It started with an innocent question, fueled perhaps by a too strong Blue Moon cocktail: “Can you put lemon slices on a pizza?” I thought immediately of chicken piccata, a dish notable for including whole lemon slices – rind and all, in the sauce. If it works over pasta, it should work on pizza too. […]
2 comments | Capers, Lemon, Pizza
It’s safe to say that unless I hit the internet blogging jackpot and finally get to cash in on marthaandtom.com, I’m never going to own the recently-published Modernist Cuisine. $600 for a cookbook is just a little beyond this blogger’s budget. It’s a shame, because everything I’ve seen about the book (eGullet has some of […]
3 comments | Lemon, Meyer Lemon, Modernist Cuisine, Pasta, Ravioli, Xanthan Gum
Saint Albert was almost not a saint at all, thanks to the discovery during his beatification process of extensive studies of the occult: black magic. Among his writings on the subject was found a recipe for a depilatory potion that required burning a large frog whole and mixing the ashes with water then spreading the […]
4 comments | Catholic, Cheesy, Church, Fish, Fish Fry, Fried, Lemon, Lent, Pollack, Potatoes, Sides, Spaghetti, Tartar Sauce
When Surly Hell was released last week, I prepared myself for what would be my one opportunity to try it (it sold out very quickly) by reading up on the style. ‘Hell’ is German for ‘light’ or ‘pale’, and according to my sage for all things beer, Garrett Oliver, the Helles style was developed as […]
4 comments | Eggplant, Heirloom, Helles, Lemon, Quinoa, salad, Smokebeer, Squash, Summer Squash, Surly, Tomatoes, Zucchini
As far as dips go, if it has raw garlic you can count me in. This started with guacamole and continued right on through to hummus and beyond. My most recent discovery is the Turkish dip tarator. Tarator consists of almonds ground with olive oil, water or broth, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic. As with […]
2 comments | Almonds, Dip, Garlic, Lamb, Lemon, middle east, Sauce
Fuul is a delicious Egyptian treat.
2 comments | Aleppo Pepper, Beans, Cheap, Cumin, Economic Crisis, Egypt, Fava, Fuul, Lemon, middle east, middle eastern food, Rutabaga