http://frogfood.peace.net Culinary adventures with peacefrog Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:26:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I want to apologize for my long absence. Not only have we been having some web server problems, but the shortened days have made it very difficult for me to take pictures, since my sub-par camera means I need the sunlight. Rest assured, I have been eating well, ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/11/26/pumpkin-pie-with-maple-vanilla-sauce-and-roasted-maple-spiced-seeds/ I figured I'd try making ciabatta (ie, Italian slipper bread, as it looks kinda like a man's slipper) because it's gotten so trendy in the past few years and there was a recipe in my bread book. The ciabatta process is quite different from other breads. It requires ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/11/13/ciabatta/ I love pickles and I always have. As a Jew and a native New Yorker, it is in both my nature and nurture so shouldn't surprise anyone. Perhaps more surprising in that I've rarely actually made them and thus far never made my favorites, but we start simple ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/11/06/easy-refrigerator-pickles-two-ways/ One day last week, I decided I wanted a sandwich, because I like eating sandwiches sometimes. But I had no bread in the house with which to make it, so I went to the market... to buy flour. I'd run out of whole wheat flour, y'see, and I ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/23/whole-wheat-sandwich-bread/ Beware these cookies: they can be dangerous! Chewy, and delicious, and so rich, it's hard to eat more than one or two at a time, but as soon as you're able, you'll want more. Another gem from Isa at The Post Punk Kitchen, the original calls for too much ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/19/chewy-chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies/ Despite being a long-time veg*n and lover of bean curd in many forms, I was never really into marinating it. I'd tried, but it rarely seemed worth the trouble. Until I found this recipe in The Kripalu Cookbook, that is, and my life changed forever. Designed to ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/17/grilled-marinated-tofu/ For about a month, I was getting a lot of corn with my farm share. Ah, those were the days! With 12-24 ears to work with, I could make anything. Anything! Well, anything involving corn. On the left is Chipotle Corn Soup (or maybe it needs a ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/09/corn-soup-two-ways/ For a few weeks, we've been getting tomatillos in the farm share and, as strangely cool as these weird little things with their papery husks are, I didn't really know what to do with them.  Once  had a couple of pints (which later turned into three), I knew something had ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/05/salsa-verde-tomatillo-salsa/ I've been slack about the "On the Town" portion of this blog because I keep forgetting to bring my camera to and/or take pictures at relevant places, but I finally managed one! Menotomy Beer & Wine (for those of you who might have raised an eyebrow at the location) is ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/10/01/menotomy-beer-wine-arlington-ma/ In the past couple of years, I've made my first attempts at yeasted breads and they've all turned out pretty well. It's been mostly pizza dough with the occasional sweets such as cinnamon rolls and king cake. This summer, I started to think about bread more. The ... http://frogfood.peace.net/index.php/2007/09/30/pide-turkish-seeded-bread/