mellifluous ephemera

I made this pulled pork the other day from a pastured pork shoulder cut. It turned out really well! The flavor is delicious and I am pretty much in love with long, slow cooking. A slow cooker is no doubt in my future.

Pastured Pulled Pork [via Harmonious Belly]

This year I participated in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, and I swapped delicious honey-sweetened gingerbread cookies (sans molasses). They were really good!

Swapping Russian Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies [via Harmonious Belly]

This the turkey chili recipe I used for our Thanksgiving chili. We think it’s delicious and will make it regularly.

Turkey Chili [via Harmonious Belly]

The holiday at our home. A nice time, mellow, with delicious food.

Thanksgiving 2011 [via Harmonious Belly]

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week! Seems like it was just June the other day… time keeps moving forward quicker than ever. I’ve got lots of ideas for the Thanksgiving meal, though it will be a modest affair, just being the two of us. Still, the food should be delicious.

I love the image in this post, too - I got it off Wikimedia Commons. 

Thanksgiving is Coming [via Harmonious Belly]

I got another post up - this time about the past couple weeks of CSA shares. We’re full on into fall veggies, which is nice, though I do miss tomatoes. 

Hellgate CSA Weeks 22 and 23 [via Harmonious Belly]

I started some kimchi today! We got a bunch of kohlrabi in our CSA share this week, so I mixed it with daikon radish, turnips, and carrots, then seasoned it with scallions, garlic, ginger, and chile flakes. I expect it will be delicious. 

I’m experimenting with a water-filled ziploc back to keep the veggies under the brine. If they float above there is the chance of mold, and that is kind of gross.

Back in the Saddle Again [via Harmonious Belly]

This is my other kitty, Marina. She is my best kitty girl and the most beautiful cat that ever lived. Period. Yes, I’m biased, but so what? :)

She’s looking lovely these days, but had a difficult vet visit recently. Hoping her outcome will be a positive one. Right now she’s no doubt sleeping under the quilt in the bedroom.

Apart from that, I updated my blog readers on what’s been going on in my life lately. Check it out.

Oh, and I’m also for hire! 

What’s Up at Harmonious Belly [Harmonious Belly]

I’ve been fermenting this lacto fermented ginger ale for a couple of weeks, but it’s not very sparkly. I transferred it to a bottle that will hopefully help bring about more carbonation (there’s some, but not enough for my taste). It has a delicious sweet ginger-lemon flavor right now. So good!

Naturally Fermented Ginger Ale – Update! [via Harmonious Belly]

We ate at Enoteca Maria last weekend and it was awesome. Delicious traditional Italian food prepared by an Italian grandmother. Pictured is the autumn minestrone, which was perfect by my standards. We both loved it.

Enoteca Maria – Delicious Traditional Italian Food [via Harmonious Belly]