Pressure Cooker Ginger Cauliflower and Chicken Soup (Serves 4-5) My wife was so sick with a bad cold that she took a day off work. She has taken a day off work sick only one other time in the past 20 years, so I took her sickness seriously and made Ginger Cauliflower and Chicken Soup. She got well within a few days. You have got to try this soup. Making soup is a two-step process. First make Pulled Chicken and Broth and then make...

Skillet Roasted Duck Breast, Baby Cut Carrots, and Kale (Serves 1-2) Whole Foods sells duck breasts. I was in the mood for something different, so bought one. With no special knowledge of how to cook duck, I decided to use skillet roasting because everything tastes good roasted in a cast iron skillet with vegetables. I should probably have browned my duck several more minutes, but even though the breast in the picture looks pink, it was...

Boiled Eggs with Hot Roasted Salsa (Serves 1-2) My latest trip to Whole Foods was the first in three weeks because my local farmer has been taking good care of me. I bought a few things that I had not tried before and the Roots Hot Roasted Salsa was amazing. In line with my style of easy, healthy whole food recipes, I came up with Boiled Eggs with Hot Roasted Salsa. I had it for supper the first time, but finished the carton of salsa eating...

Chipotle Chicken, Peppers, and Onions in Coconut Milk over Wilted Greens (Serves 8-14) My wife bought me the Taste of Mexico collection from Penzeys Spices for Valentines Day. I decided to cook my way through a Mexican cookbook to celebrate. The first main dish in The Mexican Slow Cooker by Deborah Schneider is Pollo en Crema con Chipotles. I took inspiration from Chef Schneider to create my own Chipotle Chicken, Peppers, and Onions in...

This is the man I have come to call my farmer. Phil Busman of Cherith Farms is my source of eggs, chickens, rabbits, and lots of varieties of vegetables. Phil raises sheep too, but I’ve yet to get more than a test lamb chop from him because he raises fewer sheep than he does chicken and rabbits. Phil emailed this picture and the following note to customers like me on Friday: I would like to introduce you to Foghorn.  Foghorn is a...

Pressure Cooker Chicken, Cauliflower, and Broccoli Soup (Serves 4-5) My new favorite way to consume soup is by the mug. I ladle enough for the first mug from the cooking pot and then save the rest in air-tight glass containers in the refrigerator. Then I ladle my next cups from the container and heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes. A serving of pulled chicken and 2 mugs of soup make a nice meal, but I am finding a mug of soup makes a...

Boiled Eggs with Mashed Avocado (Serves 1-2) Avocados were on sale 10 for $10 recently, so I’ve been finding new ways to eat them. It turns out that mashing an avocado with a little lime juice and eating it over sliced boiled eggs tastes really good and is a quick way to make a simple dish. Add a dill pickle on the side and you have a well-rounded protein-fruit-veggie meal. Prep and cook time: 15 minutes Ingredient list: 3-4 eggs 1...

Super Simple Slow Cooker Thai Chicken and Carrots – (Serves 7-8) I learned to make Slow Cooker Thai Chicken and Carrots by way of a happy series of obstacles. When I brought an enormous frozen chicken home from the farm, I planned to transform it into a batch of pulled chicken and broth in my pressure cooker. First Obstacle: The chicken would not fit in my pressure cooker. It was not even close. When the chicken would not fit, I put...