tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64962970952070506962024-02-18T21:48:12.979-05:00The Simple SpatulaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-76987594677006591762010-10-18T13:22:00.001-04:002012-01-18T18:37:59.358-05:00The Big Move.<div style="text-align: center;">I did it. I finally did it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Simple Spatula has moved to it's own home.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first two days we ate it with pan seared poultry sausages, the next day I ate it as a cold salad with hard-boiled eggs and finally we mixed it into our butternut squash soup for dinner one night - that was Chris' idea and I'm not sure I ever want to eat that soup without it now.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sauteed Purple Cabbage with Apples and Red Wine</span></span></b></div></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I served this with pan-seared chicken sausage from <a href="http://www.brooklyncured.com/">Brooklyn Cured</a></span></span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serves a small army</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">olive oil</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I medium size head of purple cabbage, sliced into ribbons</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 small or medium yellow onion sliced into thin ribbons</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">about 1 cup red wine</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">balsamic vinegar</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hot pepper flakes</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">salt</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pepper</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ground sage</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 bay leaves</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 golden delicious apples sliced into thin sticks</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heat a large dutch oven over medium high heat and add a glug of olive oil.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the oil is hot add a pinch of hot pepper flakes and the onion. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sautee until softened, about 1 minute.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add the cabbage, and red wine and stir to coat. There should be extra liquid at the bottom of the pot.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add a splash of balsamic, 2 bay leaves a teaspoon or 2 of ground sage and a hefty pinch of kosher salt. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stir and cover.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let the cabbage cook down and soften stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or so. Add more wine and/or balsamic as needed to keep just a little liquid at the bottom.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once cabbage is just about cooked add the apple slices and a few grinds of black pepper</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cook uncovered until the apple is softened and most of the liquid is absorbed.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The cabbage should be tender and not to tough but not totally mushy either.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove bay leaves and serve with pan seared sausage or pretty much anything else.</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-64841918140165993282010-10-11T15:55:00.001-04:002010-10-11T15:56:40.796-04:00Happy Fall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitseDGRjUAgnCFxgD3mqFHPaDiz8J5V62iwW8i5664WNAEfYmjx1BZmJQQGqKJSmO_eIcWXHqqLVc9nH_40azqC-zhwMTHx7dy5vDtHDGHsI3EqKCCRkwQKtdYiZYPo9FIxQGNuN9LZUru/s1600/IMG_9924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitseDGRjUAgnCFxgD3mqFHPaDiz8J5V62iwW8i5664WNAEfYmjx1BZmJQQGqKJSmO_eIcWXHqqLVc9nH_40azqC-zhwMTHx7dy5vDtHDGHsI3EqKCCRkwQKtdYiZYPo9FIxQGNuN9LZUru/s400/IMG_9924.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My first day of work was an orientation of sorts. We learned the layout, what we should wear, how to properly build the tables each morning. We learned the specifics of what we would do each Sunday and, of course, we learned each others names. We played one of those ice breaker introduction games; you know the kind you played on the first day of elementary school or summer camp or the first night in a college dorm. Except in all those situations you're usually required to give your name and maybe your favorite color or grade level or your major. Whereas here - in this light, airy, new office that the market calls home - we had to give the name of our favorite fruit or vegetable. If I didn't smile outright, as I'm sure I did, I certainly smiled inside; these are my kind of people. Not only did everyone go along with it, but they all did so as if it were the most natural thing in the world - as if people ask them this all the time. Maybe they do. As we went around the circle there were nods of approval as if everyone could taste the fruit or vegetable in question and were even having trouble deciding which they are partial to. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also truly believe that anyone who doesn't like broccoli rabe has never had it prepared properly. Yes, it can be bitter and tough but if it's sauteed just right, it's neither. It's tender like broccoli but more pungent like full grown spinach and I like it the best with garlic, oil, sausage and splash of either lemon juice, white wine or vermouth. I've made this 3 times in the past two weeks - twice with broccoli rabe and once with swiss chard. Obviously, I suggest the broccoli rabe version.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large uncooked sausage, about 1/3lb (see headnotes)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 very large bunches of broccoli rabe (I mean REALLY large, not those wimpy things the supermarket carries)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 or 3 large cloves of garlic, sliced</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">juice from 1 lemon (or a 1/4-1/2 cup of vermouth or dry white wine)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a few pinches red chili flakes</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a few pinches dried rosemary</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">olive oil</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">salt and pepper</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Trim the broccoli rabe and chop it into large pieces. Bring a large pot of water to boil and blanch the broccoli rabe just until bright green (a couple minutes). Plunge it into an ice bath to stop the cooking and set aside.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>In a large frying pan, heat a little bit of olive oil (maybe two teaspoons - you won't need much because the sausage will give off fat as well) on medium high heat. Add the chili flakes and rosemary and stir to coat about 30 seconds. Slice the sausage lengthwise to remove the skin and crumble into the pan to brown for about a minute. Add the sliced garlic and stir the mixture letting the sausage and garlic brown. Add the lemon juice, wine or vermouth (whichever you choose) to deglaze the pan and scrape the fond from the bottom and sides. Add the chopped broccoli rabe and more liquid (only if the pan is dry). Cover immediately to finish cooking the broccoli rabe but remove cover and stir it around everything 30 seconds or so to keep it from overcooking in one place.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Remove from pan and add salt and pepper to taste.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Enjoy immediately!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_3eWO-I0NZunb0MyoqAokwgofhGCjmBz9xHtSt84Nd_EOd7qD_h6EJP-g_JoF5d9WOSMnlSkKMm9CWn0kNpEM6pE7UioLkcxjRBuYpyip3q-n8VgSkOEhaR1hmp7x7xmkDupaS2gk06J/s1600/IMG_9876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_3eWO-I0NZunb0MyoqAokwgofhGCjmBz9xHtSt84Nd_EOd7qD_h6EJP-g_JoF5d9WOSMnlSkKMm9CWn0kNpEM6pE7UioLkcxjRBuYpyip3q-n8VgSkOEhaR1hmp7x7xmkDupaS2gk06J/s400/IMG_9876.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></i></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a perfect world I could serve a cake with one slice missing. I could make a cake in the daylight hours, cut a slice out and spend 20 minutes taking pictures, changing settings, creating the scene around the plate. In this way I could photograph properly; in the right light, at my leisure, before people arrive instead of quickly rushing to snap pictures and then scurrying off with a slice for a rushed mini photo shoot while everyone else eats and mingles. If I could just take one slice out I wouldn't have to worry that my pictures won't come out in the dim evening light. If I could just take one slice out, I could even put it back untouched. I could be clever about it and spread the frosting just so.* Then no one would notice right away. They may, however, find it strange when they don't see me snapping away at the shutter and would quickly discover what had transpired. Of course since it's a perfect world, it would be okay. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwi8nk7-_4-5EAsYOSw6i-GVl6qMRIGq7ml6khuT7q6roSxXnzuOkcPcFa7sUkJ1uog8GV5fS36K92v1ZXVpmIAcrzkAjQU59vBCWqcru79CeBAtfDvDxcvGWQGbrkDVO5fCp4kaUD7Q0/s1600/IMG_9888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwi8nk7-_4-5EAsYOSw6i-GVl6qMRIGq7ml6khuT7q6roSxXnzuOkcPcFa7sUkJ1uog8GV5fS36K92v1ZXVpmIAcrzkAjQU59vBCWqcru79CeBAtfDvDxcvGWQGbrkDVO5fCp4kaUD7Q0/s640/IMG_9888.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreXCAts4ne1fFFXqcz1cGgMJrJYeAo9unULqiRJ5H-P2Sqly3ovFXaC2W20rCUkuBTMGvAGImUZAOtJP9N-hvr7PBAKO7P6o7bBMJ7M7dUlRUoZkXc4i5UgwU5Bfwi2V-m0vx0_MxBrYJ/s1600/IMG_9892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreXCAts4ne1fFFXqcz1cGgMJrJYeAo9unULqiRJ5H-P2Sqly3ovFXaC2W20rCUkuBTMGvAGImUZAOtJP9N-hvr7PBAKO7P6o7bBMJ7M7dUlRUoZkXc4i5UgwU5Bfwi2V-m0vx0_MxBrYJ/s640/IMG_9892.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaC7W82-0hEwHjFoyTO48N1R9QgXdfHCvMRfgz48bNedMh5JAsyA_YTmiueXQg_qujlMJFRL8jMKa23MI4SPDP-kuFsu9u2dZfV13I68loG0Fd33cFuXOMThB6n4VN8-5qAJkYm93UhJ5/s1600/IMG_9912.JPG" imageanchor="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaC7W82-0hEwHjFoyTO48N1R9QgXdfHCvMRfgz48bNedMh5JAsyA_YTmiueXQg_qujlMJFRL8jMKa23MI4SPDP-kuFsu9u2dZfV13I68loG0Fd33cFuXOMThB6n4VN8-5qAJkYm93UhJ5/s320/IMG_9912.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXjMR2jxvPWq08MkY5zsneTPj82CP6AdDZMrSf3E0BlXXIHRTr3k0ZC4kCjRlEu_MrSeqybNem_XMzWL4FskX67tLtCXl1s4ceEOPyLUW3b839L7SiEkQxqygqYf72OwuLCRqYplxFjT/s1600/IMG_9917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXjMR2jxvPWq08MkY5zsneTPj82CP6AdDZMrSf3E0BlXXIHRTr3k0ZC4kCjRlEu_MrSeqybNem_XMzWL4FskX67tLtCXl1s4ceEOPyLUW3b839L7SiEkQxqygqYf72OwuLCRqYplxFjT/s640/IMG_9917.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF5hHUFm1dmGBUF-riVWv2fr0rr1y21zDyyfPjNS73gyQSAoX9og559zuTWCq7mmCK1hobWAIyNWxqeXxXnPwjRdzW-jHD7lpwfkQOtB7mL41-o_9hCTWvgvhT7NrK5hcQqVzy2MiPwNZ/s1600/IMG_9918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikF5hHUFm1dmGBUF-riVWv2fr0rr1y21zDyyfPjNS73gyQSAoX9og559zuTWCq7mmCK1hobWAIyNWxqeXxXnPwjRdzW-jHD7lpwfkQOtB7mL41-o_9hCTWvgvhT7NrK5hcQqVzy2MiPwNZ/s640/IMG_9918.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, since we don't live in a perfect world, and I can't actually take a slice out of a cake made for someone else, I reserve this right for my own birthday cake. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's my birthday, it's my cake, I made it, I do what I want. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I took a piece out this afternoon, photographed it and ate it, right there as I was lying on the floor with the camera. Then without even thinking twice I cut another one and ate that too. </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If I had predicted what part of this cake I would like best I easily would have guessed the frosting; but when I tasted it, it was not the frosting, but the actual cake that demanded another taste. Sure the frosting complemented it nicely but it was the cake that I wanted to keep eating bite by delectable bite.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RqbY_HSTXthwXyezTZ3eR_0nDUOuS6impcd1UGAt9P9sKNyXoXHbDu6V8Wo4PrRZiQw3_QdCGSylYCCBZjIgvHUd8s1VFuFNTyo6DnqmfG3aWuER8of4jrSZKPWnUTmJPrBPwADihYsX/s1600/IMG_9901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RqbY_HSTXthwXyezTZ3eR_0nDUOuS6impcd1UGAt9P9sKNyXoXHbDu6V8Wo4PrRZiQw3_QdCGSylYCCBZjIgvHUd8s1VFuFNTyo6DnqmfG3aWuER8of4jrSZKPWnUTmJPrBPwADihYsX/s640/IMG_9901.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not sure why I made a carrot cake. It's certainly not my favorite cake but something pulled me to it. When I thought of what I would make for today, I didn't even blink twice. This was it, I was certain - I wanted </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> cake. My mouth must have already known the warm autumn flavor that awaits, my nose already taking in the rich cinnamon emanating from my oven and lingering on as it bakes. I think it was the frosting that caught my attention, after all what sounds better than fresh ricotta lightly sweetened with maple syrup?? In the end though, the frosting was a bit disappointing, forgettable, the maple flavor almost too faint to detect. On the other hand the cake, well the cake was perfect. Moist and richly flavored with cinnamon, the prefect texture thanks to finely ground carrots instead of coarsely grated. I did as </span></span><a href="http://www.foodloveswriting.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shannalee</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> suggested and baked it the day before to let the flavors come together, don't skip this step and you too will posses a deep seated need to cut a slice (or two) before you serve it to anyone else. Just remember, only on your birthday.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*This is sort of like the cut-a-piece-of-cake-from-middle-and-fill-it-with-frosting trick </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDu4kZB8Y4sbOMdSUaTtnAh8CudQGW45Cqpz6FVKTuQZs0RMam0m7Lrh4YwP5roBODJprM-WCxusy250gPTvUjoE4yqCl0L939U958WmZlAQLEdGjslLNyLv3D3HYG-iREsb0vnY9w6Qn/s1600/IMG_9919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDu4kZB8Y4sbOMdSUaTtnAh8CudQGW45Cqpz6FVKTuQZs0RMam0m7Lrh4YwP5roBODJprM-WCxusy250gPTvUjoE4yqCl0L939U958WmZlAQLEdGjslLNyLv3D3HYG-iREsb0vnY9w6Qn/s640/IMG_9919.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1.53846em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></strong></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spelt Carrot Cake</span></span></strong></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></span><br />
<i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Adapted from </span></span></i><a href="http://www.ripeorganics.com.au/recipes/sweet-things/carrot-cake" style="color: darkgrey; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ripe the Organic Grocer</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> via </span></span></i><i><a href="http://www.foodloveswriting.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Food Loves Writing</span></span></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.foodloveswriting.com/"></a></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used a 10-inch spring form pan because I didn't want to buy a 9-inch round - either works fine.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace the white whole wheat flour with white spelt flour to make this gluten free. Next time I might even just try 100% whole grain spelt flour.</span></span></i></span></div></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup white whole wheat flour</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup whole grain spelt flour</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 cups raw turbinado sugar</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 teaspoons baking soda</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 large eggs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3/4 cup olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 pound carrots processed finely in a food processor</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Preheat the oven to 350° F. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix eggs lightly. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add egg and oil, and mix through. Add grated carrot, then mix till combined. Bake in a greased nine-inch-round cake pan lined with greased parchment paper, for around 35 to 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from tin.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b></b></span></span><br />
<b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ricotta Maple Frosting</span></span></b></span></div></b></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To address my disappointment in the frosting - next time I'm going to try smoothing out the ricotta in a food processor and straining it in cheesecloth (the way I would for cannoli filling). Then beating it with vanilla and maple syrup and gradually adding just a bit of powered sugar to thicken it as needed. If its not too thin without the powered sugar then I'll leave that out and add 1 extra tablespoon of maple syrup instead. For now I have left the recipe as is.</span></span></i></span></b></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups fresh ricotta</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 tablespoons pure maple syrup</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mix ingredients together with a spoon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frost cake.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH_E_oslRH4meUgu5TFoH-rbHIbC8pYD715ZKItUuEub_-Yck7wb3nRTgKocuPHH2pTI-XhEp0dPLiyxbu7EMinQ1_gkpMkGQf8lIg3vbrzQYCx3nN2N_VCq4WC0A9S3VfL_gyRnzAjEp/s1600/IMG_9915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH_E_oslRH4meUgu5TFoH-rbHIbC8pYD715ZKItUuEub_-Yck7wb3nRTgKocuPHH2pTI-XhEp0dPLiyxbu7EMinQ1_gkpMkGQf8lIg3vbrzQYCx3nN2N_VCq4WC0A9S3VfL_gyRnzAjEp/s640/IMG_9915.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-73619522883155840382010-09-28T21:19:00.000-04:002010-09-28T21:19:39.453-04:00Shameless Promotion<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One day last spring, maybe sometime in May, I received a strange comment on The Simple Spatula. A woman asked me for my email to discuss publishing some of my posts. I assumed it was spam or some kind of junk but for some reason I emailed her anyway. It turns out it was not spam or junk but actually true. Since then I've been working with the </span></span><a href="http://www.slatterymedia.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Slattery Media Group</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in Australia to publish </span></span><a href="http://www.slatterymedia.com/store/viewBook/foodies-of-the-world/?ref=FOWDC7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Foodies of the World</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. It's a compilation of photography and recipes from bloggers all over the world and I have 2 posts published within it's covers. Which ones you ask? Well, you'll just have to buy a copy and find out ;). It will be released on this friday October 1st and I'll share some more information then. In the meantime you'll just have to sit tight.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-59599139524872882182010-09-27T09:15:00.000-04:002010-09-27T09:15:22.674-04:00As Requested.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meet the roommates, Chris and Katherine.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Someone made us laugh...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePagAQ1WkHWO7VzS4dKLGDB071na0yeazo1orxh77Uokg4KkxrCNiT5z3iQUoVbnyfzSUq-iKkx9TqFejo-uPrs54zKmA1i8m1KNe3KwvtJW3Fmbf1VKMSeDvTAu56m2Ot966CeLWQqbs/s1600/IMG_9857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePagAQ1WkHWO7VzS4dKLGDB071na0yeazo1orxh77Uokg4KkxrCNiT5z3iQUoVbnyfzSUq-iKkx9TqFejo-uPrs54zKmA1i8m1KNe3KwvtJW3Fmbf1VKMSeDvTAu56m2Ot966CeLWQqbs/s640/IMG_9857.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cidery.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bellweather</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> dry hard apple cider from the market...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x7i899-W0ir7WsTeITQbenJSLcc68mdejHSEAxpwefh59Vot7ruVD-fxBhiPq8ymgraWieXp_JmcqNPguiEJCoU3dnwRdp_8TfYM3mxGvtyPkqJhENCb9I3cgS9H3kRw3YdznuqE663-/s1600/IMG_9853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x7i899-W0ir7WsTeITQbenJSLcc68mdejHSEAxpwefh59Vot7ruVD-fxBhiPq8ymgraWieXp_JmcqNPguiEJCoU3dnwRdp_8TfYM3mxGvtyPkqJhENCb9I3cgS9H3kRw3YdznuqE663-/s400/IMG_9853.JPG" width="266" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHyUQY7lDlqMycrjE4modXNrcnGOla72oDkURUCT-R34dvwCQW6q9I_vZ4zFNKjibEKPlywIxoWxtmqL25Nc5lhPI221kGa89pqrS89zpvCfjzLGkOyNbWYKRTe_Y9kO59ta4PxGICit0/s1600/IMG_9861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHyUQY7lDlqMycrjE4modXNrcnGOla72oDkURUCT-R34dvwCQW6q9I_vZ4zFNKjibEKPlywIxoWxtmqL25Nc5lhPI221kGa89pqrS89zpvCfjzLGkOyNbWYKRTe_Y9kO59ta4PxGICit0/s400/IMG_9861.JPG" width="266" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some kitchen pictures as requested by </span></span><a href="http://coconutandvanilla.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lena</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxETZJwENFIoTA9Bw0Fyt04XdAWpU6ZKYA-fxTnGppAgB6OwfLgeccJXxtx2iLkWFxcbU4aLFS9j4EZKdNjbiuyDzE1hj8JBOwWjEIUErZOw2Zu8pcNx13Hfi07r_EZllIAplLZNvR76E/s1600/IMG_9797.JPG" imageanchor="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxETZJwENFIoTA9Bw0Fyt04XdAWpU6ZKYA-fxTnGppAgB6OwfLgeccJXxtx2iLkWFxcbU4aLFS9j4EZKdNjbiuyDzE1hj8JBOwWjEIUErZOw2Zu8pcNx13Hfi07r_EZllIAplLZNvR76E/s320/IMG_9797.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> My room - still packed up, no bed, no furniture. I'll get there.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH5Yug-w3tqvqdfvcEeIQKiOOez1QoQRsYItQxkBQTyz7jqrfyxVya1RUSO9GmrCjOgsdBIww1UiFPPMZxOUn8Aj7XW84GOs27UrkxIWp1Hqhaem2CBU_5U2NcOq1JwkNl3Cufrtb1uPs/s1600/IMG_9720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH5Yug-w3tqvqdfvcEeIQKiOOez1QoQRsYItQxkBQTyz7jqrfyxVya1RUSO9GmrCjOgsdBIww1UiFPPMZxOUn8Aj7XW84GOs27UrkxIWp1Hqhaem2CBU_5U2NcOq1JwkNl3Cufrtb1uPs/s640/IMG_9720.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our living room is a mess. It's mostly my fault - I have too many various flours and mason jars and no where to put them yet. I'll post some pictures once we get our act together.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-27069886661455662722010-09-25T22:34:00.000-04:002010-09-27T08:20:07.108-04:00The act of cooking.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although I eat my fair share of pizza and can't resist a good Chinese dumpling, I'm adamant about avoiding takeout when I move. It's never really been intentional but I realized that I pretty much never order food or go out to eat in the days that I spend unpacking. I don't think it really has much to do with the food but rather the act of cooking itself. It brings some semblance of normalcy to otherwise upside down days. It's a reminder that not everything has changed; I can still cook. I can still put an egg in a pan and in a few minutes it'll turn out sunny-side up. I can still beat butter with sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour and make a </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/5029574812/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">homey cake (with plums stuck in the top)</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">olive oil</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 egg</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 egg white (you can freeze the yolk for a later date)</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 baby zucchini, sliced into coins</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">half a red bell pepper, chopped</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thinly sliced parmesan cheese</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hot paprika</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">salt and pepper to taste</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Crack one and and one egg white in a bowl. Make sure not to break the yolk, set aside.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">heat olive oil in a small frying pan over medium high heat.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When oil is hot add zucchini and red pepper.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add hot paprika salt and pepper to taste (I like to do this early on because it will cook into the edge of the zucchini and make a bit of a crust if you use enough).</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">saute the zucchini and pepper in olive oil until zucchini is golden, about 7 minutes.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">push zucchini and peppers to one side of the pan and pour a tiny bit of oil on the empty side. Let it heat up then slide the egg and egg white into the pan. The white should spread to encompass the vegetables but the yolk will stay neatly nestled next to it. Add salt and pepper to the egg and cover with a lid. Cook until egg white is set and yolk is desired consistency (I like mine more runny). About one minute before yolk is done, lift lid and place slices of parmesan on top of eggs and vegetables. replace the lid and heat until melted.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove from the pan and enjoy!</span></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-82817354697682720362010-09-23T07:03:00.001-04:002010-09-23T07:03:00.372-04:00Let's get my priorities straight.<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXKmnrpfm0EM34uG4IH2Sru9rbXaibVLLSWhleUzYIGJAIM2gZbXpZe6e7RmsX4uKXlBOt6c9Yb5a69YG_wWvicS3NFEFdcS83R3sF9NHw2rVAWBSrrOHsu1aeWjjJfbDQMe_Jy8I2sE6/s1600/IMG_9728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXKmnrpfm0EM34uG4IH2Sru9rbXaibVLLSWhleUzYIGJAIM2gZbXpZe6e7RmsX4uKXlBOt6c9Yb5a69YG_wWvicS3NFEFdcS83R3sF9NHw2rVAWBSrrOHsu1aeWjjJfbDQMe_Jy8I2sE6/s640/IMG_9728.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This city is so </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">LOUD</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. All. The.Time.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I signed my lease on Monday and moved into my new apartment Tuesday. I have two roommates (who y'all will meet in a later post), and a fire escape where I can sit in the mornings; just like I did on my balcony in Binghamton. Only this time it's not quiet - even at 5:30am. I'm actually sitting on it as I write this and getting some really weird looks from people walking up the avenue, but who cares, I'm outside. I don't know if I would make it here if I couldn't be.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></u></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just so you can get a feel for my priorities here: I'm sleeping on an air bed until I can transport my mattress, I forgot sheets, I have no furniture except 3 camping chairs, I haven't even changed the light bulb in my bathroom or connected the internet - but within six hours of moving in I cleaned the kitchen top to bottom, organized the cabinets, set up appliances and stocked the fridge with food. Ha! I barely cleaned the bathroom first [okay, that's a lie I definitely cleaned the bathroom first thing]. I'm always the most grossed out by bathrooms and kitchens - now that both of those are clean and organized it doesn't really bother me that the floor is dusty [haven't bought a vacuum yet], or that I have no kitchen table [let's face it I'd rather be on the fire escape anyway]. At least there are vegetables [and apple cider!] in my refrigerator and I won't contract something from the shower.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Plus, not having any furniture is kind of fun, it makes the apartment seem bigger. Maybe we'll do this super minimalist style: Each person gets 1 floor cushion, 1 mug for coffee/tea, and a </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4806825349/in/set-72157624408274017/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">singing</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4807446258/in/set-72157624408274017/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bowl</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4806826397/in/set-72157624408274017/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">learn patience</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTWwUKf07iua31Rhmh_LgbQ5bhX4sSEeJD_nrIKrIP6nsv0z4FpYjJLOqbGG6S0Cl8pnnP4JyI0gTXDjLjC_7zTNzpD-woCgre9OP5mppiWL2BnhnjHF2CrsYsaOXjLlugSQt1d3YHeC0/s1600/IMG_9602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTWwUKf07iua31Rhmh_LgbQ5bhX4sSEeJD_nrIKrIP6nsv0z4FpYjJLOqbGG6S0Cl8pnnP4JyI0gTXDjLjC_7zTNzpD-woCgre9OP5mppiWL2BnhnjHF2CrsYsaOXjLlugSQt1d3YHeC0/s640/IMG_9602.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everyone has a few household items or foods that they call by an odd name. Maybe it originally descended from a family member who speaks another language or maybe one day someone was at a loss for words and just made one up that stuck. Whatever the reason, the words become a natural, integrated part of your vocabulary and you forget that the general population doesn't have a clue what you are talking about (I actually do this fairly frequently). For example the first time I heard someone use the slang term "po-po" to refer to the police I was utterly confused because in my family, we called the end of a loaf of bread the "po-po". I was probably 16 and the conversation went something like this:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Friend: There's a tree blocking the road we can't go into town: but don't worry the po-po is on their way, it'll be cleared soon.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: Wait, what? Who's coming?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Friend: The po-po, to deal with the fallen tree.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: The end-of-the-bread is going to clear the tree from the road??</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Friend: What are you talking about? The police are coming; po-po = police.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: Ohhhhhh, well not in my house it doesn't...</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov2xb5Tr59A1XPnEr9S8uLiRNZ7kRNDKEZ_YZvDhEgskLroAmBReVLhoe3Gz4oBKGhLKzrq4XwBvAjp6SoX2nuxEW3lb7BzRkk9cpUTW7oMZBPQBVySyaAaM0H8FgYJBvete46xBgNnEP/s1600/IMG_9613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov2xb5Tr59A1XPnEr9S8uLiRNZ7kRNDKEZ_YZvDhEgskLroAmBReVLhoe3Gz4oBKGhLKzrq4XwBvAjp6SoX2nuxEW3lb7BzRkk9cpUTW7oMZBPQBVySyaAaM0H8FgYJBvete46xBgNnEP/s640/IMG_9613.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60rsPHhD9DFSKjrKL83GLmVgNKbKjZFtlWKwlRoOwPGZ76YJ36z9YYX7wbyF5qEqlDo5f3MgLnUrhahx3lbp72-g_G_Nx2U5C7o_0M7UZ91ynmSNhJd7nNmaGwaiNL0FTbx_2UnuLmThJ/s1600/IMG_9603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60rsPHhD9DFSKjrKL83GLmVgNKbKjZFtlWKwlRoOwPGZ76YJ36z9YYX7wbyF5qEqlDo5f3MgLnUrhahx3lbp72-g_G_Nx2U5C7o_0M7UZ91ynmSNhJd7nNmaGwaiNL0FTbx_2UnuLmThJ/s640/IMG_9603.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or try sitting in your freshman dorm in college with a roommate that you barely know and asking her to pass the doo-hickey (TV remote or sometimes whatever it is that you want but can't seem to remember the name of, at which time you point and call it a doo-hickey).</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yea, I got a weird look for that one.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Beef Brisket with "Goop", Baby Carrots and Pearl Onions</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Beef broth lends a deeper richer flavor but either chicken broth also works. Any combination of the two is fine as well. / Serves 8</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 3.5lb Flat-cut beef brisket, fat trimmed</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 tablespoons olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7 cups (900g) finely chopped onions</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup finely chopped onions</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup finely chopped celery</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 750ml bottle dry red wine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8 large fresh thyme sprigs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 bays leaves</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">13 cups low-sodium chicken or beef broth</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1lb baby carrots</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12oz pearl onions, blanched and peeled</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Preheat oven to 450 degrees</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sprinkle meat with salt in pepper</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, wide pot of medium-high heat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Brown brisket - about 5 minutes per side - and transfer to a large roasting pan. Set aside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add chopped onions, garlic, celery and carrots to the original pot and saute until golden, about 10 minutes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add wine, thyme sprigs and bay leaves to pot. Boil until liquid is reduced to about 5 cups, about 10 minutes. Add both and bring to a boil.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a TON of liquid but it will reduce significantly and you definitely need all of it to ensure there is enough liquid throughout the whole cooking time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pour wine mixture over brisket to fill 2/3 of the pan, reserve remaining wine mixture.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Roast brisket uncovered until very tender, turning and basting occasionally and adding more of the wine mixture as necessary to keep the pan 2/3 full, about 3 1/2 hours.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove the meat to a cutting board or platter.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Strain pan juices into a bowl pressing on solids and set aside. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove the time sprigs and bay leaves and discard.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*Puree the solids (aka the vegetables or "goop") until blended but still chunky and spoon into a bowl. Gradually whisk a little of the puree into the gravy adding more as needed to thicken but not too much as the gravy will continue to thicken on its own. If you accidentally add too much just whisk in a little broth to thin out again.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Season both sauce and "goop" with salt and pepper and set aside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thinly slice the meat across the grain.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add baby carrots, pearl onions and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; saute until golden, about 5 minutes. Cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serve meat with sauce, "goop" carrots, and pearl onions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The meat, sauce and "goop" freeze well either separately or mixed together into ready to go portions.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*I completely forgot this step last night which is why my sauce was too thin and my "goop" just looks like chopped up vegetables. It's not a huge deal but it's definitely worth the extra step.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-11875420334338628612010-09-16T00:30:00.001-04:002010-09-16T00:30:00.350-04:00Brussel Sprouts with Romano Cheese and Lentils<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnnGc07-MUG7obdcqTo-bAFSpVFX8qcNzD1bMvd7Dsp_Jp5fgc4iKhxll4YNxFgUBgfpXfHTk_0F2qON1S1KO8alvqPIzvL5LRg_ZJ4WdkoPrFmFaNHJUzeQpSCbh5KuKmhi_BLkSEd45/s1600/IMG_9467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnnGc07-MUG7obdcqTo-bAFSpVFX8qcNzD1bMvd7Dsp_Jp5fgc4iKhxll4YNxFgUBgfpXfHTk_0F2qON1S1KO8alvqPIzvL5LRg_ZJ4WdkoPrFmFaNHJUzeQpSCbh5KuKmhi_BLkSEd45/s640/IMG_9467.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRpRTZtTAdO26ARxH6rfV3nYyt1rcEarnsetJUEkrmGJxeLokWz4i37BTTPt3QWS0HoDMHIiUNcvh4Dl7Xg6BSUwyD2xRbQ7jkUtLdtt6Q9lU0bIiWriW2S-m3MPGKTYNW0H-0ZYWCfuQ/s1600/IMG_9471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRpRTZtTAdO26ARxH6rfV3nYyt1rcEarnsetJUEkrmGJxeLokWz4i37BTTPt3QWS0HoDMHIiUNcvh4Dl7Xg6BSUwyD2xRbQ7jkUtLdtt6Q9lU0bIiWriW2S-m3MPGKTYNW0H-0ZYWCfuQ/s640/IMG_9471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY_fAEGEQB4sWRkQ7oUuJgTOogciOqwPn-gl-EZw_NFl2HVDuIUAMCdQ26jgb2rvT7oErAGWK_iXgkIyHghgHMMBna9Kse-Ua6j0EwEndsBCSOzMFYgQzrssRv3hvpgXdFSsFGpqKZP38/s1600/IMG_9477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY_fAEGEQB4sWRkQ7oUuJgTOogciOqwPn-gl-EZw_NFl2HVDuIUAMCdQ26jgb2rvT7oErAGWK_iXgkIyHghgHMMBna9Kse-Ua6j0EwEndsBCSOzMFYgQzrssRv3hvpgXdFSsFGpqKZP38/s640/IMG_9477.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY_fAEGEQB4sWRkQ7oUuJgTOogciOqwPn-gl-EZw_NFl2HVDuIUAMCdQ26jgb2rvT7oErAGWK_iXgkIyHghgHMMBna9Kse-Ua6j0EwEndsBCSOzMFYgQzrssRv3hvpgXdFSsFGpqKZP38/s1600/IMG_9477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is the only thing I've cooked in at least a week and I'm not sure it really counts as cooking. Just a little steaming, boiling and grating and lunch (or dinner) is ready. You see, I have a new job. Have I told you about my new job? WHAT!? I haven't? Oh my. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm also moving. I haven't told you about that yet either? Oh wow. We have some catching up to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">do. </span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wtAF39GmaT6Z0FqmvL8tOPmAJ_v2fVQVjjnXJMoS0ywZo11wuHmTpw0F5RHOCQlDHjk4hH_tbrI5kGbIdactxIL0uSyIXiuKblbhBdPa2w2Ffxt0Kf38YqJ6LKyth5J8gFigfYM_HmVp/s1600/IMG_9432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wtAF39GmaT6Z0FqmvL8tOPmAJ_v2fVQVjjnXJMoS0ywZo11wuHmTpw0F5RHOCQlDHjk4hH_tbrI5kGbIdactxIL0uSyIXiuKblbhBdPa2w2Ffxt0Kf38YqJ6LKyth5J8gFigfYM_HmVp/s640/IMG_9432.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">[New boots for a new job and a new Autumn]</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sunday was my first day working for the </span></span><a href="http://www.newamsterdammarket.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New Amsterdam Market</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in South Street Seaport (downtown Manhattan). I'm an intern so I set up the market in the morning (bright and early which explains the 6am sunrise pictures) and hang out for a few hours during the market helping out vendors and milling around. If you are in the area you should definitely come down and check it out. Right now it's market season until december 19th which means we are there every Sunday (except November 28th), rain, snow, sun whatever. We're there. I'm doing some other work for them during the week as well but the job is not what's taking up all my time - at least not yet. It's the moving. Mostly because I don't know where I'm moving to. However the search may be coming to a close this week (so let's all cross our fingers that it goes smoothly). In which case I'll have some actual packing and moving to do and hope to be settled as soon as possible. After all, fall is my favorite season (in case you haven't figured that out) and I want to make apple sauce, brisket, apple crisp, butternut squash soup, chicken soup, braised mushrooms, apple pie, pumpkin pie and lots of things with prune plums - in no specific order (although prune plum season is coming to an end). </span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGVWM_lr4aLUItY4qn_ylfS1Llh4JfT9cVcT7y9JXcU9fpI3YWQAoLXPdr5FGpTUDdPpaEh9chBxg6286w9LFv74hUWrG_2e8NB7ACSeFq2HLKxExxUzW-rOXt4PPW-Em_K1CkNxk1Ags/s1600/IMG_9493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGVWM_lr4aLUItY4qn_ylfS1Llh4JfT9cVcT7y9JXcU9fpI3YWQAoLXPdr5FGpTUDdPpaEh9chBxg6286w9LFv74hUWrG_2e8NB7ACSeFq2HLKxExxUzW-rOXt4PPW-Em_K1CkNxk1Ags/s400/IMG_9493.JPG" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xR6V8dKqCeB4ZcBcI92vaPv8OPj4COD-8btELBCwpJeJSmWt_wCtbXfhRRN6-Eun8NALRb6houX_Zy6ouqX76F5rFix_wEnWjm46eO-y88GYZIcregyPxzTbHbph0yGBPbR-VsHVVGVJ/s1600/IMG_9495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xR6V8dKqCeB4ZcBcI92vaPv8OPj4COD-8btELBCwpJeJSmWt_wCtbXfhRRN6-Eun8NALRb6houX_Zy6ouqX76F5rFix_wEnWjm46eO-y88GYZIcregyPxzTbHbph0yGBPbR-VsHVVGVJ/s400/IMG_9495.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLBmoGcz-BmMyYsXc9P4XtPizJ5ObtYtkeQfpMAel59rNo-4UUJv8RJyhx9Ha5_qmrwU2QjKSh0WJ2UblVh9m6-7qQLdBFtJAAPcvxhyphenhyphenO_3PB7PKDL2d9yAiAO6f6XOFmPHI9xdMcf7EP/s1600/IMG_9492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLBmoGcz-BmMyYsXc9P4XtPizJ5ObtYtkeQfpMAel59rNo-4UUJv8RJyhx9Ha5_qmrwU2QjKSh0WJ2UblVh9m6-7qQLdBFtJAAPcvxhyphenhyphenO_3PB7PKDL2d9yAiAO6f6XOFmPHI9xdMcf7EP/s640/IMG_9492.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brussel Sprouts with Romano Cheese and Lentils</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Serves 1</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/4 cup green lentils (dry measure) - I like sprouted but regular work fine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">175g brussel sprouts (about 1 1/2 cups), with the base trimmed off</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 tsp olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Juice from half of a lemon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Salt and pepper</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Freshly grated romano cheese</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cook the lentils according to the directions. Toss with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Steam the trimmed brussel sprouts until cooked through but still firm. Length of time will vary depending on size, mine took about 7 minutes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Toss with oil, salt and pepper. Pour on top of lentils.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sprinkle with freshly grated Romano and serve with a cold glass of apple cider.</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-23258837683509255662010-09-09T12:30:00.012-04:002010-09-09T12:30:29.173-04:00Walnut Pesto<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><div><div><div style="text-align: auto;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There were giant bunches of basil staring me down at the farm stand. They said:<br />
"My only desire in my short basil-y life is to be pesto."<br />
And so I acquiesced.<br />
Basil can be very persuasive. </span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gh0g4RYbgaPyFuHGstkBbvw-3OF0eEaYUqSuk8XfIVBbMGrVgjDNpU4ihI6MIXUd8zvAMJnqgOW4y4h_FqjJTUPT-o-tnB4Ov_hTWwee-X5LfNdW9e1aHknZjO66lMs3qwRdrISP30ii/s1600/IMG_9162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gh0g4RYbgaPyFuHGstkBbvw-3OF0eEaYUqSuk8XfIVBbMGrVgjDNpU4ihI6MIXUd8zvAMJnqgOW4y4h_FqjJTUPT-o-tnB4Ov_hTWwee-X5LfNdW9e1aHknZjO66lMs3qwRdrISP30ii/s640/IMG_9162.JPG" width="640" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gh0g4RYbgaPyFuHGstkBbvw-3OF0eEaYUqSuk8XfIVBbMGrVgjDNpU4ihI6MIXUd8zvAMJnqgOW4y4h_FqjJTUPT-o-tnB4Ov_hTWwee-X5LfNdW9e1aHknZjO66lMs3qwRdrISP30ii/s1600/IMG_9162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TGtpYUlH39WvCyElB0B4cMBDQvSTaoOd898kUNGF_hRlKRyZtwTmTuhwxe9uGEb64erEbn1sgL4YMOmNmC1kL1U_cXB7n-Gq-pEbbuckEN5Hj6apBBhd_JhgZyMLnoF_7WrDHiKVn_4l/s640/IMG_9155.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gh0g4RYbgaPyFuHGstkBbvw-3OF0eEaYUqSuk8XfIVBbMGrVgjDNpU4ihI6MIXUd8zvAMJnqgOW4y4h_FqjJTUPT-o-tnB4Ov_hTWwee-X5LfNdW9e1aHknZjO66lMs3qwRdrISP30ii/s1600/IMG_9162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuK6yCHttFSe5GwBu4lAEnsJDzu5MkyMVxobuOrnogu_MLtRQQM4wfpbW4jfyeHYeJeDHN2pySAan3QbRW4UenGFVvIwfMpsXzl3U1q_3YbecrmWk2fmkk7AaAVIWN6sYYBIcEAWlB0T4/s640/IMG_9157.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Walnut Pesto</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Makes about 6oz</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A couple roasted garlic cloves, more or less to taste</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 ounce fresh basil leaves</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 ounce walnuts</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 tablespoons grated romano or parmesan cheese</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">juice from half of a lemon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a few pinches of salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First roast the garlic. (click <a href="http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_garlic/">here</a> to learn how)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next, combine garlic, basil and walnuts in a food processor and process for 30 seconds or until chopped fairly evenly. While the food processor is still running drizzle in olive oil, then the cheese and lemon juice. Add salt to taste but remember the cheese is salty already.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Toss pesto with warm pasta, or spread on crusty baguette (my favorite way to eat it). Also makes a great spread for sandwiches, a base for bruschetta, or pizza; and it's delicious mixed with ricotta, in calzones and stuffed shells.</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdbYg6HK-bspB80tH4gmoSLRgIEak-WxaHyQUC9VrtG1VLxYuy3U_-Ejm5dHiKYEvJODiA7OmTHBfvNHZOi9u_DINDmYrS8sivZHAlmbdERC3ZgRouV4gwIwH06NJNd_Eza24CRa96HjI/s1600/IMG_9158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdbYg6HK-bspB80tH4gmoSLRgIEak-WxaHyQUC9VrtG1VLxYuy3U_-Ejm5dHiKYEvJODiA7OmTHBfvNHZOi9u_DINDmYrS8sivZHAlmbdERC3ZgRouV4gwIwH06NJNd_Eza24CRa96HjI/s640/IMG_9158.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-81119875169132714632010-09-04T23:20:00.000-04:002010-09-04T23:20:32.063-04:00The trouble with writing a food blog...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycdr3_Qm-55wg1KS_LBOG1OqcuSPDad7vXn-CwhKKWUt-scCUzG5US0pF_kOGL7hyOkeFEpLM4hdzMbG6MYmckfTsR75cr9kVIroTn7i75ECYSLemxlsh9EwC91Nx0yO7YD-5vPc0wj3l/s1600/IMG_9358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycdr3_Qm-55wg1KS_LBOG1OqcuSPDad7vXn-CwhKKWUt-scCUzG5US0pF_kOGL7hyOkeFEpLM4hdzMbG6MYmckfTsR75cr9kVIroTn7i75ECYSLemxlsh9EwC91Nx0yO7YD-5vPc0wj3l/s640/IMG_9358.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If I offered you a large chocolate chip cookie last week, you might assume that was a generous thing to do; share. Typically I am happy to do it and I'd like to think it's driven by generosity. But Thursday, well Thursday might have been a little different. As much as I'd like to think my cookie-sharing is prompted by my desire to share cookies with others, I think in this case I think it was a survival tactic. By offering these cookies to others I was actually begging people to save me from eating them all myself. Maybe I'm not as generous as I once thought, but really, what do you care; I'm still giving you cookies. Even if it was really for selfish reasons.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPyYv3HDzd1yvzfi8Azu-Eb2tdtKGi_abR13J8q-yvPsF_X2NDRtFwmTnmddxVeKXV-j7XuhBBy9awrOXp0Omi6KZBUpeBqLGga1T_wLcBDsSYTH_1I1xKeGDYnVnmmbQG38tYAJhl7y_/s1600/IMG_9330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPyYv3HDzd1yvzfi8Azu-Eb2tdtKGi_abR13J8q-yvPsF_X2NDRtFwmTnmddxVeKXV-j7XuhBBy9awrOXp0Omi6KZBUpeBqLGga1T_wLcBDsSYTH_1I1xKeGDYnVnmmbQG38tYAJhl7y_/s640/IMG_9330.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dmWnZX9AjHOvwx4hR3QSAEaD9iZ-ZAkvzsJvUklotBPMA-uiebtbws5oDeGxfEv12dfVNoY1SZiVP8x9WbsVvikalN0amIrFiqfoyI6t3Rizk97qGheujvEk9h4jODdWfatcrHo48fZZ/s1600/IMG_9332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dmWnZX9AjHOvwx4hR3QSAEaD9iZ-ZAkvzsJvUklotBPMA-uiebtbws5oDeGxfEv12dfVNoY1SZiVP8x9WbsVvikalN0amIrFiqfoyI6t3Rizk97qGheujvEk9h4jODdWfatcrHo48fZZ/s640/IMG_9332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzWCqDYizw9UmI1zJOuePA1olen0cAPepymDFQoJ257sH4IyxRg9Yp6yJrkMO-5NV1pGfjca2vA6Sj7t7wzqiJ2sdXbFjIInrjPCszHs8t4F_sI9QBSSWKV-IimWSTGy93Haln4ZhUD-k/s1600/IMG_9333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzWCqDYizw9UmI1zJOuePA1olen0cAPepymDFQoJ257sH4IyxRg9Yp6yJrkMO-5NV1pGfjca2vA6Sj7t7wzqiJ2sdXbFjIInrjPCszHs8t4F_sI9QBSSWKV-IimWSTGy93Haln4ZhUD-k/s640/IMG_9333.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg65XeK2JeJUX-hc2XPJ9auTzbeQMJg21r6USIBZL_2KihyphenhyphenUX2Hjz1XRb-wlb79ggW6WUYq2xCS9Ak7aDZPzycjnV6aVNKkTjC_6nwwIuHEyLZ2aEpxYp0xvmCoJhdCN5Sn4fn6le5VTE/s1600/IMG_9336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg65XeK2JeJUX-hc2XPJ9auTzbeQMJg21r6USIBZL_2KihyphenhyphenUX2Hjz1XRb-wlb79ggW6WUYq2xCS9Ak7aDZPzycjnV6aVNKkTjC_6nwwIuHEyLZ2aEpxYp0xvmCoJhdCN5Sn4fn6le5VTE/s640/IMG_9336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You see, the trouble (and sometimes benefit) with writing a food blog is that when I set up a shot, the food sometimes looks so good that I end up eating it even if I originally intended to just photograph it and put it away. Such was the case at around 11am Thursday morning when I made chocolate chip cookies. Not just any cookies but Leite's Conssumate Cookies. They are </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HUGE</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (I'm talking City-Bakery size huge) by nature because that's the idea behind the 3 rings of a chocolate chip cookie; Crispy around the edges, soft in the middle and chewy in between. So yes, it was necessary to make them that large. Anyway I had already decided I would save one for myself and one for my Dad (the only other chocolate chip cookie eater in my family) and give the rest to my friends that evening. I would photograph my own cookie so that I could break it apart, take a bite, dunk it in milk or whatever and then wrap it up to eat as a snack later in the afternoon. I should really know better by now. By the time I poured a glass of milk and broke the cookie in half, there was no going back. I don't know what came over me but something even possessed me to dunk it in the milk - which I've never done before in my life. I had really just poured it for a prop to set a scene for the photograph but you know what? Now I totally understand why people dunk cookies in milk. It's delicious! These cookies might have even turned me into a milk drinker yet!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That doesn't mean we won't return to our previous favorites sometime. After all, a </span></span><a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/02/less-is-moreright.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">chocolate chip cookie with shredded coconut</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in it is different than a City-Bakery sized cookie made with chocolate disks. But for right now, in this moment, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is the best chocolate chip cookie. I will warn you though, these cookies are dangerous. I had every intention of keeping only one for myself, but as I packed them up I realized I just couldn't part with them all and stashed away one more for myself. That extra cookie never made it to the light of Friday and was proof that I can't be trusted with these cookies.</span></span><br />
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The first is chilling the dough for at least 24 hours. This helps the flours absorb the eggs and lets the flavors develop. The second is the size. As I mentioned above this is the proper size to achieve the 3 texture rings in a cookie. However I think next time I may see what happens if I make them smaller - mostly because no one needs to eat a meal size cookie. The next is the bread flour and the last is the good quality chocolate disks as opposed to chocolate chips. Valrhona chocolate fèves (disks) can be found sold by the half pound in Whole Foods or in larger quantities online. I used the 70% cocoa but a minimum of 60% is fine as well. Right now I'm on the lookout for a locally-made small batch (preferably fair trade) company to use instead. Oh and I just want to point out the sprinkling of course salt (I used sea salt) over the cookies before baking them is important. It helps balance the sweetness and round out a more complex flavor.</i></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Adapted from </i><a href="http://leitesculinaria.com/"><i>David Leite</i></a><i> via </i></span></span></span></span><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Smitten Kitchen</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> via </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><i>The New York Times</i></a></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Makes 18 5-inch cookies.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 2/3 cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) light brown sugar</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated sugar</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 large eggs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves, at least 60 percent cacao content</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sea salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate pieces in and try to incorporate them without breaking them. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. [Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next da</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">y.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDquOcs6aP6Wz50R6oDXYrCA_KaiGZESjrttM9Ltxb9mXv91CMU14uUFeq0tekkzAQWPVOwg2gTUXNAk6xs121N7rQY8NO3pi7wig2tv8ysKYkwh1RLbmNRFW0zrlrU4EUA5IteVR1G0i/s1600/IMG_9361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDquOcs6aP6Wz50R6oDXYrCA_KaiGZESjrttM9Ltxb9mXv91CMU14uUFeq0tekkzAQWPVOwg2gTUXNAk6xs121N7rQY8NO3pi7wig2tv8ysKYkwh1RLbmNRFW0zrlrU4EUA5IteVR1G0i/s640/IMG_9361.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGmx_YHWAiW51OinjrdSnMPZ1o4xR5OlBjRnFLsC-nD1-pQlxVP1VCWqZBhbO88NfkmdQAFyNXKxtYHmg6M7Hho40nBWanz-nLQ0KsLt_b0LUG7koBudsnB9tQ-eBqlSBg_a9eln1RGnW/s1600/IMG_9355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGmx_YHWAiW51OinjrdSnMPZ1o4xR5OlBjRnFLsC-nD1-pQlxVP1VCWqZBhbO88NfkmdQAFyNXKxtYHmg6M7Hho40nBWanz-nLQ0KsLt_b0LUG7koBudsnB9tQ-eBqlSBg_a9eln1RGnW/s640/IMG_9355.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-50533367071191540292010-09-01T11:34:00.000-04:002010-09-01T11:34:23.657-04:00Tastes like Okemo - The C-Building to be exact.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I swear the title of this post makes sense. Really, it does.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">You see, it all started yesterday afternoon when I got a CRAZY craving for cream of wheat. I say crazy partly because it turned me into a crazy person and partly because I was sitting at work in the sun in 95 degrees - how could I possibly want hot cereal? But I did.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">By the time I got home I had somewhat forgotten about it and went about making a normal adult dinner. You know, the kind with meat and vegetables that doesn't resemble baby food and have sugar in it. After all it's still summer and I should take advantage of the barbecue while I can (...that sounds like foreshadowing for an announcement...not yet though - not until it's definite).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway, I forgot all about that bowl of hot mush until I woke up this morning. All. I. Wanted. Was. Cream. of. Wheat. And not the lighter-made-with-mostly-water kind that I make in recent years. I wanted the the mostly-milk-and-a-chunk-of-butter kind. The kind I used to eat before skiing when I was a little. Back when I hated skiing. I remember it being so much work just to get dressed in the morning; It took forever and I hated the whole process. I loved Vermont though. We almost always went to Okemo and for many years we rented a condo in the "C" Building. I'll never forget that pullout couch with the ugly blue sheets, or the kitchen with the off-white and brown cabinets and dishes to match. Breakfast was always Cream of Wheat with white sugar (gasp!), sometimes with a hershey kiss or two slowly melting and swirled around the bowl and always with a piece of butter melted in last minute. The best part was when my Mom would forget to stir it for a few minutes and the little lumps would form. Sometimes when I make it now I intentionally don't stir it as often as I should. I know, that's gross, but clumpy carbohydrates are the best.</span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuBWWAme3b6oJjwiV0F9iKCqjbH8wRSKiGi6qU_-xOyi0bhaX4xyIoVnbQfNalpXHYXwRChuzghKRIhgIf3TFtUbqUXX1PDMC-7AUtD7ZiNqVOwXiSPlldNVGxIFIJtcMWAhgK1D_Lypn/s1600/IMG_9303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuBWWAme3b6oJjwiV0F9iKCqjbH8wRSKiGi6qU_-xOyi0bhaX4xyIoVnbQfNalpXHYXwRChuzghKRIhgIf3TFtUbqUXX1PDMC-7AUtD7ZiNqVOwXiSPlldNVGxIFIJtcMWAhgK1D_Lypn/s640/IMG_9303.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So back to this morning. Milky, cream of wheat with white sugar and a touch of salt to balance it out. And the butter. I wasn't giving that up. Every bite tasted like morning in the "C"-Building and If I closed my eyes and didn't think about the wall of heat outside my cold air conditioned kitchen - it almost felt like Vermont.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">1/3 cup Farina (not the instant or the two minute kind)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup milk (any fat percentage you prefer)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup water</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoon white sugar (you could use another kind of sugar but this is traditional for me)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pinch of salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">salted butter to serve (optional)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hershey Kisses to serve (only if it's a chocolate-for-breakfast kind of day)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring water and milk to simmer over medium high heat (don't let it boil because it will boil up and out of the pot). Add farina and stir. If it's not boiling over you can leave the heat on medium high, if its threatening to explode all over your stove, turn the heat down a bit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cook until thickened, about 5-7minutes stirring frequently (less if you like clumps like me...just be careful to not let it burn on the bottom).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When farina is thick stir in 1 tablespoon of white sugar and divide into two bowls.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sprinkle each with a hefty pinch of kosher salt and top with a thing pat of salted (or unsalted) butter.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I like to let the butter pool a little and then stir it in. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Swirl in a Hershey Kiss if you feel like a chocolatey start to your day.</span></span><br />
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When I had pneumonia last November, I ate nothing but Frosted Flakes with milk and sliced bananas for at least 3 days. Other popular sick choices are plain pasta with butter and parmesan, pastina with the same, grilled cheese, saltine crackers, challah bread, and ginger ale (</span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HTE5I6/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001HTG4BM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1P4ZPP5YW7SXCAVE9FNS"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the kind with real ginger in it</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). Basically all carbs. What can I say? They're comforting and delicious. Of course there is also the trusty </span></span><a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-moms-chicken-soup.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chicken soup</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - also known as "</span></span><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jewish+penicillin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jewish Penicillin</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">". Usually not what I want but also the one thing I force myself to eat anyway because I know it will actually help. I wanted to kick myself when I remembered I never made it last weekend as I had originally planned. Lucky for me, there is a Ben's Kosher Deli (any of you downstate-New-Yorkers know what I'm talking about?) literally 30 seconds 2 minutes walking distance from my couch. I drank a mug full of Ben's "Penicillin" last night and now my obligation is done - at least until tonight.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, I wanted pancakes. With blueberries. They made being sick worth it.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cup homemade buckwheat pancake mix (see below for recipe)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cup low-fat buttermilk (or 1 cup milk with 1 teaspoon white vinegar)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 tablespoon canola oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 egg </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">salted butter or oil for greasing the skillet or pan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Combine well. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ladle on to a hot cast iron skillet and sprinkle some of the blueberries into the top of the pancake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flip pancakes when bubbles start to appear.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Homemade Buckwheat Pancake Mix</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Makes 12 cups.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since I'm only one person and I make pancakes something like a whopping 4 times a year, I quartered this mix to make only 3 cups. I also store it in the freezer because whole grain flours, especially buckwheat, go rancid very quickly due to the higher fat content. If you are a normal American family, you probably have the ability to go through a few more pancakes than me and will have no problem finishing up this 12 cup mix. On the other hand, If pancakes 4 times a year sounds more like you don't worry; I took the liberty of quartering the measurements for you as well. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4 cups buckwheat flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4 cups whole-wheat flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4 cups all-purpose flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">½ cup Turbinado sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2 Tablespoons kosher salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2 Tablespoons Aluminum-free Baking Powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 Tablespoon Baking Soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To make only 3 cups of mix</span></i></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cups buckwheat flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cups whole-wheat flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cups all-purpose flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 2 Tablespoons Turbinado sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2 Tablespoon kosher salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2 Tablespoon Aluminum-free Baking Powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2 Tablespoon Baking Soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Using a sturdy wire whisk, mix ingredients together thoroughly. Using a funnel, scoop mix into jars and top with a lid. Label and store in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use. </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-64169925422054245332010-08-24T14:02:00.000-04:002010-08-24T14:02:55.442-04:00Ode to a Mason jar.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeandgarden/2010/08/the-beauty-of-a-mason-jar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pwhomeandgarden+%28Pioneer+Woman+Home+and+Garden%29">I couldn't have said it better myself.</a></span></span><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-85359858566454652082010-08-23T09:00:00.000-04:002010-08-22T21:53:03.313-04:00On the topic of favorites.<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;"><span class="hw" style="font-weight: bold;"><i><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rustic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">rus·tic</span></span></a></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div class="pseg"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">adj.</span></span></i><br />
<div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people.</span></span></i></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. </span></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a. </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lacking refinement or elegance; coarse.</span></span></i></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i></i></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">b. </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Charmingly simple or unsophisticated.</span></span></i></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood</span></span></i></div><div class="ds-list" style="margin-left: 1cm;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. </span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Having a rough or textured appearance</span></span></i><br />
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</span> </span></i></div></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AO3FE938G-SAzfGisiMQ2aUvVOTlyeRfhpH7jKPVAmV5A0w2EVnPOrZyO3ZiDqXLH4XijLPO03AWKzfheG9g7ihQlUfvJL88X51nOPWJfBbHsWLJOMWNyrXSnIPxRo51lfCC8N5tyUAq/s1600/IMG_8831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AO3FE938G-SAzfGisiMQ2aUvVOTlyeRfhpH7jKPVAmV5A0w2EVnPOrZyO3ZiDqXLH4XijLPO03AWKzfheG9g7ihQlUfvJL88X51nOPWJfBbHsWLJOMWNyrXSnIPxRo51lfCC8N5tyUAq/s640/IMG_8831.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvpU6kb90PWSlwKYJM-VN-PzQ2NhqGqd43YAODV-2MgN0uMSZlFVu2Yz9kG8WpL_2n4stE6Mqgkz-gIYfpnawH-gPjOr5bIgrNralP6T1sAwGv6Y9tQKa79RwzR93f0_CjcVrNGHKJ7dj/s1600/IMG_8830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvpU6kb90PWSlwKYJM-VN-PzQ2NhqGqd43YAODV-2MgN0uMSZlFVu2Yz9kG8WpL_2n4stE6Mqgkz-gIYfpnawH-gPjOr5bIgrNralP6T1sAwGv6Y9tQKa79RwzR93f0_CjcVrNGHKJ7dj/s640/IMG_8830.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXS_4jju7W7qFyaioCP6HIv3f6lKCTMUAlS5pPhGTaWuzDTzTr1b0qlwQ0_TX1c5op5jWcsAcSzwPCne3iNwjVHJFQicv2clQGTyEI8U0F0KU5p17RSTJLGIjVrTVYONdXfLqbECdD_8K/s1600/IMG_8829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXS_4jju7W7qFyaioCP6HIv3f6lKCTMUAlS5pPhGTaWuzDTzTr1b0qlwQ0_TX1c5op5jWcsAcSzwPCne3iNwjVHJFQicv2clQGTyEI8U0F0KU5p17RSTJLGIjVrTVYONdXfLqbECdD_8K/s640/IMG_8829.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm happy the summer is almost done. There I said it. I know there are summer-lovers everywhere shaking their heads and wagging their fingers at me but that's okay. Autumn really is my favorite season. I feel like I say that about every season as it's looming, just waiting to descend on us, but this time I really mean it. Autumn is the best. Actually, the only thing better might be late-August because the entire months of September, October and November are still to come. Plus August means tomatoes. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So. Many. Tomatoes. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This in turn means tomato sauce. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So. Much. Sauce.</span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now, I know what you're thinking; who wants to peel all those tomatoes? Well I have two words for you: don't bother. Thats right, ignore all those cookbooks that insist you must peel and seed your tomatoes, forget that fussy ice bath, and just toss your chopped up tomatoes right into the pot. It does yield a pretty chunky sauce, but I like it that way. If you prefer a smoother more uniform result, just quickly take a stick blender and smooth it out. Some might call this the lazy way to do it but I'm going go ahead and call it rustic - which by the way, while were on the topic of favorites, might just be my favorite word. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So here it is, the most charmingly simple, unsophisticated tomato sauce. Now you have no excuse for buying that jarred red goop that wishes it were pasta sauce.</span></span><br />
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</span> </span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2naRckCVIb2U21dJIfssnRJsAWN8gototHm1bxink-GN75zY63GG7Sf0hqTAu-JZZ7anl8urC-JNhgA2p_shtf5Bjo0yu94rAJtTeGstYeyekz0u9pXHuHBkyXTUuuhQ-QOJAhXTM7Vf/s1600/IMG_9170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2naRckCVIb2U21dJIfssnRJsAWN8gototHm1bxink-GN75zY63GG7Sf0hqTAu-JZZ7anl8urC-JNhgA2p_shtf5Bjo0yu94rAJtTeGstYeyekz0u9pXHuHBkyXTUuuhQ-QOJAhXTM7Vf/s640/IMG_9170.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rustic Tomato Sauce</span></span></b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is more of a guide then a recipe, there really are no right or wrong measurements. If you don't like onion, use less; If you really like onion, use more. You get the idea, feel free to play around with the proportions and don't be afraid to taste it as it cooks. There is no need for sugar here because of the sweetness from the carrot and grape tomatoes. Be generous with the salt, it will round out the flavor. Tomatoes can be quite costly from a supermarket even when they are in season however this can be a very inexpensive recipe if you seek out ingredients from your local farmer's market or better yet the actual farm. Makes about 1 quart of sauce.</span></span></i></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 19px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Olive oil</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 medium yellow onion, chopped</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 small head of garlic, chopped</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 carrot, chopped in large chunks</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~3 pounds Roma tomatoes, chopped course</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1/2-1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2 tablespoons tomato paste (I like Brad's organic)</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">garlic powder</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">onion powder</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dried oregano</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">juice of 1/2 a lemon</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sea salt or kosher salt</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">freshly ground pepper</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">fresh basil and parsley, chopped course</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 19px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Heat a large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Add a swig of olive oil and wait for it to heat up.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When a drop of water makes the oil splatter, add the onion and carrot. Saute until onion is softened then add the garlic. Turn the heat down to medium and continue to saute, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent. Be careful not to let the garlic burn.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next add the chopped tomatoes and grape tomatoes. Cover and turn the heat up to high. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The tomatoes will begin to release their juices and break down. When a liquid starts to form add the tomato paste, a few large pinches of dried oregano and a couple shakes of each garlic and onion powder. Stir to combine, turn the heat down to a simmer and replace the cover.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let simmer until the tomatoes have mostly broken down, add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the lemon juice and replace the cover. Continue to simmer covered (about an hour and half or two hours from the time you added the tomatoes.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Taste and adjust the salt and pepper.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you want a smoother sauce, blend it at this point with a stick blender or in a regular blender (this can be dangerous with very hot liquid so be careful). You can choose to blend it just part of the way leaving some chunks or smooth it out completely. I chose not to blend it at all. (If you go this route remove the carrot - I ate it right out the pot and burnt my tongue). If you put the sauce through the blender return it to the pot.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Add the coarsely chopped basil and parsley. Stir to combine, cover and cook another couple minutes.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spoon sauce over pasta, use as a hot bruschetta on thick, crusty slices of bread or freeze it in ball jars for later use. Relish all the time you saved not peeling your tomatoes.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-15768652529311512952010-08-21T23:09:00.003-04:002010-08-21T23:12:50.400-04:00Pickle Failure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M3GOKUVrVxwTzfIb7PC3kHsnWb5JGtD3cd6swzdENa_RsOEGVjiVgDubauBNsLde1qdquj99MdQfF07y3Xh0QuEgFdxhfvN0E5qvc6y2txA5eemvHs-__zc0BLR7R7PstuGGvYDBU1XR/s1600/IMG_8257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1M3GOKUVrVxwTzfIb7PC3kHsnWb5JGtD3cd6swzdENa_RsOEGVjiVgDubauBNsLde1qdquj99MdQfF07y3Xh0QuEgFdxhfvN0E5qvc6y2txA5eemvHs-__zc0BLR7R7PstuGGvYDBU1XR/s640/IMG_8257.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ff590LNqwRB6jpl8vdoFfOSTpcFlJ-Co4088xgaJgYaY-VvTcZbhuaVQcqvRyvV3vA5omxfToGQhfvaohKrBtKrsqUGniFoqh33PabnLV3CpkP4Nclnu3KXqovp3GhqFV82dZHnRuBJL/s1600/IMG_8262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ff590LNqwRB6jpl8vdoFfOSTpcFlJ-Co4088xgaJgYaY-VvTcZbhuaVQcqvRyvV3vA5omxfToGQhfvaohKrBtKrsqUGniFoqh33PabnLV3CpkP4Nclnu3KXqovp3GhqFV82dZHnRuBJL/s640/IMG_8262.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUmWX691WkGDM0xZz_ugA3Ux0ABsexQEVzewGGfTN7ztXoTaucYxfk-iRqJWcqcbpggusFe1QjlLzbGRfbyfsoedBHNxjkaaeHfACPU5iFDztOA1puyvHYM7LoGDPzO7F9-DeZbNZKLe3/s1600/IMG_8254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUmWX691WkGDM0xZz_ugA3Ux0ABsexQEVzewGGfTN7ztXoTaucYxfk-iRqJWcqcbpggusFe1QjlLzbGRfbyfsoedBHNxjkaaeHfACPU5iFDztOA1puyvHYM7LoGDPzO7F9-DeZbNZKLe3/s400/IMG_8254.JPG" width="267" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhuTA2wDmJs9Gkd6C0_9NRge8zGSOlpzw6UZq8tv6MEhxfMpMqDBTqQLvIkh4wujkSfLTpRlFdFsrgosNmDrDYptQbS6Y0Z2BQdPrFwul4hsQwEmE4RYt1zYRpDhL5hCOLsg6pR6qL3c/s1600/IMG_8255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhuTA2wDmJs9Gkd6C0_9NRge8zGSOlpzw6UZq8tv6MEhxfMpMqDBTqQLvIkh4wujkSfLTpRlFdFsrgosNmDrDYptQbS6Y0Z2BQdPrFwul4hsQwEmE4RYt1zYRpDhL5hCOLsg6pR6qL3c/s400/IMG_8255.JPG" width="267" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It seems like everyone has pickle story. </span></span><a href="http://orangette.blogspot.com/2006/07/proper-pickle.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some have long been singing the praises</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of all-things-fermented or brined and some are </span></span><a href="http://foodloveswriting.com/2010/07/26/heres-the-way-to-like-them/comment-page-1/#comment-7028"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">just learning to like them</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> but never-the-less, recipes are popping up everywhere.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you follow me on flickr, you saw my pickles in their early stages. Plump, kirby cucumbers - nestled together with spices - working hard to ferment themselves. What you did not see coming (and neither did I) was the mold. That's right, I pulled my pickles out a week ago only to discover a thick layer of fuzzy mold on top of a thin egg-white-looking layer blanketing the top of my pickles (too much information?).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I peeled up the mold and examined my pickles to see if they were okay underneath the white layer - they weren't. They were soft and squishy and definitely not something I wanted to eat. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sigh. </span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I bought another bunch of cucumbers from the same farm and started a new jar. This time I put them on the counter where I could keep an eye on the sneaky little mold-producers and I only let them sit 6 days.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This afternoon, I pulled one out, cut it open and took a bite.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I hate to say it, but I was disappointed. They are </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">just barely</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> pickled yet the tops of one or two are already slightly soft and threatening to turn to mush. Leaving them out to ferment a bit longer is not an option...I can sense them just daring me to leave them one more day so they can grow that thick mold again. Gross. So my question for you is, what now? Am I expecting too much from a pickle without vinegar? Maybe this is how they are supposed to taste. I don't know, I guess I'll try again.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These fussy, little, good-for-you bacteria better get it together or I'm going to ditch them for their better-tasting cousin, yogurt. We're already good friends anyway.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failed (or not?) Lacto-Fermented Pickles</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Adapted from </span></span><a href="http://foodloveswriting.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Food Loves Writing</span></span></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pickling cucumbers<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Water<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Kosher Salt</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Caraway Seeds</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whole Black Peppercorns</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 of a white onion, peeled and chopped in large chunks</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 garlic cloves, peeled</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fill a quart size mason jar about a quarter or a third full with water, and add two tablespoons of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of caraway seeds, 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns, three garlic cloves and the onion chunks. Add in cucumbers, as many as will fit comfortably, and then fill the rest of the jar with water, leaving a little room at the top. Cover and set on the counter for 5 to 8 days (I left mine for 6). P</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ut them in the refrigerator w</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hen they are done fermenting or when you sense they will turn moldy if don't. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully yours turn out better than mine!</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-11686307609546695242010-08-17T20:01:00.000-04:002010-08-17T20:01:43.650-04:00Lisa's Rainbow Black Bean Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58hUVXLats12ElDMh7slCLx1JA8stBRXVwj92N6a2997kZ74DcmyUqEkpfrRebAiqQ4O0fbsbkZKsaQEVtwqmOVCBOdf4TwPx8MR1_GhNDZZqvTMzcTF3zCMs2MXWNjv7XbmIKc0rFpyx/s1600/IMG_8848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58hUVXLats12ElDMh7slCLx1JA8stBRXVwj92N6a2997kZ74DcmyUqEkpfrRebAiqQ4O0fbsbkZKsaQEVtwqmOVCBOdf4TwPx8MR1_GhNDZZqvTMzcTF3zCMs2MXWNjv7XbmIKc0rFpyx/s640/IMG_8848.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ExHn07ZjlrCKLqGpW70X7EuN1xBSb_IPXYTv6BaLEltUnlgDH-QTQ8qW_OCLR01VacFaWUAK0r5N0tJjxCoC8CqfTt6sVtsAEbWfn1nljenmxFmlrKI9iHqhbxWRM1coIDk-ZT9NLsbS/s1600/IMG_8849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ExHn07ZjlrCKLqGpW70X7EuN1xBSb_IPXYTv6BaLEltUnlgDH-QTQ8qW_OCLR01VacFaWUAK0r5N0tJjxCoC8CqfTt6sVtsAEbWfn1nljenmxFmlrKI9iHqhbxWRM1coIDk-ZT9NLsbS/s640/IMG_8849.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OuLyUKxamGpgeHgzYj93VJHKZdyvFkHa5Eim-nKiuS2U806idO6DLcs3R6_grcKwyed0_1l5QMhHdqswvklcNSqpASwCXgx9eHn4aIjaxLYVsuGDcc2tqGKHDUy_CCjc-CaFmr2xyE3v/s1600/IMG_8850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OuLyUKxamGpgeHgzYj93VJHKZdyvFkHa5Eim-nKiuS2U806idO6DLcs3R6_grcKwyed0_1l5QMhHdqswvklcNSqpASwCXgx9eHn4aIjaxLYVsuGDcc2tqGKHDUy_CCjc-CaFmr2xyE3v/s640/IMG_8850.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GdKjSIkFrxcoYciL-kWkSh5TTB6uBz6lzLSQWPSy20-p3cSsot4YWeLBCLH_NGk4R32Vw5RosgBECBw98JuDFTu7RUSwpLKyBJvmdIDEVDNDOJ8uBNL2pzamBbtZVyxLi3K0qUNCvfmZ/s1600/IMG_8851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GdKjSIkFrxcoYciL-kWkSh5TTB6uBz6lzLSQWPSy20-p3cSsot4YWeLBCLH_NGk4R32Vw5RosgBECBw98JuDFTu7RUSwpLKyBJvmdIDEVDNDOJ8uBNL2pzamBbtZVyxLi3K0qUNCvfmZ/s640/IMG_8851.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyMB7St6HPjysBqsm-frfpdhAPQqedPGQwQqk-YzbIVDN7B48MZEzOOsFdnr8Sk-G16P8loiIPrK-md6SdkZ6jUcB0FmSrtmAEwBTnj-_by4RQyvivID5bs4WDViL11yTAh6gOmOWZO4/s1600/IMG_8961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyMB7St6HPjysBqsm-frfpdhAPQqedPGQwQqk-YzbIVDN7B48MZEzOOsFdnr8Sk-G16P8loiIPrK-md6SdkZ6jUcB0FmSrtmAEwBTnj-_by4RQyvivID5bs4WDViL11yTAh6gOmOWZO4/s640/IMG_8961.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhQLKzjfxYu43GUHZgIPX4H6QU2ndUwKrfPmsQfrcd3O5UskWZxnAoOGOUTRCVxiNh7Y55Iz0H4SthuY9CShinVnAJUJHPZl7qDizj5nV0Cw3J95DmUkeVItr4Gpl5q76Db4LZ69LsAM0/s1600/IMG_8964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhQLKzjfxYu43GUHZgIPX4H6QU2ndUwKrfPmsQfrcd3O5UskWZxnAoOGOUTRCVxiNh7Y55Iz0H4SthuY9CShinVnAJUJHPZl7qDizj5nV0Cw3J95DmUkeVItr4Gpl5q76Db4LZ69LsAM0/s640/IMG_8964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lisa's Rainbow Black Bean Salad</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I made this salad up based on the brightly colored rainbow peppers I found at the farm stand last week. After I served it at a bar-b-que Sunday night I had a few requests for the recipe so I thought I would post it here. If you can't find rainbow peppers, replace them with a mix of red, yellow and orange bell peppers. Cilantro would also be a nice addition here if you have it on hand.</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serves 4-6</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">15oz cooked black beans (or 1 can rinsed well)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 small rainbow peppers, diced small</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">½ small onion, diced small</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large handful blanched string beans, chopped into 1-inch pieces</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large scallion - green and white part, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">chopped</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped course</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Juice of one lime</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoons olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon ground cumin</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3/4 teaspoon salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 teaspoon honey</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">⅛-¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped course</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whisk the lime juice, oil, cumin, salt, honey, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Add the remaining ingredients and toss to combine.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Refrigerate at least one hour to let the flavors combine.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Salad will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-18299336199279591742010-08-12T17:39:00.000-04:002010-08-12T17:39:40.872-04:00Not my best idea.<div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you had been in my kitchen last week, when I was grating up a zucchini, you probably would have said "Hey, putting zucchini in your chocolate chip cookies is not one of the best ideas you've ever had", and you know what? You would have been right. However, I had a lot of zucchini to use up when I stumbled across this recipe from Barbara Kingsolver's book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (not one of the best books I've read either). The idea seemed interesting and I </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">did </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">want to get rid of that zucchini. She swears it's completely undetectable and even kid tested. I don't know what kids she's been feeding these to because, I have a high tolerance for odd, healthy things in my baked goods and I </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">certainly </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">taste the zucchini. That being said, I don't really mind it. It tastes like chocolate chip zucchini bread in the form of cookies. In fact, even the texture is fairly similar; A little too soft and cake-y for my taste (although some people like soft cake-y cookies so that's not necessarily bad). </span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBa5tScmqNU4AR-ZSjvbS0-VM2jYsMs2KhIrtkq2bd7VQVGTVZFP7V4rcQWeV0qnckjDez9OXvTETKKRgF_H6BGard4BtcYa27tIPd_irzwa-69BQFyTDqMQB_v095dkedVOYY7oJv55e/s1600/choco+zuc+cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBa5tScmqNU4AR-ZSjvbS0-VM2jYsMs2KhIrtkq2bd7VQVGTVZFP7V4rcQWeV0qnckjDez9OXvTETKKRgF_H6BGard4BtcYa27tIPd_irzwa-69BQFyTDqMQB_v095dkedVOYY7oJv55e/s640/choco+zuc+cookies.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Would I make them again? Probably not. I don't actually like zucchini bread all that much. If zucchini bread is your favorite summer cake - these cookies were made for you. If you prefer to keep your vegetables out of your dessert, try making <a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/02/less-is-moreright.html">my favorite chocolate chip cookies</a> and click <a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-are-on-water-again.html">here</a> for an easy way to use up that zucchini.</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lucky for me, I have the best friends in the world (aka. hungry boys who will eat anything that fits the criteria 'free' and 'homemade' and most things that don't). Either they really did like them, or they are just good at being supportive because they ate every last one.</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD-g-mvr9wbM2KwGostIodS3x5iOK4ZmL9HyLAmPa4q1uqMyh8Uinij2cbI6jvnua121YeNZyX688PxU3JY5P48pLQzqoy1yWettZhCJJWARi4Qipx5cuBDwlE6a9HyF7BGW-1p88XL5k/s1600/cc+zuc+cookies+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD-g-mvr9wbM2KwGostIodS3x5iOK4ZmL9HyLAmPa4q1uqMyh8Uinij2cbI6jvnua121YeNZyX688PxU3JY5P48pLQzqoy1yWettZhCJJWARi4Qipx5cuBDwlE6a9HyF7BGW-1p88XL5k/s640/cc+zuc+cookies+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU0ArQO2_1VR8_OP-xkqvueiUfibeAB5AECOWDWrEzi6oeKTuccy29eN4x2KzSHTx99ilh8X3S59jwN1RO9jk4LRi4zYC2Lebg4bsqj211uLm66PnFYuTxvIeuA8glycERMbTW-lMqtMA/s1600/cc+zuc+cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQU0ArQO2_1VR8_OP-xkqvueiUfibeAB5AECOWDWrEzi6oeKTuccy29eN4x2KzSHTx99ilh8X3S59jwN1RO9jk4LRi4zYC2Lebg4bsqj211uLm66PnFYuTxvIeuA8glycERMbTW-lMqtMA/s640/cc+zuc+cookies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin: 0px;"></div><div style="font: 14px Arial; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies</span></span></b></div></div><div style="font: 12px Arial; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Makes about two dozen</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></i></div></div><div style="font: 12px Arial; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 egg, beaten</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄2 cup butter, softened</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄2 cup brown sugar</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/3 cup honey</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tbsp. vanilla extract </span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Arial; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups whole wheat pastry flour</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄2 tsp baking soda </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄4 tsp salt </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄4 tsp cinnamon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1⁄4 tsp nutmeg</span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12px Arial; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup finely shredded zucchini </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12 oz chocolate chips </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stir these into other ingredients, mix well. Drop by spoonful onto greased baking sheet, and flatten with the back of a spoon. Bake at 350</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">°</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, 10 to 15 minutes.</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-35087519950390838962010-08-09T14:07:00.000-04:002010-08-09T14:07:07.211-04:00With eyes toward tomorrow.<i><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"All the bags are checked</span></span></i></span></div></div></div></i></div></span></div></i></span></div></div></i></div></span></div></div></i></div></span></div></i></span></div></div></i></span></div></div></div></i></div></span></div></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And the reasons why</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yesterday lingers on</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That’s the piece you keep when you say goodbye".</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Conor Oberst (Monsters of Folk)</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i> <i></i></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just like </span></span><a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/02/thing-of-past.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">realizing you've out grown snow days</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, discovering you no longer have a place in </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/sets/72157623224937385/with/4583983397/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a city you previously called home</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, is a hard pill to swallow. It may be a gradual realization or it may hit you head on when you return for a visit, either way it's your first step in going forward - especially if you've been dragging your feet as much as I have.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMT-s0ho_cpkNMUhJe-xeUISog-GNsgaAMPD-2VaSVU1SZtTDy8Jm7pN3ltScgjYXzJCSq6QVDZeMGMGt0VFEP2Av0O4SgRW8au6ExgKe2THh4qSU9jnzpHYJnFJ3evNcIcAcGsQatbzD/s1600/IMG_8636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMT-s0ho_cpkNMUhJe-xeUISog-GNsgaAMPD-2VaSVU1SZtTDy8Jm7pN3ltScgjYXzJCSq6QVDZeMGMGt0VFEP2Av0O4SgRW8au6ExgKe2THh4qSU9jnzpHYJnFJ3evNcIcAcGsQatbzD/s640/IMG_8636.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRigOdc13SzpsODLLJKQg4oRalhdnz_GMkPIiGzptErqwWBVD9xj0TySGY96HxDp42jCpb8c3bC4Rwr9q8vlwd0ET8Vxc-2zoUdeaOylF5AX5u7Sqirc0muVmYDFpKH6riwcz8o9yKAds-/s400/IMG_8659.JPG" width="267" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxdjzr3njE86JFa_Z7iwA3KfxwFGYwq7ZXGbOEIpjKFdGAPJdK1UZbEAmQuQUrx8NSPCO3ir_F7Kc7bLkDzJTlm13Pp-LQyhkrM5i-tfueJ8PO6uZTH5fZZgzkzxM0WH36p74BAL31iaY/s1600/IMG_8658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxdjzr3njE86JFa_Z7iwA3KfxwFGYwq7ZXGbOEIpjKFdGAPJdK1UZbEAmQuQUrx8NSPCO3ir_F7Kc7bLkDzJTlm13Pp-LQyhkrM5i-tfueJ8PO6uZTH5fZZgzkzxM0WH36p74BAL31iaY/s400/IMG_8658.JPG" width="267" /></a></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I went back to Binghamton this weekend to go to </span></span><a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/07/garlic-chicken-spiedies.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spiedie Fest</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and to spend a night out with some friends before we scatter to all parts of the country, including Alaska, </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4495540933/in/set-72157623663860485/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">South Carolina</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, Georgia and New York.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We raised our glasses and celebrated with those who are leaving to settle in a new place and commiserated with those who don't know what to do next. We made promises of visits and tucked loose questions into neatly packaged answers wrapped in promises not to fall out of touch.</span></div></div></span></div><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saturday night blurred into Sunday morning without skipping a beat. The sun rose, as it always does, and brought with it a new relief and nothing left to do but head off in our various directions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The drive back down state was three hours longer than usual but somehow underlined with a sense of calm; the monotony broken up by a roadside farm stand in Monticello. A small sign on the highway lured me off with the promise of local peaches but I left with no less than two pounds of tomatoes, 2 onions, 2 green peppers, 4 ears of corn, 1/2 pound of string beans, 1 pound of white peaches and 1 and a half pounds of the best apricots I've ever eaten. The farmer was friendly and talkative as were his customers and suddenly nothing seemed as important as his local produce. The traffic and roadwork became irrelevant and the uncertainty of tomorrow faded in the presence of a plump, imperfect tomato. After that, I opted to avoid the main thruway for as long as possible, instead choosing a winding state road that meandered through small towns.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I finally walked in the door at 9pm, I turned one of my farm-stand tomatoes into bruschetta, topped with basil from our backyard. The simplicity of it was familiar and comforting and I ate it on the back patio in the cool, dark night. Afterwards, I folded myself into bed and set my eyes toward tomorrow.</span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Farm-stand Bruschetta</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serves 1-2</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Large beefsteak tomato; washed and chopped, seeds removed</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing on bread</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">freshly ground salt and pepper to taste</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fresh basil</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large clove of garlic</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 large slices thickly cut bread</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Toss chopped tomato with 1-2 teaspoons olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">brush both sides of bread lightly with olive oil. place in oven or toaster oven on 375 degrees or grill on medium until golden. Remove and rub garlic clove on top side of bread. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Top with tomato mixture and garnish with basil.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add another grind of salt and pepper if desired.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enjoy!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Click </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/sets/72157624684433666/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> for more pictures from the weekend.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigme6UpbMYaXjz6NEJ6P7gqqMXYBh0a5wrAmHpVmrUQjfqahqWJmEuQjO9LLB1OD01vNlqTWkoxbkwqzz0SiVuKaYWxb9cHjNZvbd7Zi4G9_EfzpLQzviOb8gEye2Pa8oLy90rUVq8eT9Q/s1600/IMG_8562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigme6UpbMYaXjz6NEJ6P7gqqMXYBh0a5wrAmHpVmrUQjfqahqWJmEuQjO9LLB1OD01vNlqTWkoxbkwqzz0SiVuKaYWxb9cHjNZvbd7Zi4G9_EfzpLQzviOb8gEye2Pa8oLy90rUVq8eT9Q/s640/IMG_8562.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEs5h1KI4RJTERzdXGrBcyhcjnVIYTFLkFJnKNYU2FKxLy0DVYkoj7ZqEhOACai15nMc8RX69Hpor0piiIxPgp6dhqtBZkVO0Lafw4-hNuxQpPef8wG98f6kAdvKFb-_2fJMUIKeEIARZ/s1600/IMG_8553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-26794353170298808262010-08-05T09:53:00.000-04:002010-08-05T09:53:09.235-04:00An August Sun.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have you ever noticed how the sun feels different in different seasons or even during the same one. Sometimes it's a gradual change and sometimes it's a quick flip flop. You go to bed one night exhausted from the humidity and wake up the next morning to the forgiving dry heat of late summer. The air is less heavy, the sun is in a different place and, oh my, there is a breeze! </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4863249566/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Green tomatoes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4863218378/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">turn red</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, stone fruits are suddenly sweeter, and basil continues to grow in abundance. The sun is a little lower in the sky than it was at the same hour just a month before, but that's not all; somehow, some way, it's just a little different. You can't quite explain why, it's just different than it was a few days before.</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtECyMfNkUkDAQ7Npc151NEqbIgAloqdr8wukMyBKEoh83irNh3nqMVqKg_mccUMSWPVYlPADtkTAs7DjTqAmwLZer8hJvG9nElHxLhzwRvhWw7wNstXiWVR1NKY4Rs-qQdXZYFlwpU8Z/s1600/IMG_8327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtECyMfNkUkDAQ7Npc151NEqbIgAloqdr8wukMyBKEoh83irNh3nqMVqKg_mccUMSWPVYlPADtkTAs7DjTqAmwLZer8hJvG9nElHxLhzwRvhWw7wNstXiWVR1NKY4Rs-qQdXZYFlwpU8Z/s640/IMG_8327.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WmQ-pL_fdUeTAa_scrzqQwAg5IkVOPE4kYm68kbESrlyt9db3xolLP0uafOAFUjO_BNmiCmvklACY2GAAnMXorLzAr8fZzAyX8RWxpLcUkekIk6FksmFc1YbWd157P89uGC_4zLkRAsb/s1600/IMG_8330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WmQ-pL_fdUeTAa_scrzqQwAg5IkVOPE4kYm68kbESrlyt9db3xolLP0uafOAFUjO_BNmiCmvklACY2GAAnMXorLzAr8fZzAyX8RWxpLcUkekIk6FksmFc1YbWd157P89uGC_4zLkRAsb/s640/IMG_8330.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last saturday, that is precisely what happened. It was still just July 31st but I woke up to an August sun.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For me, August is the summer that I love. It's the month of fresh tomato salads and more local corn that you thought you could ever possibly eat. It's zucchini from one of the only two remaining farms in Nassau County. It's </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4844710763/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">homemade pickles</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (recipe soon!), long bike rides and ice cream after rock climbing (soft serve please!). Best of all, it's the month of </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisafischoff/4845817109/in/photostream/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">assembling foods</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://thesimplespatula.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-its-too-hot-to-eat.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">instead of cooking them</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">; because the best way to eat foods this fresh, is with minimal alteration.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because I have to be difficult, I made a few of my own changes like, adding arugula, leaving off the butter and honey and swapping the sourdough for whole seeded rye (it's what I had at home). I also swapped the peach for a nectarine because, again, it's what I had at home.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One large slice whole rye bread (or whatever sliced bread you like)</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Small handful baby arugula or baby spinach</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One nectarine, sliced</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A couple leaves of fresh basil (I picked it from my garden!)</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few blobs of ricotta (If you're near NYC I like Colabro brand the best)</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sea salt and black pepper</span></span></span></i></span></div></span></i></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Toast bread. Top with arugula then sliced nectarine and basil. Drop small blobs of ricotta on top and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. </span></span></span></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enjoy immediately!</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_Jd3oFTtc35UzISwQLggLwFQWxv_jdnJ-LhyVWRckjRxDUfLbCxeQkgUcl13JyTDgGTzT1kZqZlsUwxJPkwxLKMRKyVTFvXiR_2MWpnkA7_FsDYEUFEMBLhafNSfd_haJJr4TCSXs0Bj/s1600/IMG_8344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_Jd3oFTtc35UzISwQLggLwFQWxv_jdnJ-LhyVWRckjRxDUfLbCxeQkgUcl13JyTDgGTzT1kZqZlsUwxJPkwxLKMRKyVTFvXiR_2MWpnkA7_FsDYEUFEMBLhafNSfd_haJJr4TCSXs0Bj/s640/IMG_8344.JPG" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span></span></div></i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-60249506605928656982010-07-30T09:24:00.003-04:002010-08-05T09:54:22.759-04:00Slow-Roasted Tomatoes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes I write posts that never get published. They just sit there forgotten and lonely, branded by the orange letters that scrawl out "draft". What is normally a benign word, signifying something saved for further review, seems more like a death sentence. Sometimes these forgotten words make just a sentence or two but sometimes they are whole posts long and detailed. They are stories and recipes I had every intention of releasing into the blogosphere but just got lost in the mix of things. Maybe it's because I hadn't yet typed the recipe or maybe I didn't upload the pictures right away. Sometimes I'm unhappy with the pictures and wait till I make the recipe again or maybe I just lost interest, as I do with so many things and moved on to a new post, a new recipe. Many times I don't revisit these abandoned posts - I'll reread them just a couple days later and they seem like old news. Eventually I say my goodbyes and set them free with a click of the delete button. But every now and then, just once in a while, I'll revisit them. It could be that the recipe is just too good not to share or the experience returns for a second round and suddenly my words no longer taste like stale bread as they roll off my tongue. I think in this case it's a combination of the two.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqrMBPgmCnu-ZnWyHInQ82NzpAK_TVYy39W8udY9BWQPZG2y2K3kZ1ooF70PizdnO3sENNbqcBs3y4J5JFjjl_u92neBhEjSsdIH5yqiPuN407cLYUEHEENZyQ2ZMyelp2-CpfE0w4VIL/s1600/IMG_7479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqrMBPgmCnu-ZnWyHInQ82NzpAK_TVYy39W8udY9BWQPZG2y2K3kZ1ooF70PizdnO3sENNbqcBs3y4J5JFjjl_u92neBhEjSsdIH5yqiPuN407cLYUEHEENZyQ2ZMyelp2-CpfE0w4VIL/s640/IMG_7479.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL8-rL-Xo1-D8pXrQpR2bGH8T6HOb8hqDX39RzTpspBgYUMDhIdrlj6gr0dupdfu4NMg0uyb4aLPIaJOkIOO2R62u-IBTHrlXn-Li38NsgmNgT7cLO64Lzd0U52UZhtQDbsxRmknuYnDg/s1600/IMG_7489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL8-rL-Xo1-D8pXrQpR2bGH8T6HOb8hqDX39RzTpspBgYUMDhIdrlj6gr0dupdfu4NMg0uyb4aLPIaJOkIOO2R62u-IBTHrlXn-Li38NsgmNgT7cLO64Lzd0U52UZhtQDbsxRmknuYnDg/s640/IMG_7489.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On my 9 hour flight between New York and Budapest I read a book by Molly Wizenberg called "A Homemade Life". The whole thing. I dog-eared page after page to remind myself of the recipes I wanted to make when I returned home 3 weeks later and sure enough the first one I made was for slow roasted tomatoes. They are deliciously simple and so versatile you'll want to make a big batch. Mix them into pasta, eat them with fresh mozzarella, toss them in a salad, add them to you sandwich or take Molly's recommendation; turn them into pesto. Whatever you do, just promise me you'll give them a chance okay?</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2dph_wE307O1pZ1TryLJuUAvWUdxt9QXm9fkRNiumD3ooIYFxZXz9RucgepmEjVIKSBeVFY-0-7eto1t5o0v0lV0SDutWY4WzWgNu7X-HBctXMlTYG1Zzj9ZwPyMriUXTs6hyMGIABNB/s1600/IMG_7492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2dph_wE307O1pZ1TryLJuUAvWUdxt9QXm9fkRNiumD3ooIYFxZXz9RucgepmEjVIKSBeVFY-0-7eto1t5o0v0lV0SDutWY4WzWgNu7X-HBctXMlTYG1Zzj9ZwPyMriUXTs6hyMGIABNB/s640/IMG_7492.JPG" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Slow Roasted Tomatoes</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The coriander is optional and could be left out altogether or replaced with dried basil, oregano, caraway seeds or cumin. Makes 40 Halves</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">20 Roma Tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoon olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 teaspoon ground coriander (optional)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pepper</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Preheat the oven to 200 degrees</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cover two baking sheets with tin foil and set aside</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Toss the halved tomatoes with olive oil, coriander</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Line them up on the baking trays and sprinkle with a few hefty pinches of kosher salt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grind a generous amount of fresh black pepper over the top</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Place the trays in the oven and roast for 4-6 hours.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The tomatoes when the edges are shriveled but the centers are still moist and they are about half of their original size</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Refrigerate in and airtight container for up to a week.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2