http://persnicketypalate.com A fussy foodie's adventures beyond comfort food Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:39:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/11/coconut-flour-breakfast-cakes/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/11/coconut-flour-breakfast-cakes/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:45:10 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=8097 Souffle-like fruit-on-the-bottom cakes made with coconut flour and almost no sugar make a lovely filling breakfast on a cold morning!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2012/01/11/coconut-flour-breakfast-cakes/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/08/givem-blood-n-vinegar-wot-wot/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/08/givem-blood-n-vinegar-wot-wot/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:14:43 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=6464 It’s one of those things I can’t unthink—now that I know I can make chicken stock from picked carcasses, I simply cannot resist doing so, even when I can barely squeeze another quart into the freezer. And now it is going to be the same way with homemade vinegar. How could I ever throw away [...]]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/08/givem-blood-n-vinegar-wot-wot/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/07/pear-shaped/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/07/pear-shaped/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:13:54 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7813 Preserving a box of Bartlett pears via canning and dehydration.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/11/07/pear-shaped/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:09:25 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7894 The October 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was an unusual filled holiday bread called povitica; I made two gorgeous loaves filled with apples, walnuts and cinnamon.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/27/povitica/feed/ 2 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/17/apple-a-day/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/17/apple-a-day/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:44:25 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7830 I love using every part of a purchase! In this case, the scraps from canning applesauce became apple jelly, and the cores from making dried apple rings became cider vinegar. ]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/17/apple-a-day/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/16/honeyed-plums/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/16/honeyed-plums/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:19:53 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7859 Italian prune plums are halved and canned in a bath of sweet spices and honey syrup---these gorgeous preserves will be well-appreciated come winter!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/16/honeyed-plums/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/13/out-of-the-wild/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/13/out-of-the-wild/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:04:39 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7704 From wild plums growing in the greenbelt to jars of orange jam in my pantry.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/10/13/out-of-the-wild/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/30/the-cats-away/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/30/the-cats-away/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:43:17 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7720 A week's worth of dinners cooked in my mom's absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/30/the-cats-away/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:12:37 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7657 The last grape post of the season---canning syrup and pie filling, baking pies, and straining homemade vinegar!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/29/dregs/feed/ 2 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/16/ombre/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/16/ombre/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:03:56 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7626 Tons of grape jelly made from homemade juice strained through a pillowcase---this was quite the project!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/16/ombre/feed/ 1 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/08/juicy/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/08/juicy/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:50:45 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7572 Preserving the grape harvest with lots of canning: jam, jelly, juice, and even vinegar!]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/08/juicy/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/06/grape-harvest/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/06/grape-harvest/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:52:31 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7530 Harvesting grapes in our backyard, September 2011.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/09/06/grape-harvest/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:01:57 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7403 The August 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was making candy, with at least one incorporating tempered chocolate. I made white chocolate-blueberry marzipan bonbons, chocolate coconut figs, cucumber-elderflower pate de fruits, and chocolate-dipped tahini caramels.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/27/you-cant-do-that-on-blogovision/feed/ 3 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:11:35 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7275 Succulent smoky chicken with peach barbecue sauce on the grill still can't hold a candle to my potato-beet gratin, believe it or not! ]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/08/04/potato-beet-gratin/feed/ 0 http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/ http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:14:02 +0000 Julie http://persnicketypalate.com/?p=7179 The July 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was a fresh fraisier cake with exposed fruit. My version was lemon chiffon with vanilla cream, raspberries, peaches, and candied lemons.]]> http://persnicketypalate.com/2011/07/27/mosaic/feed/ 4