"It is the string which holds together the ingredients to form a beautiful epicurean necklace."
WTF?
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Non-Food Post - Books
I took some random snaps of my books, trying to figure out my camera.
A little light reading for you:
Yes, I've read almost everything on this shelf. The Count of Monte Cristo (almost hidden just to the left of Anne Frank) is one of my favorite books. I'm still working my way through The Handbook of Middle English, but I'm currently stuck on (not shown) The Origins and Development of the English Language. Geez, am I a dork, or what?
A little light reading for you:
Yes, I've read almost everything on this shelf. The Count of Monte Cristo (almost hidden just to the left of Anne Frank) is one of my favorite books. I'm still working my way through The Handbook of Middle English, but I'm currently stuck on (not shown) The Origins and Development of the English Language. Geez, am I a dork, or what?
Sandwich. Not much Else.
To prove that there's still food preparation and consumption happening in the WIP household, I present to you, my dinner:
Homemade focaccia, loosely based on a King Arthur Flour recipe. (Loosely because I used Pillsbury AP flour, no add-ins or -ons except for garlic powder, and a sprinkling of dried basil and Trapani sea salt on top. And I mixed the dough by hand instead of beating the crap out of it on high speed with an electric mixer. Oh, and active dry yeast instead of instant, because I have yet to find instant yeast anywhere, or even figure out what the difference is.)
Sorry, back to the sandwich:
Hillshire Farms Ultra Thin Smoked Ham (classy, no?), sliced peperoncini, a slice of provolone, and the last of the Trader Joe's Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce. Nuked for 10 seconds per side.
Yeah, I nuked a sandwich. Even after berating Youngest for nuking a quesadilla.
At least I took a picture.
Homemade focaccia, loosely based on a King Arthur Flour recipe. (Loosely because I used Pillsbury AP flour, no add-ins or -ons except for garlic powder, and a sprinkling of dried basil and Trapani sea salt on top. And I mixed the dough by hand instead of beating the crap out of it on high speed with an electric mixer. Oh, and active dry yeast instead of instant, because I have yet to find instant yeast anywhere, or even figure out what the difference is.)
Sorry, back to the sandwich:
Hillshire Farms Ultra Thin Smoked Ham (classy, no?), sliced peperoncini, a slice of provolone, and the last of the Trader Joe's Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce. Nuked for 10 seconds per side.
Yeah, I nuked a sandwich. Even after berating Youngest for nuking a quesadilla.
At least I took a picture.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Awesome Product Alert - Roasted Gorgonzola Flavored Oven Crisp Crackers
Geez what a name. But accurate. Sort of.
These salty cheesy crispy crackers from Trader Joe's are truly awesome, tastewise. Reading the ingredients, the gorgonzola flavor comes from cheddar cheese, sprouted wheat powder, sugar, yeast, soy sauce, onion and garlic powder, mustard flour (which apparently is mustard powder), and the usual preservatives. So, not really gorgonzola. But it doesn't matter. They're good. Addictive. More-ish.
Especially with a bit of salami and some Bleu D'Auvergne. And a glass of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, also from TJ's, Tommolo by Chiusa Grande, imported by D'Aquino. Not a bad Montepulciano for $5. And the grapes are organic, for what that's worth.
These salty cheesy crispy crackers from Trader Joe's are truly awesome, tastewise. Reading the ingredients, the gorgonzola flavor comes from cheddar cheese, sprouted wheat powder, sugar, yeast, soy sauce, onion and garlic powder, mustard flour (which apparently is mustard powder), and the usual preservatives. So, not really gorgonzola. But it doesn't matter. They're good. Addictive. More-ish.
Especially with a bit of salami and some Bleu D'Auvergne. And a glass of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, also from TJ's, Tommolo by Chiusa Grande, imported by D'Aquino. Not a bad Montepulciano for $5. And the grapes are organic, for what that's worth.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
100 must-eat American foods
I'm sure you've seen numerous posts of the Omnivore's 100 started by Very Good Taste. But did you see Slashfood's 100 must-eat American foods? I have a feeling that lists of 100 food items may be the new Tastespotting / Food Gawker / Recipe Muncher / Photograzing. Hmm...is there a Vegetarian's 100 yet? Celiac's 100? 100 must-eat Australian foods? Just wait, there probably will be.
Update 9/3/08: I ran across Helen's The British One Hundred today...I think I like this game, I now have 300 instead of just 100 items to try :-)
Update 9/4/08: Check out Tigers & Strawberries The Vegetarian Hundred.
Update 9/6/08: And now there's The Traveling Omnivore's 20...
Update 9/11/08: And 2 more, I knew this would take off...100 Chinese Foods to Try Before You Die from Appetite for China and 100 Japanese foods to try from Just Hungry.
Update 9/12/08: Oh, screw it. There's more. Go to The House of Annie's post for the links.
Update 9/18/08: I thought I was done updating, but Wandering Chopsticks just published her list of 100 Vietnamese Foods to Try. I think I've eaten maybe 5 of the 100...time to get eating.
Since I'm an American, here's my 100 must-eat American foods list:
Update 9/3/08: I ran across Helen's The British One Hundred today...I think I like this game, I now have 300 instead of just 100 items to try :-)
Update 9/4/08: Check out Tigers & Strawberries The Vegetarian Hundred.
Update 9/6/08: And now there's The Traveling Omnivore's 20...
Update 9/11/08: And 2 more, I knew this would take off...100 Chinese Foods to Try Before You Die from Appetite for China and 100 Japanese foods to try from Just Hungry.
Update 9/12/08: Oh, screw it. There's more. Go to The House of Annie's post for the links.
Update 9/18/08: I thought I was done updating, but Wandering Chopsticks just published her list of 100 Vietnamese Foods to Try. I think I've eaten maybe 5 of the 100...time to get eating.
Since I'm an American, here's my 100 must-eat American foods list:
- New York pizza
- Hoppin' John
- New Mexico green chile
- Homemade buttermilk biscuits
- Tasso (I wish!)
- Whoe Maine lobster (Ditto, I wish.)
- Calabash-style shrimp and hushpuppies (will someone tell me what Calabash style is?)
- Kansas City barbecue ribs
- Hot glazed Krispy Kreme
- San Diego fish tacos
- Cheese curds (but I keep meaning to)
- Key lime pie
- Philly cheese steak
- Memphis pork barbecue sandwich
- Lowcountry boil
- Huckleberry pie
- New England clam chowder
- Boiled peanuts (love)
- Buffalo burger
- Eggs Benedict
- Pastrami on rye
- Corned beef and cabbage
- Pancakes with maple syrup
- Everything bagel with cream cheese and tomato (and sprouts)
- Thin Mints (preferably frozen)
- Frito pie
- Potato knish with mustard
- Silver Queen corn on the cob (never heard of Silver Queen until today, and I grew up in corn-country)
- Soft pretzel from a street cart
- Fresh-picked blueberries
- Sourwood honey (clover, eucalyptus, alfalfa, tupelo, but not sourwood)
- State fair funnel cake (no strawberries or whipped cream, just plain, please)
- Chesapeake crab cakes
- Candied yams
- Oyster dressing
- Snow cone or snowball
- Wild Alaskan salmon
- Sautéed morels
- Persimmon pudding
- General Tso's Chicken
- Frozen custard (Want!)
- Italian sausage with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun
- Chili dog
- Buffalo wings with blue cheese
- Spam musubi (made my own, it was surprisingly good)
- Saltwater taffy
- Fluffernutter sandwich on Wonder Bread
- Black and white cookie (maybe I'll bake my own soon)
- Frybread
- BLT with thick-cut applewood bacon
- Baked beans
- Pumpkin pie
- Collards with vinegar and Tabasco
- Tex-Mex fajitas with skirt steak and sautéed peppers
- Fried green tomatoes
- Succotash
- Shrimp and grits
- Hot water cornbread
- Barbecue chicken pizza with red onions
- Chicken fried steak
- Carnitas burrito
- Apple butter
- Geoduck (sounds scarily delicious)
- Soft-serve ice cream cone dipped in chocolate shell (especially Dairy Queen)
- Pecan pie
- Catfish supper at a church or fire station
- Oysters Rockefeller
- Homemade cranberry sauce
- Pimiento cheese
- MoonPie washed down with R.C. Cola (no, thanks)
- Pickled watermelon rind (again, think I'll make my own sometime soon)
- Cracker Jacks at the ball game
- Smithfield ham
- Meatloaf and mashed potato blue plate special at diner
- Chicken and waffles
- Po'Boy (I crave oyster po'boys even tho I've never had one)
- Green bean casserole with French's fried onions (every year growing up)
- Stuffed sopaipillas
- Turducken
- Shad roe on toast
- Sweet potato casserole with or without marshmallows
- Cioppino
- New York cheesecake
- Pan-fried river trout
- Jambalaya
- North Carolina pig pickin' (sounds tasty)
- California rolls
- Burgoo
- Penuche fudge
- Fried peanut butter and banana sandwich (the Elvis)
- Scrapple or livermush
- Elk medallions in red wine reduction
- Muscadine grapes
- Cheeseburger at backyard barbecue
- Open-face turkey sandwich
- Chicago deep dish pizza
- Cobb salad
- Peach pie a la mode
- Macaroni and cheese with Tillamook sharp cheddar
- Root beer float
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Ginger Ice Cream
I finally made Ginger Ice Cream, recipe courtesy of David Lebovitz via Slashfood, due to the fact that I couldn't handle another day of MIL bugging me to make it.
It was easy to make. It's delicious. No pictures, because it looks like every other ice cream I've made (and I'm lazy).
Make this, you won't be sorry.
It was easy to make. It's delicious. No pictures, because it looks like every other ice cream I've made (and I'm lazy).
Make this, you won't be sorry.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Refrigerator Disaster
So Somebody in my household (I'm not naming any names) thought it would be a good idea to..er..borrow a soy sauce pourer from a local restaurant.
It lived in the fridge for a couple weeks with no adverse effects. But tonight the fridge became somewhat overcrowded with styrofoam containers full of yummy leftover chicken, rice and beans. And numerous little plastic containers of salsa. So Somebody shoved the sytrofoam container in, forcing the other fridge-residents to move aside. Including said soy sauce pourer. Which tipped over.
But Somebody didn't see it tip over. I discovered the mess while feeding the dogs.
So my fridge got a thorough cleaning. And I mean thorough. Like pull the fridge away from the wall so you can remove the lower two drawers because the stupid door doesn't open far enough type of thorough.
And my house smells like soy sauce.
Reminds me of something I heard once...Thou shalt notborrow soy sauce pourers with no intention of returning them steal. :-)
It lived in the fridge for a couple weeks with no adverse effects. But tonight the fridge became somewhat overcrowded with styrofoam containers full of yummy leftover chicken, rice and beans. And numerous little plastic containers of salsa. So Somebody shoved the sytrofoam container in, forcing the other fridge-residents to move aside. Including said soy sauce pourer. Which tipped over.
But Somebody didn't see it tip over. I discovered the mess while feeding the dogs.
So my fridge got a thorough cleaning. And I mean thorough. Like pull the fridge away from the wall so you can remove the lower two drawers because the stupid door doesn't open far enough type of thorough.
And my house smells like soy sauce.
Reminds me of something I heard once...Thou shalt not
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