April 2, 2015

Tsukemono, the quick pickle: an ideal snack

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I made schnitzel and potato salad for dinner today (no writeups, I was in a hurry!) and I wanted a clean, tasty side dish. Well cucumber salad is a common German/Austrian side dish and it’s typically made with sliced cucumbers, dressed with vinegar, salt and dill – sometimes olive oil, too. I wanted to riff off of that, especially since I lacked dill. Enter tsukemono (skay-moh-noh) (correct me on my pronunciation, I know my Japanese-speaking wife is rolling her eyes)Read the rest of this post…

April 1, 2015

Experiment: Steak Sandwich with Arugula

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Tuesday nights are pretty standard at the Linn Household. Most weeks, I’m off playing Magic cards and Danielle is at a trivia night. This time, we were both going to be home and I wanted to make a fun meal. Danielle usually gets a Penn Station cheesesteak sandwich because I don’t really care for them (so oily) so I made a riff on a steak sandwich for her.Read the rest of this post…

March 29, 2015

Quick Meal: White Bean Soup with Spring Greens

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Thanks to my cold frame, I’ve already got a bumper crop of spring greens. The mizuna is going wild in our recent warm and sunny weather, so it was time to trim it out and make something with it. Mizuna is a Japanese green, very delicate with a peppery bite. It’s milder than arugula and at this phase, so tender. It helps that it grows in a wind- and rain-free paradise in that cold frame. Read the rest of this post…