Remember way back when I made my national citrus fruit appeal? Actually I think it was a global citrus fruit appeal. Well either way it was epic, okay?
Remember when I then preserved some Meyer lemons for a rainy day?
Well today is that rainy day.
Even though it's sunny.
It's high time we use those preserved lemons, don't…
I like soft foods. It will serve me well if I have no teeth one day. I like to make my own soft foods whenever possible, the skills will be useful if I'm living off the grid somewhere and I'm toothless.
Or if I'm just living off the grid.
Or just living toothless.
I made homemade cheese the…
I have a custard addiction.
And I recently discovered that custard is socially acceptable to eat at breakfast. I don't know why it took so long to find this out. I haven't had enough exposure to doughnuts I think.
So I immediately made lemon curd. And after I spooned it into the jar, I licked every last…
I'm into liquids this week, what can I say?
I'm not a big alcohol drinker as you know, seeing as it makes me rather pink in the face. However. I can appreciate alcohol produced on a truly craft level. For example, I'm mildly obsessed with this certain secret whiskey that I'm going to tell you about…
Grandma Pellegrini has these faintly pink glass bowls in her house. She's had them since the 1930's. She and her sister (my great-aunt) lived together in New York City when they were working girls.
I like that she still has them.
She served me a pudding in them that I would like to tell you about, because…
Guess what this is...
I'll give you one clue...
It's not a leotard.
Okay, I'll give you another clue...
Now guess?
Okay, okay, geez, one more clue!
Red quinoa!!!
If you've never heard of it before, you're not alone. It's been slowly rising to stardom recently but hasn't reached full celebrity status yet. It's a grain-like crop grown for its edible seeds.…
I recently received an email from Grandma Pellegrini. Yes, she does email now, she has a gmail account, and most recently a Facebook account, and is quite good at it. She is also good at ordering interesting things on amazon. Mostly cooking equipment. Just the other day I walked into her kitchen and a new…
Today, we make this:
One fruit, so many possibilities. Quince granita, quince pâté de fruits, quince soup, poached quince, quince jelly, quince sauce, quince fritters...oh wait...
They are one of my favorite fruits. Look how nice and pink they become when you cook them, a soothing glamorous pink.
But they start off this color. Green with a hint of yellow.…
Tis the season for rhubarb. This is a rhubarb chutney recipe I developed while at Gramercy Tavern which we used on the spring cheese plate. You'll notice that the sweet and sour components of the rhubarb bring out different qualities in the cheeses, flavors you don't get when eating the cheese alone.
“Rhubarb Chutney”
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