The Persnickety Palate » 2007

Buns in the Oven (Three Ways)

Julie | September 30, 2007

The September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured cinnamon rolls and sticky buns from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. I made both varieties, and capped everything off with the announcement of my pregnancy (another “bun in the oven”).

Category: Baking, Breakfast, Foodblog Events, Persnickety Bits | 23 Comments »
Tags: baby, bake, caramel, cinnamon, Daring Bakers, pecan, rolls

Pork Chahps and Gahlic Sauce

Julie | September 29, 2007

Pork chops with garlic-mustard cream sauce

Fresh sardines with pepperonata, 7-hour leg of lamb, and pork chops with a garlic-cream sauce.

Category: Dinner, Meat, Pastas, Seafood, World Cuisines | No Comments »
Tags: braise, chops, cream, fish, garlic, Italian, lamb, pork, sardine

Cracking Up

Julie | September 24, 2007

A whole crimson snapper baked rather spectacularly in a coarse salt crust.

Category: Dinner, Seafood, World Cuisines | No Comments »
Tags: fish, Italian, red snapper, roast, salt

The Purple Piewoman

Julie | September 18, 2007

A favorite childhood recipe for crayon-purple Concord grape pie with a simple sugary streusel.

Category: Baking, Foodblog Events, Fruits | 12 Comments »
Tags: bake, crust, grape, pie, streusel

Déjà Vu

Julie | September 17, 2007

Pork-ricotta meatballs made with utterly fresh, homemade ricotta cheese.

Category: Dairy, Dinner, Meat, Pastas | 1 Comment »
Tags: dried pasta, meatball, pork, ricotta, veal

A Mediocre Menu (and My Ultimate Comfort Food)

Julie | September 14, 2007

Noil’s Noodles—a straight-up Americanized version of what was once a Thai noodle dish—may not be much to look at, but always hits the spot when I’m feeling low.

Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Foodblog Events, Fruits, Lunch, Meat, Pastas, World Cuisines | 1 Comment »
Tags: anchovy, apple, bacon, bake, broccoli, chicken, dried pasta, eggs, fry, Italian, soy