Tom's Notebook

Pressure Cooker Recipe – How to Cook Dry Beans w/ Timetable

How to Cook Dry Beans – Pressure Cooker Recipe Do people actually cook with those dried beans or does everyone just layer them into Mason Jars to gain hipster points? The traditional way of preparing beans, with the overnight soak, hours of cooking, and on and on is just too much for me. Fine I’ll just…
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Roasted Broccoli Recipe, Simple Side Dish

Broccoli Recipe for a Super Easy and Delicious Vegetable Dish Broccoli is often cited as everyone’s favorite vegetable, especially raw. Wrong… Until now! Roasted broccoli is guaranteed to change your feelings to pure love for this flowery green veggie. I learned about roasting various vegetables a few years back, and still whip out this technique…
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Green Smoothie Recipe – Cucumbers, Avocado, Spinach

Green Smoothie Recipe with Avocados, Spinach, Cucumbers, Apple, Pear There are infinite combinations of fruits and veggies to grind up into smoothies, but some small additions to norms are a real treat. This time around I added cucumbers to some basic green smoothie ingredients resulting in a little lighter and brighter combo. For me the…
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How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe

Chicken Stock Recipe with How To Instructions Chicken stock from scratch is one of the most under-rated, and under appreciated beauties in cooking. This winter I have been making lots of soups and they all seem to require some form of soup stock. Then I got kinda cheap, and thought…man, 4 bucks for some chicken…
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White Bean Soup w/ Mushrooms, Vegetarian

White Bean Soup with Mushrooms and Sage Recipe Inspiration – She Wears Many Hats (blog) A big and hearty winter soup to warm up your spirits through the winter. My favorite elements of this soup are the roasted mushrooms, wow! Combined with the onions and herbs, the roasted ingredients fill the house with a wonderful aroma. …
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Lacinato Kale and Eggs Recipe (Black Kale)

[column-group] [column span=”3″] Kale Recipe for Breakfast with Eggs When I wake up, I walk directly to the stove. Regardless of the day, I enjoy a nice hearty breakfast. This dish is a rather quick way to get both your greens and eggs. I have made this dish with all kinds of kale (Curly Kale,…
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