In November, I made pickled radishes. I wanted them to resemble takuan, those yellow pickled daikon slices often served with onigiri, but I did not have the proper ingredients. For one thing, the radishes I had were little round red salad radishes, and for another, I had no rice vinegar. I bought some cheap white… Read More Preserved Lemons and Pickled Radishes
A few months ago my friends were raving about cacio e pepe, which just means cheese and pepper. I love black pepper, but it looked like the kind of meal I would want to eat when I didn’t feel like cooking, which meant that the multiple steps involved in cooking it and then washing the… Read More Cacio e Pepe
Since this week I found no bread at all; to eat with my cheese, I baked some thin crusty sourdough baguettes based on a recipe from King Arthur Flour. I used a mixture of white and whole wheat flour and baked them on aluminum foil because I didn’t have long enough pans. From left to… Read More Bread and Cheese
The first shepherd’s pie I ever had was at Ethos, a vegan restaurant in Orlando, which refers to it, adorably, as a “sheep’s pie”. It was simply vegetables topped with mashed potatoes and honestly, despite it being a typically meat-focused dish, that’s still my ideal for what a shepherd’s pie should be. Most of the… Read More Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
I generally prefer soft tacos, but last night I found two dozen taco shells, so I decided to make some crunchy tacos with the sausage I found. I thought I ought to try to make more meals with cheese and meat, because I have so much of it. Shredded Brussels sprouts, grated pepper jack cheese,… Read More Chicken Andouille Tacos
I was originally planning on going out alone tonight. My dumpstering partner was going to stay in because he’s going out of town next week and subletting his place while here’s gone. I’m staying here, and there’s no trash on Christmas. I would have had plenty of food for the next two weeks, but almost… Read More December 17, 2018
There are a number of great things that can be made with ricotta. The last time I found some, I also found a large amount of cream cheese, half-and-half, almonds and raspberries, and most of a chocolate bar, and I combined them into a chocolate cheesecake with an almond crust, topped with raspberry sauce and… Read More White Pizza
After bringing home a bag of six bagels to eat with my smoked salmon I ate one only to find afterward that the next day the rest of them had gone green. But that’s okay; they were just a bag of plain grocery store bagels, not particularly great ones. I could make better bagels than… Read More Sourdough Everything Bagels
I have a lot of nuts and seeds. Specifically, I have two pounds of sunflower seeds. They make good snacks, and I use nuts and seeds often to make pie crusts and pesto, but I went looking for recipes that use a lot of sunflower seeds. I remembered an episode of “Parts Unknown” where Anthony… Read More Sunflower Seed and Gouda Risotto
With the truck running again, we were able to go out dumpstering this week. Here’s a rundown of what I took home: 24 oz whole milk basket ricotta red wax Gouda pastrami style smoked salmon 6 plain bagels chicken breast 2 lbs ground turkey mahi mahi filets tandoori naan cinnamon sugar butter blue cheese mustard… Read More December 10, 2018
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