Julie | February 26, 2007
For Valentine’s Day I made Jeremy a Meyer lemon tart with a chocolate-painted crust, from Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers at Lucques. I had been planning it for some time, since we had just the right amount of Dagoba chocolate pieces left over from the Chocolate Velvet ice cream I made. I thought the tart came [...]
Julie | February 26, 2007
I made this for lunch yesterday, and it came out beautifully. My adaptations are reflected in the recipe; I only had frozen shallot, so I left it out of the vinaigrette, and we didn’t miss it. The bacon was a perfect foil for the lentils, and was cut into small enough pieces (sliced lengthwise once, [...]
Julie | February 25, 2007
One weekend we were relaxing and happened to watch an episode of The Barefoot Contessa where Ina made a huge batch of cranberry orange scones for her husband. Jeremy commented about what a lucky guy that man is, so of course I got right into the kitchen at the first opportunity to make him some [...]
Julie | February 9, 2007
This very simple recipe came from a friend’s copy of How to Cook Without a Book. She has made them several times when I was there for dinner, and they came out tasting like much more than the sum of the ingredients. Thyme Green Beans 1 lb fresh green beans (or frozen, not French cut) [...]
Julie | February 9, 2007
I’ve made Suzanne Goin’s braised short ribs twice now, and the recipe below reflects my adaptations. I pretty much just use whatever short ribs are available, as they don’t seem to be common cuts of meat in Oregon. I don’t bother with the pearl onion bit in the original recipe; I generally use 1 bottle [...]
Julie | February 7, 2007
This recipe has been on my list of soups to try for some time, and since Jeremy’s tummy has been bothering him, last night seemed like the right moment to try it out. We made it with Yukon Golds and a few reds to supplement the amount. There was no saffron in the house, and [...]
Julie | February 5, 2007
Now that I don’t flat-out reject salads, I have begun looking around for interesting salad dressings that fit in with my salad principles. This is one I found that I have been quite pleased with, and it makes a decent amount of dressing. I can safely say it makes enough for two large dinner salads [...]
Julie | February 4, 2007
Jeremy inevitably requests a German chocolate cake when I ask what sort he wants for his birthday. I tried out a new recipe this year, and we were pleased with the result, even if it did seem a bit fussy. Toasting the nuts and coconut is a nice touch and gave the dulce de leche [...]
Julie | February 3, 2007
Jeremy’s birthday was today, and it was really great to be able to spend it with him, since he was away in New York for the past two. We started out the day with Jeremy jogging for 50 minutes while I got some ricotta praline pancakes on the griddle for him. Then our good friends [...]
