Isn't it pretty?
I'm going to go in order of looks.
because I'm fascinating, and you want to know. also, there might be leftovers.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Cucumber Salad
My friend MSNDG's* grandmother makes this cucumber salad. I should be clear, she makes a cucumber salad, or even the cucumber salad, but not really this cucumber salad, and it's truly spectacular. It's sweet and tangy and so cool and crisp. I was thrilled to take home the leftovers from one of their family events a few months back. Also, we had a variant of this over a year ago as part of the falafel dinner.
I'm very good at asking your mother, your grandmother, whoever, for a recipe, but I'm not good at pulling out a notepad and writing it down. We covered this in the episode on brisket. But I asked her, I think twice, and she kindly told me what she does, but I'm under the impression that either she cooks like me, and doesn't measure everything, or that she intentionally gave me vague directions so I couldn't follow her recipe exactly. Either way, it worked like that, because I have no idea exactly how she makes it and this was close, and fantastic, and I'll make it again and again, but it's not MSNDG's grandmother's recipe. Close.
When I asked MSNDG for a refresher, just before making this, she gave me about as much information as I had remembered... vinegar, sugar, salt, white pepper, and cucumbers. Ratios, procedures, no.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dining Out: La Lupe
A few weeks ago, Sous Chef Brian was all, "MEXICAN FOOD!!" and I was all, "eh. Long wait to get in." So we went somewhere else. La Lupe is up by the Italian Market, right next to the damn cheesesteak places. And it was awesome.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
CSA Summer 2012 - Week 4 - The Goods
Now, let's just take a minute and observe this week's rainbow of produce.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Local Vegan Sausage
At the end of Winter Harvest, I ordered some vegan sausage. We're not meat-sausage people, but I was interested in new main dish options, so I went for it. It's been occupying my freezer for a while. The sausage is from Renaissance, right here in South Philly, and they're known for their food truck.
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