Mindy and I decided to pull out her deep fryer and spend a night turning healthy things into greasy delicacies. We started off with your standard tortilla chips. We used both corn and flour tortillas. Simply cut a tortilla into your desired triangular sizes and add to the hot oil. We used safflower oil for […]
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Yearly Archives: 2006I was recently informed about these delicious events: Caveny Wine Dinners with Caveny Farms and Candid Wines. "a celebration of sustainable food and wine featuring two of Chicago’s best chefs – Paul Virant of Vie and Michael Lachowitz of Michael. Vie – March 30th, 2006 – 7pm Western Springs, IL. Call 708/246-2082 to […] show 3 comments Oh, this makes me ache with longing. I visited Chicago for a farming conference earlier this month, and it stole my heart. I love your city. (Ask Paul! Ask Vital Information! Ask the cab drivers I had! Ask the clerk at the Sheraton Towers, who put me on the 28th floor!) This week/weekend is also supposedly when the whiskey vendors come to Chicago. So many a local pub/bar may have free samples. If the rumor is true, it seems worth checking out. I am glad you had such a great experience in Chicago Tana! There is a refreshing number of people involved in these wonderful movements here. Last weekend we went down to the South Side Irish Parade. Beginning at 101st and Western, this is the parade to be at in Chicago. I can’t say I have necessarily watched the parade in years, but the general mayhem of Beverly and the surrounding area is always a great way to spend a Sunday. […] show 1 comment Advanced MP3 Search Download Advanced MP3 Search download page. Music search software for people who frequently search for music… Last night while making Cauliflower and Broccoli Flan with Spinach Béchamel for dinner, I accidentally added twice the amount of flour to the melted butter in the first stage of the béchamel sauce. I certainly didn’t want to waste nearly a stick of butter so I quickly transferred it to a container before starting the […] show 8 comments that looks absolutely delicious. ever trying to be the consummate home economist — plus the fact that a lot of mishaps happen in my kitchen — i feel an enormous sense of accomplishment whenever i manage to “save” and “recycle” ingredients. 8-) All those flavors are really attractive to me. This looks really a nice success! I love pistachios and I love cardamom! They are a perfect addition to any baked good. And the green is so pretty. haha whoa! it’s always exciting to me to know when people make the recipes that i put on my blog. i’m glad i could help provide the recipe for you! and that the cookies turned out so well. :) they look awesome. I was also immediately drawn in by the cookie recipe. I love spicy, chewy cookies, so I couldn’t resist trying these. I innovated a bit and added some almond extract, which gave them a really interesting flavor, though I think it muted the spiciness a bit. I think next time, I’ll cut down on the sugar – they’re really, really sweet – and up the spices, but I do like the hint of almond. Thanks Mumu. I agree, it is so nice to save a downhill situation, especially when it becomes dessert! Hmmm. So they were all soft and chewy when they came out of the oven, but an hour later, they were hard as rocks. not so ideal. perhaps it would be better to actually make them crisp-like, ie, shaped as flat little discs? hrm. That is no good. I have to say that mine did not stick around long enough for me to experience that. (No, I didn’t eat them all, I gave them to my family.) That seems like it might be a good idea Kasia. . . I’m attending a dinner party this evening and was asked to bring a soup. While looking at the Saveur website recently, as I often do, I came across this recipe for Gazpacho Andaluz. After wandering around in the sun in search of sherry vinegar and the perfect country-style bread to thicken the soup I came […] show 4 comments The best way I have found to get pesky seeds out of your tomato dishes (especially soups) without losing half the fruit is to boil the tomatoes and pass then through a seive when they are still hot. I generally just quarter them and toss them straight into a pot on high. There is so much water in the fruit that it turns very soupy on its own very quickly, and you dont need to mess with your proportions by adding more water. When they have been boiled to mush, which takes just a few minutes, i just poor them in bit by bit into a wire mesh seive and work them through with the back of a wooden spoon. It adds an extra step, but really doesn’t take all that much time or energy to do. Another way to seed a tomato is to cut it in half and then cut each half into 3 equal wedges…use your knife to cut under the seeds from one end of the wedge to the other. Works for me! cut a tomato in half width-wise and squeeze. this gets out most of the seeds. it gets them all out if the tomato’s slightly cooked. Thanks for the good ideas. I will try them out soon! |
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Adrienne - Yum, all that fried food is making my arteries clog, and making me wish that I had a deep fat frier.
mumu - yup, a syringe is always a handy tool to have in the kitchen :-)
lee - Wow! I’ve fried some weird stuff (deep fried avocado is a BAD idea) but I think I can safely say that I never would have come up with the strawberry idea. Good work.
purple_kangaroo - It sounds like you had so much fun experimenting with frying things.
gemma - Yep, we were feeling pretty unhealthy by the time the night was over Adrienne, but it is so good!
Hi mumu, it is so handy!
Thanks lee. It is so sad to hear that avocados do not work. I was tempted to try.
Hi purple_kangaroo, yes it was a great time. Mindy is a fun cooking partner.