While this is an incredibly easy caesar dressing mixup, it definitely does better after at least a day in the fridge. Click through for the recipe! I'll be leaving any recipe posts very short above the break, all the fun stuff is below!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Another Task to the List!
The grocery store is turning into quite the adventure. I'm used to reading labels when it comes to treats and foods for the dogs, but I've never done this for myself.
Fun fact: Soy-free mayonnaise is damned near impossible to find! As I stood there staring at the chunky white bottles, looking like a fool I'm sure, folks would walk by, grab their mayo of choice and keep moving. After about five jars of mayo being processed with soybean oil I decided to pop open the second brain and google "soy free mayo." There only seems to be one that's readily available - Hellman's Canola Mayo. This discovery has led me to another task on the to-do list, and that's learning to make mayonnaise when we get the chickens in. I'm excited and nervous, and the chicken project is turning into a beast of its own.
Back to why I was stranded in the mayo section though! I found a very simple caesar salad dressing recipe and since its one of the few ways I can get husband-dearest to eat salad, I figured I'd give it a go. It also gave me an excuse to buy a baby food processor!
Sure, it was only $8 but it chopped onions and garlic like a professional!
We've had to make deviations from the soy/grain/dairy free, last night was a red wine marinated beef served with a sun-dried tomato risotto. To be fair and make up for the super tasty parmesan cheese we dumped over it all, we ended the night with a coconut milk ice-cream (something else I may look into hand crafting!).
For now, it's onward and upward! I see things on a daily basis that we could be working to improve, and I make note of them, and I think we'll get there. Right now its one day at a time. Dean's finished all my post holes and tomorrow I'll be buying cement and fence posts so I can get the garden/chicken run set! The sooner that's set up, the sooner we can begin the adventure that is suburban livestock!
Things I Need to Remember:
Fun fact: Soy-free mayonnaise is damned near impossible to find! As I stood there staring at the chunky white bottles, looking like a fool I'm sure, folks would walk by, grab their mayo of choice and keep moving. After about five jars of mayo being processed with soybean oil I decided to pop open the second brain and google "soy free mayo." There only seems to be one that's readily available - Hellman's Canola Mayo. This discovery has led me to another task on the to-do list, and that's learning to make mayonnaise when we get the chickens in. I'm excited and nervous, and the chicken project is turning into a beast of its own.
Back to why I was stranded in the mayo section though! I found a very simple caesar salad dressing recipe and since its one of the few ways I can get husband-dearest to eat salad, I figured I'd give it a go. It also gave me an excuse to buy a baby food processor!
Sure, it was only $8 but it chopped onions and garlic like a professional!
We've had to make deviations from the soy/grain/dairy free, last night was a red wine marinated beef served with a sun-dried tomato risotto. To be fair and make up for the super tasty parmesan cheese we dumped over it all, we ended the night with a coconut milk ice-cream (something else I may look into hand crafting!).
For now, it's onward and upward! I see things on a daily basis that we could be working to improve, and I make note of them, and I think we'll get there. Right now its one day at a time. Dean's finished all my post holes and tomorrow I'll be buying cement and fence posts so I can get the garden/chicken run set! The sooner that's set up, the sooner we can begin the adventure that is suburban livestock!
Things I Need to Remember:
- Reusable bags for the grocery store
- Reusable containers for the bulk section at the grocery store
- Pack lunch to work!!!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
An Introduction of Sorts
And so it begins, an attempt at chronicling crazy life changes and keeping track of the projects we still have left to do.
Dog Food Diet. I could have called this site "And then I got a dog," but that doesn't fit as neatly in front of .tumblr.com, nor is it as catchy. (Edit: Since moving posts to Blogger, things have changed. DogFoodDiet is taken, you'll notice we're under SlackerSustainability.blogspot.com, though once the return to the Google Mothership occurs, maybe we can get back to DFD!) It doesn't quite cover the full scope of what we're doing now, and what we've changed and are in the process of changing. At the end of the day though, this all begins with the dogs.
Dog Food Diet. I could have called this site "And then I got a dog," but that doesn't fit as neatly in front of .tumblr.com, nor is it as catchy. (Edit: Since moving posts to Blogger, things have changed. DogFoodDiet is taken, you'll notice we're under SlackerSustainability.blogspot.com, though once the return to the Google Mothership occurs, maybe we can get back to DFD!) It doesn't quite cover the full scope of what we're doing now, and what we've changed and are in the process of changing. At the end of the day though, this all begins with the dogs.
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| Brick and Duchess, just chillin' |
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| Commodore Oso von Woofbang and Ser Alister Black |
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Backyard Farming: Backyard Chickens 101: Part One
Awesome blogspot about urban farming!
Backyard Farming: Backyard Chickens 101: Part One: "Since it's spring time and many of us will be getting new chickens we felt like it was time for a chicken 101. First off, let's talk abou..."
Backyard Farming: Backyard Chickens 101: Part One: "Since it's spring time and many of us will be getting new chickens we felt like it was time for a chicken 101. First off, let's talk abou..."
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