Happy Birthday Foodgoat!
When I was a kid, I used to climb onto the kitchen counter, sneak into the cabinets, and eat Nestle Quick chocolate powder straight up with a spoon.
Brennan's Colony
Foodgoat & I may have reached, rather late to the game, a new level of foodie-ness: we've discovered food pairing.
Mochas + pastries = way too sweetconfirming that:
Pastries + green tea = weird
Black coffee + sweet pastries = delightfulAnd then came the great Cake Donut Revelation. Neither Foodgoat nor I have been great fans of cake donuts. So dry, so heavy, so unglazed.
Black coffee + cake donuts = yummy!!!What had made them so plain before now made them the perfect accompaniment and dunking medium to strong, hot, black coffee. And we've become great fans of cake-style donuts.
What says beans more than chili?
1 lb (2 1/2 cups) dried back beans
1 T olive oil
1/4 c mustard seeds
2 T chili powder
1.5 t cumin seeds
1/2 t cardamon seeds
2 med onions, chopped
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1/2 lb tomatillos, chopped
1/4 c water
5.5 c broth
1 can tomato paste
2 T minced canned chipotle peppers
1.25 c grated Monteray Jack cheese
1/2 c sour cream
1/2 c chopped cilantro
2 limes, in wedges
Some people get annoyed by the occasional political talk here. They hurrumph that such opinions have no business in a food blog.
Scalloped Crab and LobsterAt least we still have the recipes.
Roasted Missouri Quail
Chestnuts
Brined Root Vegetables
Steamed Lemon Pudding
Apple Wild Cherry Compote
Windsor Vineyards, 2004 Sauvignon Blanc
Mendocino County, Private Reserve
Windsor Vineyards, 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County, Signature Series
Korbel Natural “Special Inaugural Cuvée” Champagne
Forget Star Wars: ROTS, my money's on the big-screen version of cult favorite Strangers With Candy. Just imagine the face of Jerri Blank, perhaps one of the grotesque characters ever to grace Comedy Central, on the big screen!
What should be first in the latest Saveur 100, a yearly list of favorite things, than a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven with a flat, lipped lid?
Yes
1 head of cauliflower, floret-ed and steamed until very tender
4 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and cooked with cauliflower
1/3 cup buttermilk
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Snipped fresh chives for garnish
Place the cooked cauliflower and garlic in a food processor. Add buttermilk, 2 teaspoons oil, butter, salt and pepper; pulse several times, then process until smooth and creamy. Drizzle with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil and garnish with chives, if desired. Serve hot.
Everybody should know by now that the feds came out with new Dietary Guidelines for Americans: recommendations include 60 to 90 minutes of daily exercise, more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and less sugar, sodium, and highly processed foods.
Every time we go to ZaZa, we walk by Anatolia Cafe, Cleveland's first Turkish restaurant, and are nearly lured in by the delicious and mysterious smells of ... something tasty. Why resist? We entered the bright and cheerful restaurant and had our first go at Turkish food.
Some women want diamonds for Christmas. I wanted a Dutch oven.
I had a dream - a humble dream - that one day, I would visit the chocolate factory.
Hello again, gentle readers, did you think we forgot about you? Well, as a matter of fact, I did, sort of. Who can think about blogging when one is spending 10 days in rainy California? When one is spending the holiday season with one's family? When one only has access to an AOL dialup connection?