SEASONAL BITE

Another day. Another cup of joe. In the overcast morning, oatmeal was appropriately simmering on the stove while this Life-Changing Bread was baking away. My mother-in-law, Lulu, and I have been wanting to make this bread since I told her about it a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, in the move I misplaced my bread pans. Last night, as I typed up Day 2’s post she stumbled upon them in a back cupboard. The nutty-seedy-dense-as-can-be bread requires an overnight soak, so we jumped up and assembled it in just a few minutes.

If you have yet to check out My New Roots– I have to say it is one of my favorites as Sarah B. has a relaxed and inspiring way about her that I always adore. She is mostly vegan with the occasional dive into fish and eggs, at least I believe that’s what I read about her. The Life-Changing Bread was fascinating. It basically contains: seeds, nuts, oats, some liquids and the magic-stick-it-altogether-ingredient of psyllium husk. It can really get things moving I am sure. If you like the Dutch hearty breads you would be a good candidate for trying this bread. And while it is totally vegan, I kinda loved it smeared with Kerrygold butter while everyone else seemed more neutral about the bread in general. Lulu declared it needs raisins. I on the other hand am considering exploring crackers with similar ingredients.

I should mention I grabbed a slice of this as I was running out the door, so it was really more of a mid-morning snack. For breakfast, I actually had oatmeal which I sprinkled generously with black pepper, parmesan and topped with a fried egg. Here is the Black Pepper & Parmesan Oatmeal recipe from Lilly’s Table. I like oatmeal a bit sweet on occasion, but typically I start the day better with savory meals.

I ran out the door to have a Bhakti Chai at Cafe 13 in Golden while getting caught up on some work. Then I headed to lunch with some friends at the Sherpa House. The buffet there is fabulous and I filled up on Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag, veggies, Naan, Teriyaki Chicken and several other interesting Nepalese dishes. I almost finished with rice pudding, but my belly was plenty full after the second plateful.

Even though I was the opposite of hungry, a rarity for me since Zedekiah was born and seemingly nurses all calories out of my body, I was still determined to start something for dinner. When I looked in the fridge the roasted potatoes called out, along with half of a giant baseball bat sized zucchini that we were slowly carving away at. Lately, I have had pain in my wrist and shoulder, probably from nursing and other new baby stress, and I keep using the cuisinart more than normal. So, I pulled it out and pulsed the roasted potatoes a couple of times with an egg. I pressed the potatoes into a casserole dish, then shredded the zucchini. Juliette generously salted the zucchini and after about 30 minutes I squeezed it as dry as possible. I spread it on top of the potatoes, then I poured on about 6 beaten eggs, a thin layer of mozzarella and some fresh herbs.
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Once it was assembled, Zed and I headed to the Edgewater Farmers Market. I was pleased to see a few new vendors with produce and stocked up on kale, bunch of carrots, Palisade peaches, cucumbers including a lemon cuc, and six ears of corn.

The corn was destine for the grill, while the potato-zucchini-cheese-egg casserole went into the oven. While it baked, I sliced tomatoes and chopped basil. The tomatoes went on for the casserole for the final 10 minutes and then basil was sprinkled fresh on top. The leftover revision was a success!

Awhile after dinner, Lulu discovered that the first paper versions of her new book arrived. I declared we should celebrate, which led to a chaotic three minute run around the house as people shouted “I am locking the back door” or “I am grabbing Zed’s blanket”. Then we stuffed ourselves in the car (three adults barely fit with the two carseats in the back) including our dog Rhubie and we headed to Sweet Cow. Lulu had the Honey-Mint, so lovely with fresh mint leaves throughout. Xerxes had a Chocolate Malt Shake with a huge mound of freshly whipped cream. Juliette had Strawberry as she rarely deviates from her favorite. And I had the Peanut Butter & Jelly. It made me quite happy.

Since it was a very late outing, we brushed Juilette’s teeth as soon as we got back in the car and drove in a few extra circles until she feel asleep. Perfect ending.

And I hope your dreams are sweet & food filled!