Oat's Eats

Those little boxes of Golden Curry got expensive so I learned to make it from scratch. I also make my own curry powder to accommodate young children who don't like spicy. Curry roux: 6 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup flour 2 Tbsp curry powder Cook and remove to a bowl. Saute: Onion 1 tsp ginger 4 cloves garlic Add: Carrots Potatoes Chicken 6 cups chicken broth Cook until everything is done. To finish: Add the curry roux back in. Add 6 Tbsp soy sauce Check salt and serve over calrose or Japanese rice. Mild curry powder: 2 Tbsp coriander 2 Tbsp cumin 1 1/2 Tbsp turmeric 2 tsp ginger 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cardamom 

I have this recipe memorized, but one day when I'm old and forgetful and lose my recipe book, it will be handy to have it here too. I used to use bacon, but now I use ham because it's cheaper. If you use bacon, cook it in the pot first thing and keep the grease to saute the onions. Dice and saute one onion. Add several diced potatoes and the juice from two 5 oz cans of chopped clams. Add water until the potatoes are all submerged and cook. Meanwhile, melt 3/4 cup butter in a saucepan and stir in 3/4 cup flour to make a roux. When that's cooked, whisk in three cups of milk and one cup of heavy cream. This is the same as four cups of half and half. Stir until thickened. When the potatoes are tender, turn off the heat and add the thickened milk mixture, the clams from the two cans, and either four slices of cooked bacon or an equivalent amount of ham. Add salt until it tastes good.

This is a fast and easy meal.  Combine the following: 2 5-oz cans of salmon, drained 2 Tbsp mayonnaise 2 Tbsp soy sauce Serve with: Calrose or Japanese rice Small diced cucumber Avocado slices Toasted sesame seeds Pickled ginger

In my house, "Taco food" refers to a specific mixture I came up with that tastes good as a taco filling. As far as I can remember, the original taco food was meant to use up a jar of black bean and corn salsa we got from Winco. I have since made it with plain salsa, adding the black beans and corn in separately. I haven't made this in a while, and the amounts of ingredients were already quite vague. I never measured anything, but instead sprinkled spices right from the bottle and added salsa until it looked right. Feel free to add more or less of certain foods to suit your taste. Lately I've been omitting the chicken and wrapping it in tortillas with a dollop of sour cream. 2 10-oz cans of chicken, drained 1 cup salsa 1/2 can of black beans, drained 1/2 can of pinto beans, drained 1/2 can of corn 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp cilantro 1 tsp lime juice  1/4 preserved lime peel, minced Combine ingredients in a skillet and he

Cock-a-Leekie soup is a Scottish soup made from chicken and leeks. I began with a recipe I found online that called for boiling a whole chicken, but my recipe ended up much quicker and easier. 1/2 medium onion, chopped 2 leeks, dark green parts trimmed off, sliced 3 or 4 carrots, chopped 2 10-oz cans of chicken, drained 8 cups chicken broth 1/4 cup parcooked barley (Such as the 10 minute barley from Trader Joes) Freshly ground black pepper to taste A generous sprinkle of dried parsley A pinch of thyme or a sprig of fresh thyme Olive oil for cooking In the bottom of a large pot, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil. Stir in the onion and cook until translucent. Add the leeks and stir those around for a few minutes until they look sort of cooked. Throw in the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook until the carrots and barley are soft enough.

I love searching out and trying recipes from the internet. Sometimes I make some changes to it, and then I need to remember what I did differently. For the last couple year, I've been keeping my recipes on notecards stuck to the fridge. However, I'd like to have a copy of my recipes that won't be in danger of having water or food spilled all over it.  My other blog, Birds and Food, is a mixture of photographs and recipes that have nothing to do with each other. The writing style is a bit silly, and I may well rewrite some of them for this blog. I suppose I should probably take some pictures of the food I make too. The name comes from my internet name, Oatmealmonkey. I usually go by Oat when I'm online, and these are the things I like to eat.