George
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I enjoy cooking and eating tasty food. Math pays the resulting bills (barely).
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Here are some facts about clams:
They are delicious! While they steam they emit this stunningly tasty broth. Look into it.
They are cheap, esp. for seafood! $5/lb is the price for Manila clams down at the Berkeley Bowl, and that is definitely enough to feed two people.
When you buy them… they are STILL ALIVE. Creepy, eh?
This [...]
Café Zuni chicken dinner and poached pears
The other day I made my very first “real” chicken dinner. I had been meaning to try this recipe for roast chicken, but I didn’t want it to suck and then leave my three roommates hungry. They’re all back in snowy Virginia now, so I thought it would be a good time to try.
The recipe [...]
Dark chocolate-dipped hazelnut macaroons and baking disasters
So one of the problems with “I Know How to Cook” is that it is a translation, and like any translation, it is imperfect. Normally when cooking small mistakes are alright, but baking is difficult enough as it is without linguistic ambiguity making it harder. =\ The recipe below is the how I now [...]
Brown Butter, Part II
I recently purchased a copy of “I Know How to Cook” by Ginette Mathiot, which is a translation of the French classic Je Sais Cuisiner. I’ve made a few things from it already, and here’s one of my favorites so far:
Sole à la meunière (Translation: Fancy-ass fish sticks.)
1 lb Dover sole filets*
salt, pepper, flour, milk
1 [...]
No picture, but hint: it’s orange!
Henry and I made this somewhat ad hoc a long time ago, but since Michael didn’t really enjoy it (owing to his tragic inability to reconcile savory and sweet flavors in the same dish) we were reluctant to repeat it. Luckily last week my cravings for marmalade chicken and a CS conference coincided! So we [...]
Una cena típica de mi niñez
Everyone is familiar with the Mexican tortilla (”wut tacos &c r made of”), but in Spainish cuisine, a tortilla is a thick omelet which contains layers of (usually) potatoes and onions, and occasionally other Spanishy ingredients (tuna, chorizo, tomatoes, and cheese are common). This delightful dish is a staple of Spanish cuisine and is usually [...]
Brown Butter, Part I
This embarrassingly simple recipe does in a pinch for dinner, especially when you want something easy and uncomplicated, yet good enough to impress a boy (or a girl)! I used to consider butter cheating… but have you ever tasted this stuff? IT’S AWESOME
Chicken breasts in sage brown butter (with polenta!)
Serves 2 to a great degree [...]
Corn cherry scones
If you’ve visited Henry and me in Berkeley, we’ve probably dragged you to the Cheese Board a co-op which sells delicious pizza, cheese, and baked goods. They are basically “the bee’s knees.” I recently bought their book which happily includes a recipe for one of my favorite things they have on a semi-regular basis: corn [...]
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Today we picked up our last CSA box (we only signed up for a month). New things in the box included fresh basil and green beans, and old friends/frenemies included tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, canteloupe, peaches, and nectarines. In summary, I really enjoyed eating organic seasonal vegetables and supporting local farmers and all that good [...]
Ain’t nothing wrong with that!
This is a take on a chilaquiles recipe I found while browsing Epicurious, but with cornbread replacing deep-fried corn tortillas. Chilaquiles is essentially “Mexican lasagna” in that it is a baked casserole, made by alternating layers of starch, meat, cheese, and other tasty things. It was experimental and—while delicious—the recipe we used needs tweaking, so [...]