I have had chimichurri that is far too vinegary or garlicy, but I think this version strikes a nice balance. For me, it is all about adding some lemon to brighten the flavors and using a mellower vinegar that doesn’t overpower the herbs. Chimichurri is traditionally served in Argentina with steak. I actually used the…
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This was breakfast today. Yes, I broke the yolk. This happens in real life. Yesterday, I dropped a whole omelette on the floor so today was an improvement. These turkey sausage patties are actually better the next day making them perfect for reheating. I have a ton of fresh sage and was thinking of a way…
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I had never even seen Romanesco until it caught my eye at the farmer’s market last weekend. It was in between the cauliflower and broccoli and looked part space age and part dinosaur…of course I had to buy it. Then I saw it over at the Fast Grow the Weeds and at the lovely La Tartine…
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My mushroom obsession has been well established here. I put them on pizzas and in soup, lasagnas, you name it. I love this pasta dish because the flavors of the mushrooms are really enhanced by the other flavors. The shitakes cooked in the bacon fat were amazing. Of course anything cooked in bacon fat is…
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This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. I decided to go with the third savory option for this challenge: savory tuiles/cornets by…
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This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was selected by Natalie from Gluten A Go Go, and co-host Shel, of Musings From the Fishbowl and it comes from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart. These lavash crackers are the first vegan recipe selected by Daring Bakers, and we also had the option of making this gluten…
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This will be the first in a series of zucchini posts. We had two huge zucchini that were on the verge of being overripe. I decided that it would be a fun idea to eat zucchini with every meal. I have a perverse idea of fun. This was the breakfast incarnation: zucchini cakes with scrambled…
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I LOVE peanut butter noodles. This is so easy to make and really filling. It is perfect for a weeknight dinner. This is particularly good with some sliced steak on top. I was so proud of myself for not overcooking it! The egg noodles come in packs of four. This recipe is for 1/4 of…
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I am feeling triumphant. I actually made bread that tastes delicious. I had three pieces just to be sure, and it really is delicious. I made adjustments a recipe from Allrecipes.com. I didn’t have quite enough whole wheat flour so I used 2/3 cup of quick cook oats. I halved this recipe to make 2…
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