The Barefoot Gardener
Sandra, a friend of mine, has a nice post about autumn on her blog: http://barefootgrdnr.blogspot.com/
Kathryn Huxtable
Royal Chicken Cooked in Yogurt
Servings: 2
Source:
Adapted from "Quick & Easy Indian Cooking" (more sauce, less chicken)
Ingredients
Seasoned Yogurt:
2 cups plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon salt
black pepper freshly ground
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
¼ cup cilantro freshly
Blue Hair
As you can see by my profile picture, I decided to color my entire head blue, with some purple and green here and there. It’s been a month, and I’m really enjoying it. It is fading somewhat, but still very bright. There is a certain amount of regrowth,
Another status update
H&H Color Lab offered me a position in December, so I’ve been an employee rather than a contractor since then. I’ve been awfully busy working on their desktop apps.
But we did get a Sea Glass Look and Feel release out in our copious free time.
Sweet and Tangy Tartar Sauce
Servings: 1 cup
Source:
Cooks Illustrated/September 1, 2008
Ingredients
¾ cup mayonnaise
½ small shallot, minced, about 1 tbsp
2 tablespoons drained capers, minced
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1½ teaspoons white vinegar
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
Mix all ingredients together in small bowl. Cover with plastic
Status Update
Since June, I’ve been working at H&H Color Lab, which processes color photos from professional photographers and produces high-end products such as wedding albums, greeting/anniversary/graduation cards, canvas gallery wraps (made by dye sublimation of an image onto canvas and wrapped around a wood frame), and
Chili
Servings: 4
Source:
Alton Brown/Adapted from pressure cooker
Ingredients
3 pounds stew meat beef, pork, and/or lamb
2 teaspoons peanut oil
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
12 ounces beer preferably a medium ale
16 ounces salsa
30 tortilla chips
2 chipotle peppers canned in adobo, chopped
1 tablespoon adobo
Homesick Texan Carnitas
Source:
The Homesick Texan Cookbook
Ingredients
3 lb boneless pork shoulder, cut in 2" cubes
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup lime juice 2 to 3 limes
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
corn tortillas and other fixin's
Directions
Place the
Cassoulet
Source:
Emeril Lagasse/Emeril Live/Cooking in France
Ingredients
Beans:
1 tablespoon butter
¼ cup onions chopped
½ cup celery chopped
1 pound white navy beans
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 cups water
1 bay leaf
Meats:
¼ cup flour
¼ cup oil
1 cup onions chopped
½ cup celery chopped
½ cup bell peppers
Braised Brisket of Beef
Source:
New New Orleans Cooking/Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
Ingredients
5 pounds beef brisket (or 6lb)
4 cloves garlic sliced
salt
cayenne
Essence (see recipe below)
3 tablespoons oil
4 cups onions julienned
black pepper freshly ground
2 cans Dixie beer, 12 oz each
(I use 1 can Boulevard