Monthly Archives: May 2021

Java Joe’s and Downtown Farmer’s Market

Posted on May 30, 2021 by eweck1

Java Joe’s was a great place to start the day in Albuquerque especially as it was just across from the Downtown Growers’ Market where I picked up some sugar snap peas and white turnips for snacking and turnip and fennel … Continue reading →

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Oaxacan in Santa Fe

Posted on May 30, 2021 by eweck1

After the disappointment of not seeing the aliens in Roswell, NM I headed for Santa Fe dreaming of margaritas and NuMex food and was so hungry that I settled on southern Mexican at Fiesta Oaxaca in the old town.The tilapia … Continue reading →

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LBK Brews and sliders

Posted on May 28, 2021 by eweck1

I met up with a college buddy from 50 years ago in Dallas yesterday and then managed the long drive to Lubbock mostly on US 380 before finding The Brewery LBK and their slider Thursday. The Buffalo Chicken and Char … Continue reading →

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Pony Expresso Coffee

Posted on May 27, 2021 by eweck1

What a great outdoor space at Pony Expresso Coffee in a former bank drive-thru in Canton, TX with the town also having featuring huge acreage for “antiques.”Zen Nomad is back on the road!

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Pita #2

Posted on May 14, 2021 by eweck1

With a homemade quinoa, hummus, salad bowl for dinner I thought I would try a slightly different cast iron griddled pita method. I think the two pita doughs was essentially the same and also very similar to a simple naan … Continue reading →

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Hummus and pita

Posted on May 14, 2021 by eweck1

Although this spring seems like it can’t get consistently above 80°F, I had decided it was time try making hummus again along with some pita flatbread. This hummus recipe explains the key to creaminess by first blending the tahini with … Continue reading →

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Breakfast betalins

Posted on May 14, 2021 by eweck1

There were only a handful of red beets to harvest in 2021 but they were larger than 2020 because the seedlings were larger when transplanted and the winter was milder. The color from the betalins, present in red beets, chard … Continue reading →

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Yellow beet salad

Posted on May 10, 2021 by eweck1

The final yellow beets are harvested and the leaves were sauteed in sweet pickle beet juice, one beet was grated and side dressed with parsley pesto, za’atar seasoned onions and tomatoes and served with crepe slices. The grated beet was … Continue reading →

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Manakeesh, Lebanese flatbread

Posted on May 8, 2021 by eweck1

I bicycled out to Home Depot to investigate sheds and on the return trip went into the Lebanese Bakery, and a week later took a spill off the bike providing plenty of healing time to fill so I figured I … Continue reading →

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Red cargamanto beans and rice

Posted on May 7, 2021 by eweck1

When thinking about other seeds to plant I remembered the gorgeous, variegated, red cargamanto beans that I had stored and thought it was cool enough day for slow cooking Colombian beansand rice, Frijoles Paisas or Antiqueños. The beans expanded nicely … Continue reading →

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