Let’s say you’re done with dinner. Let’s say your wife has taken the baby to bed, and let’s say your daughter has holed up in her room to watch American Idol. Or the Jonas Brothers. Or Drake and Josh. Or something. And let’s say you’ve made a note to pay [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
For simplicity’s sake
Fresh citrus fennel salad
Ingredients (serves 4)
2 medium fennel bulbs, greens attached
4 teaspoons lemon juice
8 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 + 1 teaspoons orange zest
Technique
shave
mix
Shave the fennel using a mandolin or other slicer. Trim the fennel greens and give them a fine chop. Stir together in a large bowl.
In a small [...]
Posted in fennel, lemon juice, olive oil, orange zest, salt Tagged fennel, lemon juice, recipe, salad, vegetarian 6 Comments
The strawberries’ second season
The strawberries’ second season arrived. We’re lucky that way, in Florida. If not for our poor soil, I imagine we’d give California a solid run in the agriculture department. As it stands, we do all right. Nearly 365 days of seasonal fruits and vegetables, though July seems too hot for many [...]
Posted in butter, milk, pan fry, salt, slice, strawberry Tagged French toast, recipe, strawberries, strawberry 2 Comments
The cupcake’s reign must come to an end
photo credit: jek in the box
Note: this is a repost of an article from my previous blog. I wasn’t boozing recently, but my animosity towards the cupcake still stands
While boozing recently in celebration of a friend’s birthday party, the birthday girl reveled there would be cupcakes later. As I’m sometimes wont to do, [...]