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Serves 3 I bought a spiralizer attachment for my Kitchen Aid and it works like a champ.  I'll try out the shave blade next for scalloped celeriac root. Ingredients for above: 1 quart chicken broth 3 cloves minced garlic 1 inch piece ginger, finely chopped juice of half lemon handful of chopped parsley 4 scallions sliced 15 meatballs (I used frozen) 2 zucchini zoodled Heat broth on rangetop.  Add garlic, ginger, lemon juice, and meatballs, pinch of black pepper and heat until almost boiling.  Turn down temperature.  Add parsley, scallions and zoodles.  Cook for five minutes.  Serve. 

Cabbage Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing        Cook eggs.   Bon Appetit recently a sure-fire method for jammy hard-boiled eggs using a steamer basket.  I've got a small bamboo one that works perfectly in a small frying pan.  Pour water in the base of pan, place on stove-top over high heat.  Once water boils add steamer basket (with eggs).  When water boils again, set timer for eight minutes. Prepare an ice bath for the eggs.  Place cooked eggs in the water bath for five minutes.  The shells are easy to remove following the ice bath   Set aside. Hot Bacon Dressing 4 slices bacon, diced 2 TBL chopped onion 2 TBL vinegar 1 - 2 Tbl sugar substitute 3 cups coarsely shredded cabbage or other torn greens In skillet cook bacon until crisp.  Drain off excess bacon fat.  Add onion, vinegar & sweetener to pan.  Heat through.  Pour over cabbage.  Toss to coat an...

The original recipe is from marisamoore smoked-salmon-goat-cheese-mini-frittatas  I made a few adjustments as I lacked several ingredients - the end results was delicious! Recipe: 350 degrees  for 20 - 22 minutes. Oil (or cooking spray) small muffin tins 2 Net Carbs per serving (3 muffins) 6 eggs 2 scallions thinly sliced 1/4 tsp coarse salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 cup cream 3 oz smoked salmon 1 cup chopped spinach Original recipe called for 2 oz crumbled goat cheese and 2 TBL chopped chives - both of which I forgot... Prepare muffin tin. Beat eggs for several minutes until volume doubled and frothy.  Add salt, pepper & cream.  Mix well. Pour half mixture into individual cups in muffin tin - a little less than half-full.  Dice the salmon and distribute gently on top (in the muffin tin.)   Add the spinach to the mixing bowl.  Stir until thoroughly mixed.  Spoon into the muffin tin. Bake for 20 - 22 minutes. ...

Remember a few years back when I wrote a piece about truffle hunting? Bob and Deb, truffle dog handlers, continue to forage for truffles on our property.  Last month they scored a remarkable 200 large white truffles!  They are featured speakers and trainers at the Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene. They caught the interest of NBC, who is sending a crew to do a piece for the Today Show of the dogs in action!  I'll add a link when it airs.  Below link is from 2013. https://stephanie-stephaniesays.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-truffling-we-do-go.html

I made an astonishing discovery today!  Saffron (the highly priced spice) is the stamen of a specific Crocus.  It's fall flowering and can grow in the gardening zone where I live. Crocus Sativus Each blossom has three stamens.  Lucky for me Amazon has 10-packs for $6.49.  I ordered two packs. 

I'm the official winner of the local Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting Contest:  Best for Less category.  I won $100!

Groom's family photo - November 1981 From left Back row:  Neil, Michael, Helene, From left Front row:  Me, Bruce, Maureen, Damian, Grandma Ethel