Vegetarian Cassoulet

2 onions, sliced. Caramelize them in lots of butter. Deglaze with apple cider vinegar if necessary. Chop some celery & carrots, add that. Add a little more butter & then add some flower to make a roux. Fry that until the flour turns brown. Add some black pepper & chopped up garlic. Maybe 5-6 cloves. Chop some mushrooms, 2 tomatoes & add them. Add about 1-2 Tbs of herbs de provence. Add some white wine, stock & beans. I used a can of butter beans, navy beans & something else. Dice a turnip & add it. Cook it till it's done.

yum.

horchata

1 C rice - rinsed
3 C almond milk
2 C water
1 t ground cinnamon
2 t vanilla
1 C almond slivers

Combine all ingredients but almonds and puree in a blender for 3-5 minutes. Add almonds and let sit in the fridge overnight.

The most delicious side dish

Boil a cauliflower with a few cloves of garlic until soft.  When cooked, add a small bag of frozen peas. Cook until peas are done. Strain, and put into a food processor. Add a tablespoon of butter, some concentrated chicken stock, and a few sprigs of fresh tarragon. Blend until incorporated. Add milk as needed. When thoroughly blended, add 1 cup of shredded parmesan, the juice of half a lime and freshly ground black pepper.

So.

Good.

Beet infused vodka

Trying to recreate The beetnik martini from the Dogwood Cocktail Cabin in Crested Butte last weekend. Recipe says to use cooked beets, but wanted to try fresh grated beets as well. Put in fridge on 2/16/17. Also pickling a few.

UPDATE:

The cooked beet vodka was better. Fresh beets just tasted like vodka.