Leek, Tomato, and Turmeric Frittata with Cabbage, Pear & Ginger Slaw - the frittata is based on a recipe from Ottolenghi’s Comfort and includes leeks, tomatoes, eggs, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, flour, baking powder, cumin and turmeric. Served with some zhoug made from cilantro, parsley, jalapeno, cumin, cardamom, cloves, sugar, garlic, olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
The slaw was made by shredding napa cabbage, firm mango and asian pear and mixing it with toasted sesame oil, ginger, fresno chili, light brown sugar and soy sauce
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All you need is olive oil, s&p, oregano, maybe a splash of RWV.
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My favorites are all high in sodium…
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I added those. Usually I make my own, but there was a bottle of vinaigrette in thr door, so I doctored it.
Still havent found that damned dressing.
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ALL. THE. TIME. When I KNOW I just had the damn thing I’ve lost in my hands, or I KNOW I put it “away” yesterday.
But try having your sister and BIL “clean things” while you’re hospitalized. While I appreciate their help, I’m still finding things they tucked away in places they shouldn’t be (at least IMO). I just found the World Market harissa powder I wanted to use a month or so ago. 
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Interesting.
Rocoto Peppers are used mostly in South and Central America especially Peru.
Looks like they are also grown in Europe now, in greenhouses in the Netherlands and Field grown in Spain and Italy.
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Besides food our other family hobby is board games. We played a delightful one yesterday called let’s go to Japan where the goal is to plan the best weeklong itineraries in Tokyo and Kyoto. The game includes beautiful cards that describe all the sights and places a visitor might tour. They have a dining category covering dim sum, ramen, sake tasting and more. It makes one want to tour Japan asap! And eat all the things!!
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That word is ruined for me.
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Do you drive and is it hard to access the great outdoors from your home? My exercise of choice is walking which I do Monday through Friday around my neighborhood during my lunch hour but on Saturday and Sunday, my husband and I go out into the woods. It can be hard work. The walks can be long and we might be climbing, but it never feels particularly tedious because the aspect of forest bathing is so restorative. It helps to put all of the crazy of the world today in perspective.
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I live in an urban core so I walk a lot around my neighbourhood. I walk to and from work each day (45 minutes each way) and I go for a half hour walk during lunch. I walk pretty well everywhere on the weekend. We have a big park north of where I live and you would have to drive to get there although our public transit system has a shuttle bus that goes there during the summer and fall months. I don’t feel comfortable going along their hiking trails alone so I am looking into joining a hiking club or walking club to join.
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oh wow, that sounds great! and yes, you should do it IRL when you can!
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i try to do the same, walk an hour on my lunch break during the week, walk on Sundays 1-2.5 hours.
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totally.
H and I went back in 1999 when we were kids. Now our kid who just graduated but with no $$ is desperate to go but H has some health difficulties. I’m hopeful that he’ll feel well enough to take a long trip like that again at some point. Would love to take the kiddo. He is not a foodie so that isn’t the main draw for him. But he is fascinated by the culture. Anime, manga, taiko…
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find a walking group. I also wouldn’t feel safe alone. I’m with my hubs who is not a big man but having someone else makes a big difference in how you feel safety wise. And different walking groups will have different difficulty levels they aspire to so hopefully you’ll find a match. We’re heading into the beautiful season. Good luck to you in your pursuits!
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Unusually cool-ish and windy round theses parts the last couple of dayz, so I scrounged up some lentil soup I forgot I had in the freezer.
Crisped up some leftover bacon(?!?!?) and hot chorizo, dumped in the soup(look at all that luscious bacon and chorizo fat!), a dash of hot sauce and a squeeze of lemon and dinner was served. Rest of the week looks like the same miserable weather
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A BISO chicken breast was drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with Penzeys Forward! seasoning, augmented with some dried thyme.
Roasted at 400° for 25 minutes, then 350° until done. The seasoning blend has a good kick of pepper!
Sides were leftover rice pilaf and steamed asparagus.
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i have never heard of leftover bacon! 
The soup looks good. It’s freezing in Ottawa too. The day we had summer last week was nice.
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I knew I was having this soup for dinner, so I was a good boy and didn’t scarf down the two pieces that I put aside 
. I feel like I slept through spring and summer and went straight into fall and winter 
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