Red Cabbage Balsamic Vinegar Salad

Got this recipe idea from: Slate

Put in a bowl:
1 head red cabbage, shredded
small container of gorgonzola cheese
some amount of chopped hazelnuts  (couple tablespoons)
half a small bag of craisins

In another little container, mix together 2 T olive oil and 1 T balsamic vinegar, add this to the main bowl.  Toss, as one does with salad.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Yummy!
Scooter

Bison Stir Fry

Meat.  Veggies.  Spices.  Cooked in some kind of fat.  It's either a stir-fry, or perhaps a saute, or a soup, or a curry, depending on which spices and amount/type of liquid.  I almost didn't post this, but then I remembered that one of the reasons I started the blog was to keep track of some of the veggie-spices-meat combos and ideas I try.  Anyway, here it is: a stir-fry that almost became a soup.  Then didn't.

Chop up an onion.  Saute it in a combo of sesame oil and mongolian fire oil.
After 5 minutes add a chopped red bell pepper and some yellow squash.
Look in the spice cabinet and decide where this recipe is going.  Add several hefty shakes dried garlic, a good amount of chili powder, and some paprika.
After 5 minutes add 1 lb. ground bison (or beef, or ....)
In the middle of all this, decide that you want to make this more soup-like.  Add about 4 frozen ice cubes of homemade chicken broth.
While you are filling a container of water to also dump in, decide you don't want it to be soup-like.  Make hot tea with the water instead.
When the meat is cooked, add a chopped half head of red cabbage.
After 5 minutes, add the torn leaves off a bunch of kale.  Cook until wilted.

Serve with hot tea!

Put cheesy "taste the rainbow" comment here.

The spice level is fairly mild, doesn't hit you instantly, but has a nice follow through.  And now I feel like I'm emulating someone trying to give a review of wine.  Huh.  But there are no blackberry overtones.  Yet?

Scooter