Sweet & spicy! Amazing on their own, but also fantastic in salad (greens with scallions, apples, goat cheese, and walnuts). I bet they'd also be great on ice cream, or as a garnish on an iced cupcake.
10.21.2010
10.12.2010
fried green tomatoes
My method:
-Slice a green tomato (basically, an unripe tomato) into 1/4" slices
-Season both sides with salt & pepper
-Sprinkle lightly with flour, and dip in egg wash
(a beaten egg with just a little water added)
-Dredge in panko breadcrumbs, seasoned with salt
-Heat a pan with enough oil to generously coat the bottom
-When the oil is nice & hot, add the tomato slices, and cook until both sides are nicely browned, but before the tomatoes start to break down (the unripe tomatoes are pretty firm, so they should hold up well)
10.08.2010
beet & apple tart
Recipe from Everyday Food magazine: Take a piece of frozen puff pastry dough (thawed), and prick all over with a fork. Sprinkle a little bit of grated cheddar, then layer with alternating paper-thin slices of apple & beet. Top with more grated cheddar, fresh thyme leaves, salt & pepper. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet at 400 for about 15 minutes.
10.06.2010
white bean-stuffed portobello
Recipe from Everyday Food magazine:
-place portobello stem-side down on a rimmed baking sheet, brush with a mixture of olive oil & lemon juice, and season with salt & pepper. Put in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.
-while the portobello is baking, heat 1 TBSP olive oil in a pot and add a minced garlic clove. Before it starts to brown, add a can of cannellini beans (rinsed), 1/4 cup water, 1 tsp thyme leaves, salt & pepper. Simmer until liquid is almost gone.
-when the portobello comes out of the oven, drain any juices from the pan, flip it over and top with white beans. For the topping, mix breadcrumbs (I used panko) with just enough olive oil to bind them together a little. Mix in some more thyme leaves and crumbled feta. Bake for another 5 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are browned.
10.02.2010
more minneapolis goodies
Aside from the treats at the fair, here are a few more of the delicious things I ate on a recent trip to visit my dear friend Kim in Minneapolis...
Great start to the day: an apricot vanilla scone at Lucia's—one of the best scones I've ever eaten. Moist, filled with giant chunks of apricot, with a light sugary crust on top.
Sometimes the best meal is a bunch of sides, like this one at Brasa:
slow-roasted pulled pork:
cheesy grits:
jalapeño creamed spinach:
sweet plantains:
yucca fries:
A starter to another delicious meal—this nice plate of meats, pâtés and dried fruit:
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