Kimchi

Yes, you read the title correctly. We've ventured into Kimchi territory. Even though neither Andy or I have even eaten Kimchi, we thought it would be a good idea to make some. And by some I mean a lot.

Andy slaughters the Napa cabbage.

 

We ended up buying this on Amazon. Anyone interested in making Kimchi should definitely just borrow some of this from me. You can't tell from the photo, but this a really big bag, and we only used a little bit. 

Chile powder, ginger, onions, garlic, miso paste, fish sauce, and a little apple juice.

I took a long time to take this picture (alla mom) and when I finally finished, Andy admitted the onions had been making his eyes water the whole time but he'd been trying to smile nicely. Sorry Andy, hehe. 

For anyone interested, we used the Foodie with Family recipe for Mak Kimchi. 

Almond Butter

This is going to be a really boring post. Only a couple pictures (and not even of the final product) and a few sentences masquerading as a recipe. BUT, the end result is so good that I think you should read it anyway. And then go make some almond butter. (You do need a food processor to do this, so if you don't have one you should probably come visit me and use mine. While you watch the kids and I take a nap.)

So here's the "recipe" - pour some unsalted almonds (I used raw but next time plan to roast them for a bit to see which way I prefer) into the bowl of a food processor. Turn it on. Wait for longer than you think necessary (about 10 minutes maybe), scraping down the bowl every few minutes. Just when you think it's going to be too dry and clumpy and you must have used bad almonds or you may even need a new food processor, all the oils will release and you will have almond butter. If you like you can add a little brown sugar or honey once the nuts are ground (see second photo) but before it actually turns into butter, and last time I also added cinnamon which I've really enjoyed.

I've been eating it on bagels, apples, pretzels, spoons...I'm guessing roughly 10% of my current body weight is thanks to almond butter.