is happy in duck season. At Be Mindful. Be Human., we prefer our duck and rice … Continue reading
J – We are crazy about duck … in just about any form. Mention duck-anything in the Be Mindful. Be Human. kitchen, and you get everyone’s attention. What are we making this time?! Sign me up. Admittedly, in previous posts, we have been a bit “technical” as Luke calls it. … Continue reading
C – These are the biggest raviolis I have ever seen. Six normal raviolis would fit into one of these guys! I thought Luke was joking when he said we were going to make big raviolis. I could make a whole meal out of just two. Luke really wanted to … Continue reading
C – Jim is a huge foodie. Not big, just passionate. He follows a few better-known chefs on Facebook. Eric Ripert is one of them. I usually ignore any food pictures he shows me, since I think it will be too hard to make or we will have to go … Continue reading
C – Meyer lemon salsa?! There was some excitement and concern with this dish. Was it going to be too sour? Maybe, but maybe not. Meyer lemons aren’t your regular lemons. Regular lemons like the Lisbon and Eureka types you find at a grocery store are very tart and acidic. … Continue reading
C – I usually hate winter … But, I think I have beaten my winter-time blues. I am warm now. Especially, with all these great recipes we have made. Here are ten more dishes to help you get through this cold winter. Warm Soups Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Chinese Watercress … Continue reading
C – Jim just got another Shinsin Earth Brown chicken. He asked me if I would make some more of our chicken noodle soup. I told him I didn’t want to. It’s really good soup. But, I don’t want to make this chicken soup every time we have one of … Continue reading
C – It’s cold here. I think I have the Winter Blues. I wanted to figure out how to beat the winter blues. So this week, we decided to try to get rid of these winter-time blues. To get rid of them, I figured I would warm myself up a … Continue reading