I made “chicken broth” - chicken thighs, carrot, ginger block, salt & pepper. Made it for broth for my spouse and I’ve put more liquid in fridge so that I can later remove the fat. I’ll save the chicken thighs for my own soup and other cooking things I can ponder.

Soup - “used” chicken thighs, BBC, mushroom, cilantro, ginger, garlic, fermented red pepper paste.

Yummy - sorry about the tummy tum tum! I know it’s worth it :-)
the frozen stuff is a little block, maybe 1/2” (12mm) cubes.

With ginger, I struggle to peel it. I love the idea of the micro planer for both garlic and ginger; I have traditionally used a garlic press and that’s a total pain to clean. Maybe I’ll try the micro planing. I’m only using these for soup.

Err...what is BBC?

Ginger peels easily with a spoon or just cut off the sides. It is so cheap that it doesn't matter if you waste a little.

baby bok choy

Buy some from grocery store and put it in a pot. You will literally have enough ginger for life. Doesn't need any special taking care of either. I literally planted some in a pot with some old soil in it and ended up with a couple of kilos of the stuff. Always nice to cook with things from your own garden.

Oh.

This is tempting. Thank you!

I am going to try that. I always have a jar of pickled ginger (sushi ginger) in my fridge. It keeps forever and I like to throw it in marinades etc.

Oh good idea. More please...is this done indoors? We are contemplating an herb garden with a few smaller vegetables (most likely jalapenos and serranos). Note, that we live in Chicago, so about 4 months of the year with freezing temperatures. I'd love to have a little ginger and horseradish, but have no experience growing them.

Lunch today was like a dump dinner, except it wasn't all in one pan. I pulled out a bunch of things from the fridge, freezer, and pantry to make a little space. I baked chicken, seasoned with garlic and mustard powder, topped with french-fried onions, then served it with broccoli with cheese sauce and leftover macaroni and cheese. I have additional chicken and broccoli for lunch tomorrow, but I was able to empty the mac and cheese container and get rid of a bag of frozen broccoli.

We decided on Thai - had pineapple fried rice with prawn and pork floss , forgot to take a photo .. & a tasty first attempt , I might add .
Apple tart from Tarte ( Les Amis group ) .

Tartine toast with butter
costco wild lox
hot smoked salmon (bought at Costco)
san Daniele prosciutto (bought at Costco)

wise sons plain bagel with wise sons cream cheese & Costco Wild lox

fuji apples & cucumber

so today while feeding bubbly water to my child (glass to mouth), I remembered that ages ago I sometimes would eat with a very specific friend who was pseudo precious dirt-a-phobe; this friend would ask me to spritz the lemon over the fish and often I was asked to order the meal. Now I’m surprised that I never got to spoon-feed anything to this friend.

The coldest place I've ever lived is London and that's like Aruba in the winter compared to Chicago. I'm no expert but I'd say have them near a window indoors during the cold of winter then move them outside when it gets warm.

Here's a page I found...https://gardenerspath.com/plants/her...inger-indoors/

Bunny buns with mmj
tartine toast, half butter and half Safeway organic crunchy peanut butter
coffee with oat milk
cantaloupe melon balls

Watching Endeavour and folding laundry while the family is out...

guacamole (Costco avocado, cilantro, lime, and jalapeńo)
thick tortilla chips
iced water (all this sobriety is getting so... weird)

Sobriety?