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Most Beautiful Thing In Your Kitchen
my bright orange francis francis. one sexy workhorse.
Weekend Giveaway: 'My Father's Daughter'
stanley tucci! not only has he been in great food films, he strikes me as a guy that can cook.. he told terri gross he kept the knives from julie and julia.
Cook the Book: 'Plenty'
my brother's a chef and taught me how to make sinfully delicious and easy cauliflower puree. simmer a head of cauliflower in a pot of milk until its totally tender. remove cauliflower and whiz it in food processor. adding copious amounts of butter and salt. i never knew cauliflower could taste so good.
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Serious Espresso At Home: Finding the Right Machine
i might be in the minority, but my little francis francis x5 works great. i play around with the temperature of the water i put in the holding tank, and the weight of the espresso depending upon the beans i use.. but i love it.
Most Beautiful Thing In Your Kitchen
my bright orange francis francis. one sexy workhorse.
Weekend Giveaway: 'My Father's Daughter'
stanley tucci! not only has he been in great food films, he strikes me as a guy that can cook.. he told terri gross he kept the knives from julie and julia.
Cook the Book: 'Plenty'
my brother's a chef and taught me how to make sinfully delicious and easy cauliflower puree. simmer a head of cauliflower in a pot of milk until its totally tender. remove cauliflower and whiz it in food processor. adding copious amounts of butter and salt. i never knew cauliflower could taste so good.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia
stuffed in chicken thighs in a hammy goodness stuffing of breadcrumbs, lemon, mint, and rosemary
Cook the Book: 'Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies'
barefoot contessa's tweak of rugelach: apricot jam, walnuts and mini choc chips!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Russ & Daughters Brunch Package
egg bagel toasted with butter and rasp jam.. served with a side of coffee.
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever (Unless You Have a Better One)
i'm going to go with alain ducasse.. one of his grand livre books. the recipe makes approximately 1 butt ton of crisp-edged, chewy exteriored bliss. translated from french:
455 g unsalted butter, softened
725 g brown sugar
15 g fine salt
4 eggs
675 g flour
365 g walnuts (sometimes i sub pistachios)
365 g dark chocolate (sometimes i sub bitter or sweet. usually chop it, use chips if we don't have any blocks)
Preheat the oven to 390 degrees (well, 392 converting from celcius).
Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time.
Add salt to flour and stir it around with a whisk (or sift it, if you aren’t sifting-averse).
Gradually incorporate flour into buttery-sugary-egg mixture.—mix just until incorporated. Stir in walnuts and chocolate.
Refrigerate a couple hours or overnight. Bake on parchment lined pan 10-12 minutes.
Or, divvy up the dough into plastic wrap pieces, roll tightly into dough logs. freeze. thaw overnight in fridge for slice-n-bake.
Potbelly Sandwich Works: Big Sandwiches for a Small Price
ok.. one: i LOVE the wreck when i just want a sammich. when i want something insane, i go for the italian with everything. and why didn't you mention the shakes/smoothies? they're almost as fantastic as the sammiches.
Dinner Tonight: Salmon Burgers
crazy, i MADE that last nite! it's been one of our staples since I spotted the recipe in the Times a while back. Fattier salmon works best- i like coho-- atlantic, if you can find non-farm.. sockeye for me, yields too dry a burger.
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
mmm, limonada-- it's lemon, and not too sweet. comes in a can at whole foods... and orangina! in the tubby glass bottle.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
eating out: Palena's burger in Cleveland Park.. with fry platter (mm, fried lemon slices!)
eating in: mix ground beef and ground lamb, season outside of patty. grill to medium rare (hardwood charcoal), melt sharp cheddar cheese on top, add homemade bun and ketchup.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Pancake Mountain
Bittman's whole grain pancakes (involves fluffy egg whites, wwheat, buckwheat, cinnamon, cardomom) with blackberry syrup (frozen blackberries boiled in a cup of real maple syrup) and mounds of creme fraiche! yumtastic.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
westmoreland berry farm! i cleaned them out of sour cherries last week, and can't wait for July's blackberries!
Serious Cheese: What Happens When a Curd Nerd Becomes Lactose Intolerant?
like previous posts, check the gallbladder! i used to get excrutiatingly sick after eating dairy or moderately rich/fatty foods.. turns out the little guy shut down. they took it out, and (while it took a little while) I can now eat all the cheese and cream in the world! yay!
Cook the Book: 'Seven Fires'
chimichurri steak, rice n beans
Cook the Book: 'Rustic Fruit Desserts'
*sigh* i am but a mere month away from my favorite: blackberry tart! spend a day picking blackberries the size of my fist, and throw them in a lemony, sugary sandy tart shell. delicious.
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
puttanesca with salmon and penne
Cook the Book: 'Tacos'
hubby and i live in central virginia, so there aren't a lot of awesome taco places to eat, so we tried our hand at making mexican ourselves.enchiladas-- roasted the chicken, made the corn tortillas, made the salsa verde.. delicious and easy!! the enchiladas were the ah-ha moment, the gateway to all kinds of tasty home eats: slow-roasted pork for tacos, learned how to make flour tortillas, fish tacos..
Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'
my dad taking me out for chili dogs
The Food Chain According to 'The Simpsons'
best simpsons episode, ever! i believe this chart came from the "Meat and You, Partners in Freedom" educational video starring Troy McClure. Definately worth looking up!
sure, lisa, some 'magical' animal....
Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'
spelling will be the death of me. european countries have this baguette with a delicious sausage, and sometimes mustard shoved down the middle of it. i've eaten it in france, and my husband gets a misty eye whenever he talks about the keiser kreiner sausage roll. i would like that please: really amazing sausage and german mustard stuffed through a baguette.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
orecchiette with bacon and brussel sprouts. so good!
Photo of the Day: MMMBACON Vanity Plate
ahh, this makes me think of a certain red bug that passed me on I-95 a couple summers ago. best. license plate. ever. a red VW beetle (the new kind) with the license plate: tomacco. it does taste like grandma!
Cook the Book: 'Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating'
Fresh fish.. I've been in the habit of eating fruits and vegetables according to season, but never thought about it at the fish counter.. after reading Bitty's column (thanks to Mario, Gwyneth, and Claudia he is no longer known by any other name in my house) and his books, I make sure to buy fresh, wild fish.. stay away from the frozen farm-raised stuff, if possible.. as hard as it is, i go to the fish monger without a set recipe now, and see what looks good. i'm such a planner, it's a huge step!
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i might be in the minority, but my little francis francis x5 works great. i play around with the temperature of the water i put in the holding tank, and the weight of the espresso depending upon the beans i use.. but i love it.