One of my favorite things to do in the fall and winter is to make large amounts of oven-roasted vegetables that will feed me for days. My oven is so small that sometimes I’ll pile vegetables into a baking dish on one rack and all over a cookie sheet on the other. I like the [...]
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Mix ‘n’ Match: Roasted Vegetables
Posted in Food, tagged carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, onions, parsnips, potatoes, roasted vegetables, sweet potatoes on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fig Candy Experiment
Posted in Food, tagged candy, figs on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Aside from a delicious foray into chocolate-covered bacon, I’ve never really been a candy-maker. I didn’t even own a candy thermometer until recently. But after discovering the natural pectins in figs while I was cooking up some fig jam a while back, I wondered if I couldn’t just keep on cooking the fig jam until [...]
Thai Basil Green Curry
Posted in Food, tagged green curry, pesto, thai basil on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What I’m about to describe is in no way authentic Thai cuisine, but nonetheless I was fairly pleased with the results of a culinary experiment I did last night. Back in the summer I harvested a huge amount of Thai basil and made a pesto-like paste. I think I put in some shallots and mild [...]
Everything’s Better When It’s Fried
Posted in Food, tagged fried food, fried green tomatoes, seeds, tomatoes on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yay, the fried green tomatoes were a success. My friends and I fried them up using tortilla crumbs as the breading. I sliced the tomatoes into quarter-inch thick slices, dipped them in milk, breaded them lightly, and fried them in hot vegetable oil. So good! Since we had a pan of hot oil going, we [...]
Weekend Photos: Fantastic Fall Produce
Posted in Food, tagged cauliflower, parsnips, photos, squash, walnuts, winter squash on October 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m loving the farmers markets right now. True, the wild color and lushness of summer produce is gone, but the fruits and vegetables of fall are just so satisfying.
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Announcements! Bake Sale, Happy Hour
Posted in Commentary on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There are two important events in the world of DC food bloggers coming up in the next week. First up, the DC Food Bloggers Spooktacular Bake Sale, this Saturday at the 14th & U Farmers Market from 9 am to 1 pm. Several of us will be bringing goodies (I’ll probably make more chocolate loaf [...]
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