use real butter

I had a small organic yellow watermelon today. It’s not too bad, but it doesn’t feel like watermelon weather to me anymore. Still, I love a nice juicy fruit. That’s why bananas just don’t do it for me. I always feel thirsty after eating one and that messes with my head.

little, yellow, different

I made chili today with ground buffalo from the co-op instead of ground beef. It is leaner and the smell of buffalo cooking is a little different from beef, more gamey in aroma (if you’ve ever cooked deer, you will know my meaning). This time I tried cooking it in the crockpot after sautéing the vegetables and browning the buffalo. It was also my chance to add some chocolate stout. For a quick chili recipe, this is pretty good.

I can’t wait for winter when I can make posole, beef stew, brunswick stew, real chili, corn chowder, masaman curry, and other giant pots of gloppy, soupy, delicious stuff. Although sushi and sandwiches are at the top of my list of favorite foods – stews rank up there because despite being soupy, they are filled with enough goodness to be eaten as a meal solo or with a scoop of rice.

I’m sick of party food, but there’s still so much left. Kaweah likes Havarti (and everything else). She has been super cuddly of late.

artichoke dip, ye olde knitting group standby

I also added five more photo recipes to the archives here. The latest additions are Artichoke Dip, Spinach Dip, Guacamole, Lemon Bars, and Wild Rice Salad.