Mmmmmmm!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Duck Dinner
Derellek graciously shared Hellen's wild duck with us, provided Gropius cooked it! So, I found a recipe from Rick Bayless's Mexico: One Plate At A Time to try. We all enjoyed roasted duck adobado with a jicama salsa, roasted potatoes, and roasted asparagus.
Some prep pictures:
The dinner itself:
And the huntress enjoying her meal:
Some prep pictures:
The dinner itself:
And the huntress enjoying her meal:
Friday, January 9, 2009
Chicken Noodle Soup
The NYTimes had an article on chicken noodle soups this week, so we tried one. We chose to make Curry Mee and it was delicious!
The coconut milk, curry, mung bean sprouts, lemongrass, and fried shallots really made the dish. It was flavorful without being spicy.
The coconut milk, curry, mung bean sprouts, lemongrass, and fried shallots really made the dish. It was flavorful without being spicy.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Capsaicin
def: is the active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact. (thanks, Wikipedia!)
Last night, Louisa inadvertently had her first taste of a jalapeno pepper. I helped Walter cook dinner by cutting onions and peppers, including the jalapeno, to make chicken sofrito from Food&Wine magazine. I didn't think to much about it when I rubbed my face and felt my skin start to tingle a bit. I later looked in the mirror after the following incident and saw that the tingling and burning sensation had actually turned my skin red!
Anyway, I had just nursed Louisa and was "talking" with her when she grabbed my thumb and stuck it in her mouth. Oh, you should've seen her face! She got the "What-are-you-doing-to-me?" look and then started to cry. It sort of resembled this face:
I felt horrible about it, but I think nursing her some more managed to get rid of the tingling/burning in her mouth. I did finally manage to get the remaining capsicin oils off my hands, compliments of serious scrubbing and Walter's AgentOrange mechanic's scrub. Walter said my thumb tasted soapy but didn't make his tongue tingle, so I think we're in the clear. So far no repeats and I think I'll let Daddy handle dicing hot peppers from now on!
Last night, Louisa inadvertently had her first taste of a jalapeno pepper. I helped Walter cook dinner by cutting onions and peppers, including the jalapeno, to make chicken sofrito from Food&Wine magazine. I didn't think to much about it when I rubbed my face and felt my skin start to tingle a bit. I later looked in the mirror after the following incident and saw that the tingling and burning sensation had actually turned my skin red!
Anyway, I had just nursed Louisa and was "talking" with her when she grabbed my thumb and stuck it in her mouth. Oh, you should've seen her face! She got the "What-are-you-doing-to-me?" look and then started to cry. It sort of resembled this face:
I felt horrible about it, but I think nursing her some more managed to get rid of the tingling/burning in her mouth. I did finally manage to get the remaining capsicin oils off my hands, compliments of serious scrubbing and Walter's AgentOrange mechanic's scrub. Walter said my thumb tasted soapy but didn't make his tongue tingle, so I think we're in the clear. So far no repeats and I think I'll let Daddy handle dicing hot peppers from now on!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers...
Last harvest of peppers from our garden:
Clockwise from top left is green bell peppers, cayenne peppers, Anaheim peppers, habanero peppers, poblano peppers, and piment d'espelette. Unfortunately, the cold weather prevented the bell peppers from turning orange and the cayenne and espellette from turning red. Still, pretty good pepper harvest for December!
And my proudest accomplishment of the week is baking a pumpkin pound cake ALL BY MYSELF while home alone with a 4 month old baby. And, it's VERY tasty, especially with a nice cup of coffee!
Gropius, Louisa, and I also got our Christmas tree tonight, too. It's funny how trees always look shorter in the tree lot...
Clockwise from top left is green bell peppers, cayenne peppers, Anaheim peppers, habanero peppers, poblano peppers, and piment d'espelette. Unfortunately, the cold weather prevented the bell peppers from turning orange and the cayenne and espellette from turning red. Still, pretty good pepper harvest for December!
And my proudest accomplishment of the week is baking a pumpkin pound cake ALL BY MYSELF while home alone with a 4 month old baby. And, it's VERY tasty, especially with a nice cup of coffee!
Gropius, Louisa, and I also got our Christmas tree tonight, too. It's funny how trees always look shorter in the tree lot...
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Weekend Meal
On Sunday, Gropius prepared a delicious meal of filet mignon with bordelaise sauce from the latest issue of Saveur magazine. We have plenty of rotkohl (red cabbage) in the freezer from our garden, so we defrosted some of that and made parnsip-mashed potatoes to have on the side. Very tasty!
look at that glossy sauce!
I know, the meat should be less done, but I don't like my meat on the rare side, so Gropius let my serving sit in the oven while he finished the meal, so it should be done the way I like it.
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