This is the most exciting thing I’ve cooked since the tacos al pastor… and again, I used the magic crockpot to make my meat tender and my life easier. You’re looking at short ribs with ammoglio sauce, over soft polenta. I should really learn to make my own polenta; I gather that it’s easy, and [...]
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My Life Is Awesome, And So Are My Tacos Al Pastor
I am a little bit in awe of myself right now. Today I aced my final exam for my rivers class (at least, I’m pretty darned sure I did) AND managed to cook not only a respectable dinner, but one of the best things I’ve cooked in MONTHS.
For background, I’ve been obsessed with our [...]
Farmers’ Market FTW!
Uncharacteristically, I snapped wide awake at 7:30 AM this past Saturday. (I normally sleep like a brick, and rouse groggily.) So it was off to the farmer’s market with me! And I had a field day. I came home with cherries, garlic scapes, broccoli, zucchini, onions, green beans, a giant bunch [...]
The Fleeting June Strawberry Chase
Strawberries are, like fireflies, a fleeting June thing.
Michigoodness: Zingerman’s Warehouse Sales
It’s Friday, and if I didn’t live so far from Ann Arbor, I know exactly where I’d be: 610 Phoenix Drive.
That’s the Zingerman’s mail-order warehouse, and this time of year—opposite the holidays—is their slow season. Consequently, they’ve started up a series of secret sales for locals, where supplies are limited but discounts abound, usually better [...]
Ancient Flavors
“To know the products of the Antica Dolceria Bonajuto is to know an infinity of flavours unknown to most — ancient flavours unchanged by the passing of time.”
So reads the copy on the website of the oldest chocolate factory in Sicily. Their recipe is directly descended from the chocolate of the Aztecs, as it was [...]
Really Good Balsamic
Ever since discovering Morgan & York, we’ve had our eye on a bottle of their Aceto Balsamico Maletti. We sampled it on one of our visits for Sweet Gem truffles, and never forgot it. It is fantastic. It is thick and rich like balsamic syrup without the bother, and without the excessive sweetness. We [...]
Six Sigma Cooking
I’ve been scarce lately, but hopefully that’s to change. Over the past three weeks, I’ve taken final exams for two rather difficult courses, sat for an eight-hour standardized engineering exam, and sung Beethoven’s Ninth with a choir of two hundred. Now it’s my “vacation week” between terms, and I’m catching up on things and rebooting [...]
Ode to Sweet Corn
Last weekend when we were in the vicinity for a baby shower, friends told us of an awesome corn stand on 23 Mile near Mound Road. We picked up a ton of stuff, actually – juicy tomatoes, crunchy and colorful bell peppers, juicy pears, a couple sweet little cantaloupes, and a pot of fresh basil [...]
Mutant-Onion Steak Fajitas & Mexicali Corn
This has been one of the best attempts at dinner in recent memory, mostly because the fajita marinade I chose is so simple and so perfect. You don’t even need the guacamole and the sour cream and the cheese if you don’t want to bother. Just salsa is great. I recommend “Jack’s Special” from Garden [...]