“Nose to tail” eating is all the rage these days, and with good reason: it is healthier, more sustainable, and more ethical to eat all of the animal, rather than discarding the parts that we don’t like (as David Chang says in the new Momofuku cookbook, “farmers do not raise walking pork chops”). I am… Continue reading curried carrot soup with carrot top oil
UPDATE: My mom has some important things to say about vegetarian cookbooks that may or may not have been on the Rossi family cookbook shelf. Here’s what she says (emphasis added): “I want it known that the Moosewood Cookbooks [a series of popular vegetarian cookbooks were merely references, and not the way I cooked…I don’t want your… Continue reading green couscous
Earlier this week, some friends and I tried Alton Brown’s smoked salmon method (videos here and here). We ended up with some delicious smoked salmon as well as some bonus smoked mackerel (equally delicious!). I stashed most of our haul in the freezer for later (Sarah makes an excellent smoked salmon chowder), but we kept… Continue reading smoked salmon eggs benedict
I’ve been using the hell out of my Goodwill vacuum sealer lately, and have been shopping the sales for meat and fish to portion out and freeze. This is one of my favorite things to do when I have the time – it is very relaxing and feels so productive. But I can get a… Continue reading red chile chicken tacos
Sarah is doing a series of posts on her blog about our new place! We finally got it all cleaned up last week and have been working on styling it. We still have lots of work to do, but it is exciting to see things coming together. So far, she has written about our dining… Continue reading apartment photos
I’m going to give you the tl;dr version first: I put a piece of flank steak in some warm water for three hours, and then we ate it. Sounds gross, right? From Sous Vide Flank Steak Sous-vide cooking basically involves cooking food in an airtight bag at a relatively low temperature for a long time.… Continue reading sous-vide flank steak with bourbon-miso cream sauce
From Gumbo While The Wire will probably always be one of my favorite shows, I have really enjoyed watching Treme, which is created by the same guys who did the Wire and is set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Basically, David Simon sat down and decided to make a show JUST FOR ME. For example: Wendell… Continue reading catfish gumbo
[EDIT: I’ve just switched to using Picasa Web albums and they seem to be cropping my photos into weird squares. Sorry about that. I’m working on it!] I’m always looking for ways to jazz up ramen noodles (here I mean the 10/$1 package kind, not the fancy Japanese and Korean instant noodles that you can… Continue reading ramen with greens and honey-sesame pork
I really enjoy keeping flavored syrups around the house. They’re great for mixed drinks, or just to stir into some club soda. The other day I spotted some enormous, beautiful fresh ginger at Viet Wah and I knew I had to make ginger syrup. I’ve tried a couple of methods for making ginger syrup before,… Continue reading ginger syrup
First of all, you all need to go check out these awesome pictures of Walter. My recent favorite: OK. With that out of the way, it’s time to talk falafel. In Seattle (and in many other cities, I’m sure) it’s pretty easy to find a gyro joint that sells falafel sandwiches. This place is in… Continue reading falafel
a fistful of basil 