My favorite thrift store find of the day.
Jan 20, 2010
Jan 14, 2010
Cooking with Help
In my opinion, cooking was never meant to be a solitary activity. Yes, it's good for the occasional moment of quite time, but the best meals are always a collaboration.
This weekend I had the pleasure of trying a new popover recipe with 2 of the most enthusiastic soux chefs I've ever had the pleasure of working with. These little guys not only measured and stirred with the best of them. They also kept a very close eye on the "popping process."
(See? Kids really can survive without a TV)
Kids are excellent reminders of what cooking should be; messy, creative, and most of all, fun.
Local ingredients in the popovers:
This weekend I had the pleasure of trying a new popover recipe with 2 of the most enthusiastic soux chefs I've ever had the pleasure of working with. These little guys not only measured and stirred with the best of them. They also kept a very close eye on the "popping process."
(See? Kids really can survive without a TV)Kids are excellent reminders of what cooking should be; messy, creative, and most of all, fun.
Local ingredients in the popovers:
- flour
- eggs
- butter
- milk
Jan 5, 2010
My Resolution
Happy New Year!!
This year, my boyfriend and I made a joint resolution. We committed to learning 1 new recipe each week. Although I love to cook, we all need that occasional push outside of our culinary comfort zones. I'll be posting some of my success stories here, along with where I found the recipe and a list of the ingredients I was able to obtain from local sources.
We started off with polenta pie from Mollie Kazten's Moosewood Cookbook (a much loved Christmas present).
(It looked and tasted better than the picture suggests)
This was a great winter recipe because the filling can be adapted to include whatever vegetables and herbs we have available at the time. My boyfriend and I used onions, swiss chard, tomato sauce and garlic. We were very happy with this recipe, but I'll make a few changes next time. I'll use a thinner polenta crust and add a little more seasoning to it.
Local ingredients:
This year, my boyfriend and I made a joint resolution. We committed to learning 1 new recipe each week. Although I love to cook, we all need that occasional push outside of our culinary comfort zones. I'll be posting some of my success stories here, along with where I found the recipe and a list of the ingredients I was able to obtain from local sources.
We started off with polenta pie from Mollie Kazten's Moosewood Cookbook (a much loved Christmas present).
(It looked and tasted better than the picture suggests)
This was a great winter recipe because the filling can be adapted to include whatever vegetables and herbs we have available at the time. My boyfriend and I used onions, swiss chard, tomato sauce and garlic. We were very happy with this recipe, but I'll make a few changes next time. I'll use a thinner polenta crust and add a little more seasoning to it.
Local ingredients:
- cornmeal
- onion
- garlic
- swiss chard
- cheese
- tomato sauce
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