Archive for the 'Food' Category
On the prowl recently for a new cookbook/cook to read and follow, I picked up Jamie Oliver’s latest cookbook, Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook. While I hesitated over the years that I’ve cooked (yes, all two of them) to pick up Jamie Oliver (also known as “The Naked Chef”) [...]
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Tags: Recipe, chicken, jamie oliver, jamie at home, dolce gorgonzola, gnocchi, food revolution, fifteen, Cook with Jamie, slow food movement, Alice Waters, The Naked Chef
Frank and I had our first pepper harvest of the season. The bananas are coming in fast, jalapenos right behind them and then the slowly growing habanero and green bell peppers. One of the more interesting aspects of the pepper patch is that Frank’s nephew (3 years old) helped plot and plant the peppers, which [...]
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Tags: vegetable garden
Crab Cakes, Lobster, Bruschetta
My BFF Betsy is in town on respite from finishing medical boards, and in the celebratory way, we made a delicious summer feast. As a Midwesterner, lobster = celebration. And, if you’ve seen Julie & Julia, there is the memorable Lobster Killer scene in which Julie buys live lobster to make, but is racked with [...]
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Tags: bruschetta, coastal seafood, crab cakes, lobster
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake
Late last week, as Father’s Day was approaching, I tried to figure out what great grilling tool the Dads in my life would want, but opted for a different strategy when I came across a recipe for Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. Yes, they would far prefer that. And I would far prefer making them something, [...]
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Tags: bon appetit, cheesecake, dulce de leche, father's day, Recipe
Homemade Granola
Inspired by Molly Wizenberg’s piece “Breakfast Outside the Box” in this month’s Bon Appetit, I made granola last night while listening to the new The New Pornographers album (it is so fun, so good, so lovely). I grew up eating my aunt’s homemade granola (with ice cold milk, not yogurt…I have the same preference to [...]
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Tags: bon appetit, granola, Molly_Wizenberg, Recipe
SUSHI: Last night Frank took me to Koyi Sushi Too, and it was good sushi, you know, for the Midwest. Really good Gyoza. The interior looked sort of LA-ish but had these kitschy little items like fake rice in a mini bowl and random porcelain cats scattered throughout the restaurant. And they had Frank Sinatra [...]
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Homemade Biscuits and Gravy
My brother left almost a week ago for his biking trip (14 countries in Europe, 3000 miles on bike!), and before he left we made homemade biscuits with sausage and gravy. This is a dish I never thought I’d like to eat until I had it about two years ago and loved it. And, after [...]
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Tags: biscuits, cuisinart, gravy
Scratch Pizza Dough
As Spring approaches, my mind starts wrapping itself around summertime, and gardening projects (larger and improved veggie garden this summer!). I think about how lovely summer is, with the smell of dirt, open windows, hot sunlight…and it makes me want to make bread. Sort of weird, but there’s something about bread that fits in with [...]
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Tags: chevre, cuisinart, dough, food processor, LEEKS, mushrooms, pizza dough, pizza recipe
