Everyone should have a signature dish. It should be something that you both love to make and to eat- a twist on a classic or something crazy that only you can do. What I found out is that you don’t get to choose your own signature- it finds you. Rather others find [...]
Archive for January, 2008
The Signature
Posted in penne vodka, signature, zucchini sticks on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Stuffed Mushrooms & Fennel Recipes
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Stuffed Mushrooms
6-8 large portabellos (depending on how full you want to stuff them)
1 1/2 cups of grated Fontina Cheese
about a cup of roughly chopped basil
3 cloves of finely chopped garlic
med white onion chopped
large fennel bulb rinses and chopped small (stalks removed and discarded)
1 cup of chopped sun dried tomatoes
2 tablespoons butter
salt/pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup [...]
Insatiable
Posted in fennel, mushrooms, squash on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Very often I feel absolutely insatiable. I just want to stuff food into my face until it hurts. I want to be full. I want to be gluttonous. I can’t get it in fast enough. I want to eat and eat and eat until I feel sick. Don’t read too much into this, just accept [...]
Mouse Recipes
Posted in hazelnut, pancakes, sandwich bread, sour cream, tapenade on January 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Maple-Oat Sandwich Bread (Bon Appetit)
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water (105 degrees to 115 degrees)
1 large egg
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter room temperature
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (grade b)
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons quick rising yeast
Place all ingredients, [...]
If you give a mouse a cookie….
Posted in hazelnut, maple, pancakes, sandwich bread, sour cream, tapenade on January 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Upon a fancy breakfast I found myself trying to choose between something savory (buckwheat crepes with ham and Gruyere) and something sweet and tempting (sour cream hazelnut waffles.) Savory won. With me, it always does. And while the crepes were delicious I found myself wondering at the possibilities of this sour cream [...]
