Posted in crockpot, gluten free, pork, sandwiches, weeknight meal on May 30th, 2008
My brother has a habit of giving out remarkably vague “recipes.” For example: “Put some pig or cow in the slow cooker with some liquid. Use a spice rub if you want. Cook until you get home from work, then give the fat to the dog and shred the meat.” Um. Right. I needed more [...]
Posted in cake, chocolate, citrus, daring bakers, dessert, french on May 28th, 2008
Lately I’ve become fixated with Bo Friberg’s The Professional Pastry Chef. I don’t want and have never wanted to be a professional pastry chef. But I flipped through this book and I was hooked. (Actually, in my arrogance, I grabbed The Advanced Pastry Chef first.) Page after page of beautifully plated desserts; this was more [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, nuts, tuesdays with dorie, yeast bread on May 27th, 2008
My experience with sticky buns is limited; I guess we were more of a cinnamon roll family. Madam Chow’s TWD choice for this week would be something new for me then. Dorie is insistent that you don’t cut the brioche dough in half. But, I did anyway. (Actually, I made a third of the recipe.) [...]
Posted in beans, gluten free, pork on May 25th, 2008
I can’t remember how I got it in my head to make franks and beans. I thought I had mentioned it in a blog post, but I can’t find it. Was it a comment on someone else’s blog? I thought I just idly mentioned it somewhere, and then I started thinking “yum…pork and beans…” (Ah, [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, italian, pasta, tofu, vegetables, vegetarian on May 22nd, 2008
A while ago, I wrote a comment on someone else’s blog about how tofu’s bad reputation comes from people trying to substitute tofu for tastier but fattier ingredients, like cheese and meat. And it’s true – I love tofu in recipes where it belongs – hot and sour soup, moo shu, peanut sesame noodles, stir [...]
Posted in cake, cookies, dessert, french, tuesdays with dorie on May 20th, 2008
I hemmed and hawed about whether to try Tara’s choice of madeleines for this week’s TWD recipe. I don’t have a madeleine pan, and I’m feeling stubborn about buying a pan that has such a specific use. I found out that a mini-muffin pan can be substituted, but I don’t have one of those either. [...]
Posted in chocolate, cookies, dessert, nuts, tuesdays with dorie on May 18th, 2008
Sometimes when I cook, I want to make absolutely the best version of that dish possible. I want to coax the maximum potential from every single ingredient, and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. Other times, I just want to use up the container of dulce de leche in the [...]
Posted in beans, healthy, salad, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal on May 15th, 2008
The combination of my upcoming beach trip and Tuesdays With Dorie has prompted a series of main dish salads for dinner. I’m surprising myself by how much I’m enjoying it. I was especially surprised by this salad, which I expected to be edible but not special. I’m so glad I chose the recipe even though [...]
Posted in citrus, dessert, fruit, pie, tuesdays with dorie on May 13th, 2008
I’m guessing there are recipes in Dorie’s book that aren’t obscenely rich. In fact, there’s a whole section on muffins! But the TWD recipe choosers have thus far gravitated toward the decadent side of the book, at least since I joined. This week is no exception, as Dianne’s choice of Florida Pie has well over [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, favorites, gluten free, healthy, one pot meal, potatoes, vegetables, vegetarian on May 11th, 2008
I’ve become enamored with poached eggs lately. They’re such a great topping for so many breakfast ideas. Besides eggs benedict, I like to serve them on toast with a bit of cheddar cheese sprinkled over. Hash browns and a bed of sautéed vegetables is my favorite poached eggs base. The trick to great hash browns [...]
