Tasty treats
Posted on 18 June 2010 | 3 responses
- I love salt. Does this make me a supertaster? Actually, that just sounds painful. (NPR)
- Bomb pops! They are my favorite, except my people call them red, white, and blues. I need to clear out space in the freezer for these. (Serious Eats)
- You can make pork shoulder in the rice cooker? This is why I love (and fear) appliances. (Chow)
- I need more back-to-basics cookbooks. (The New York Times)
Tri-tip Fajitas and Pico de Gallo
Posted on 15 June 2010 | 3 responses
Summer; glorious summer. You are finally, finally here. That means that it’s finally time for grilling. Especially my new favorite cut of meat, tri-tip.
Matt introduced me to tri-tip, in a recipe inspired by that of the Central Coast, two weeks ago. It was delectable, but not really the type of thing I usually make.
You see, I usually don’t do beef (unless it’s of the ground variety). And, on the rare occasions when I do, things have gone terribly wrong.
Like the time I totally blew Matt’s birthday dinner by not bringing the filets to room temperature before using his allegedly “foolproof” method of searing then broiling. He didn’t buy my story that I had cooked them to bullseye perfection (à la Thomas Keller); instead, he called me out on the fact that they were raw in the center.
Tasty treats
Posted on 11 June 2010 | Comments Off on Tasty treats
- Ever wonder about the proportions in vinaigrettes? Ok, I did — they were always a mystery to me. Here’s a quick explanation. So liberating! (KitchenDaily)
- Why is food made with kosher salt vary in saltiness? Oh, so helpful. (Chow)
- It’s another gorgeous weekend. I need to start eating outdoors! (Grub Street San Francisco)
- It’s been a long time since I have made chocolate chip cookies. Although I am trying to stay away from the sweets. (ReadyMade)
Strawberry-Buttermilk “Gelato”
Posted on 8 June 2010 | 8 responses
You know what I love most of all about living in California? Access to cheap strawberries.
Ok, ok, maybe not what I love most of all, but it certainly ranks up there. And it surely feels like it at this time of year. There are so many stalls of strawberries at every farmers market that it’s tough to choose from which to buy. But, this week, it was really easy. One was selling a half box for $8. $8!
But what to do with so many strawberries? I snagged some rhubarb from another farmers (for some rhuberry spread), but still had about 4 pints left over.
Ice cream. Wait, no. I don’t like anything overly dairy-y when it’s warm. What about…sorbet? Or, even better, gelato? That lead me to this gelato recipe. The contrast of the sweet sweet strawberries against the slight tartness of the buttermilk sounded delightful and dreamy (and, possibly more importantly, not too dairy-y).
Tasty treats
Posted on 4 June 2010 | Comments Off on Tasty treats
- Please marinate your meat. Also, marinade is yummy. (FitSugar)
- Berries + summer = bliss. And this dressing probably makes the berries even better, if that was possible. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- More on marinades. (Guardian)
- We are drowning in strawberries here in California. And I’m not complaining. (Bon Appetit)
- NEED! (New York Times)
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