Because we’re newlyweds, Cauli and I spend quite a lot of time together. As a result, we generally cook for two. Last night I found myself on my own for dinner. I still wanted to make a healty and interesting dinner, and pulled together a colorful salad of romaine, shiitake mushrooms, diced heirloom tomatoes, [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Dinner for One
Posted in leftovers on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Steak with Beet Chutney
Posted in beef on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday night Cauli and I pan fried some chuck steak that we got at the farmer’s market (from the Blanchards). We paired it with the beet chutney, and mashed potatoes with blanched beet greens mixed in. The beet chutney was pretty amazing. It had a slight crunch, and the sweetness of the beets was toned [...]
Back with Beets
Posted in vegetarian on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cauli and I were quite lazy this last week. I believe we had take out/delivery every single night. Very lazy vegetables indeed. I’m happy to say that this week we’re back to cooking. Sunday afternoon I made beet chutney. I’m not a fan of beets, though I love beet greens. Something about the earthy, yet sweet [...]
Got Your Goat?
Posted in goat on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last year Cauli and I went up to Seattle to visit a friend, and we ate at Lola. On their menu they have a curried goat tangine that is amazing. Ever since, Cauli and I have been on a quest for goat meat. Our quest ended last Sunday at the California Avenue farmer’s market in [...]
Foie Gras Baked Eggs and Popovers
Posted in breakfast on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I made this breakfast on Wednesday morning. Quite an involved breakfast considering I just told you that I’m not a morning-eat-breakfast-and-relax kind of person. Regardless, part of documenting my experience with food and cooking is to push myself out of my comfort zone. And trust me, 6:15 on a Wednesday morning is nowhere near my [...]
Brown Sugar Shortbread
Posted in dessert, recipes on August 15, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Once in a while, Cafe Madeleine in San Francisco will quietly put out a large glass jar of brown sugar shortbread bars. The bars are thick and moist and leave crumbs around your lips when you bite into them. They are best taken with coffee or black tea and enjoyed in the afternoon, or on [...]
Wild boar sausage and mashed potatoes
Posted in farmer's market, Local, potatoes, sausage on August 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Tonight we used up the last of our sausage from the farmer’s market. This time, rather than make a pasta dish as I’ve been doing, I served the sausages whole with a mushroom cream sauce and purple mashed potatoes. [So the skins were purple, and I thought they were actual purple potatoes and I was very [...]
Homemade Orecchiette Pasta
Posted in Local, pasta, sausage on August 13, 2007 | 6 Comments »
For last night’s dinner, I’ll refer you to Last Night’s Dinner, a wonderful food blog I’ve been reading. Jennifer has a great post and recipe for orecchiette pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe. Cauli and I used the last of the sausage we had bought at the Farmer’s Market – wild boar with apple and [...]
Quick Breakfast Fritattas
Posted in breakfast, recipes on August 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In contrast to weekend brunch, I dislike weekday breakfast. There never seems to be any time to relax over breakfast or even a cup of coffee. If I even eat breakfast, I usually buy it while walking to work: hardboiled egg if I’m being good; a cinnamon twist if I’m not. The other day I grabbed [...]
Lettuce Chicken Tacos
Posted in chicken, Local on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We had our friends Erin and Kyle over last weekend and I made lettuce chicken tacos. Top: lettuce. Left to right: diced summer squash, fromage blanc, red onion. The cafeteria at my old job, which generally churned out fatty, often tasteless, food had this on their menu one day. It was a perfect summer lunch. In [...]
