Last week Amy came over and since apparently we like to make things that involve a lot of whisking, we decide to try making mayonnaise. It turns out it’s really easy to make, though I’m not entirely sold on this homemade mayo stuff. We started with Alice Waters’ garlic mayonnaise recipe from The Art of [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘garlic’
July 8, 2008
Squash & Eggs
My brother Dave taught me to make squash and eggs years ago and it has been one of my favorite things to eat ever since. In July and August I probably eat this once or twice a week for dinner and I never seem to tire of it.
June 28, 2008
This week at the farmers market: 6/28/2008
Hi! Sorry! I’m back now! I’ve been a little distracted by my new job. I haven’t cooked much of anything lately. I ate frozen Trader Joe’s taquitos all week and I’m ashamed to say that much of produce I bought at the farmers market two weeks ago was found rotting in the bottom of my [...]
May 14, 2008
Mother’s Day Leg of Lamb
Last Saturday my mom and I picked up two nice pieces of leg of lamb at the farmers market. My mom had wanted a butterflied leg, but they only had them with the bone in. None of the pieces they had were big enough, so we got two. Despite my complete lack of butchering [...]
April 22, 2008
Lemony Chickpea Salad
Last Saturday I was cleaning up my kitchen when I spotted a jar of dried chickpeas. I absentmindedly threw some in a pot to soak without any kind of plan in mind as to what I would do about them. I sort of forgot about them until Sunday, when I noticed the pot still sitting [...]
