Serious Eats: flood's Profile

Breakfast Tacos at Rosie’s Tamale House in Bee Cave, Texas

Breakfast tacos are my #1 go-to for a quick dinner. What can I say? I think dinner for breakfast for dinner is the ultimate thrill. But I don't get out much.

flood at 3:56PM on 06/20/08

From Slice

Pie-Kuing: Today's Best Form of Procrastination

fugitive moment
of unctuous perfection
saucy, sexy, gone.

flood at 4:59PM on 04/30/08

From Talk

Harissa: What do you do with it?

Harissa is great rubbed on a porkchop to be panfried, or scrambled into eggs with kale. Though sometimes I'm paralyzed trying to decide between harissa and sambal when it comes to eggs. It's also good in a garlicky dressing for a cracked wheat salad, maybe with pomegranate syrup. Good stuff all the way around.

flood at 11:27AM on 04/15/08

From Drinks

Putting the "In" in "Gin"

The Richmond Gimlet - a Eugene, Oregon classic credited to Jeff Morgenthaler and truly "imbued with sunshine."

From his website:
2 oz Tanqueray No. 10 gin
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
large sprig mint

Shake ingredients well over ice and strain into a chilled 9-ounce (at least) cocktail glass.

In a pinch though, a big pitcher of gin and limeade is pretty good too.

flood at 9:37AM on 04/03/08

From Talk

Is there life without a microwave?

I'm with EtherMaiden. I don't currently have a microwave and rarely think about it. When I had one I certainly found ways to use it, but I find that not having one keeps my food purchases on track, when I might occasionally otherwise be tempted by cheap frozen Trader Joe meals.

flood at 1:16PM on 04/02/08

From Serious Eats

Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Trail of Crumbs'

Breakfast tacos or Pad Kee Mao.

flood at 11:42AM on 02/25/08

From Talk

Fresh Beet Pasta - What do I do with it?

Thanks everyone. I think I'm gonna go with the blue cheese walnut combo. I'll save my cool whip for another night.

flood at 6:38PM on 01/21/08

From Talk

Kumquats!

Yes, LoCo, I'm sure it was loquats. Different from kumquats but equally small and obscure. My sister used to make loquat "jam" in old margarine tubs when we were little. She'd meticulously peel them all, take out the seeds and tear them into bits. Then she'd make me wait while the mush sat in the sun for an hour or so and we'd eat it with a spoon. That was in Austin.

I'm so glad other people share the loquat memories. I did buy them canned in light syrup once in an Asian market, but they tasted pretty much like syrupy can, not the delicious fruit I remembered.

flood at 5:20PM on 01/16/08

From Talk

Kumquats!

Does anyone know anything about loquats? We had a tree near our apartment when I was a kid in Texas. The fruit was similar to kumquats but no one else seems to have heard of them. Did my family make it up?

flood at 11:21AM on 01/14/08

From Talk

Great Gelato. Not Ice Cream. In the U.S. Where? Whose?

Stella Gelato in Eugene, Oregon at Cafe Perugino. Pistachio so true you can almost feel the papery skins on your tongue. The bar manager there makes it and I think they distribute to the New Seasons grocery stores in Portland, too.

flood at 11:34PM on 01/05/08

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