Thanks to everyone who attended this months Serious Pizza Class. Great time. I hope everyone left feeling a little more confident about making Naples style pizza at home.
Category Archives: Cooking At Home
Memorial Day Grill
Memorial day is about grilling. It’s the one thing that stands between us and the savages. Our ability to flame broil boutique local charcuterie and wash it down with barley and hops is our god given right. Let me introduce the players: Dai Due Boudin Blanc (meat magic), caramelized yellow onions (the sweetness), grilled yellow squash and red bell peppers (the tart and crunch). It’s like magic (and I don’t even use a rabbit).
Official Beer of My Summer
Snapper Enchiladas and the Case of the Missing Worm
Gulf Coast Snapper, Grilled Local Corn (suspiciously early in the season and suspiciously worm free), diced tomatoes with Cheddar and Tomatillo Salsa. The filling is bright, flavorful and straightforward to make: pan-seared fish fillets, grilled corn til it is almost done and dice the tomatoes. The salsa is raw: combine eight or ten tomatillos in a Cuisinart with a cup of diced white onion, three garlic cloves (peeled) and salt to taste. Assemble the rolls, sauce the plate, sprinkle with cheddar and place under a broiler til the cheese gets melty (it’s a scientific term). Splash some sour cream on top and crown with a grilled lime. Is it just me or does that sauce look like hair gel from the 1990’s?
Saturday Night Special
One of the best meals being served Saturday night in Austin wasn’t at a restaurant. We were hosted by the gracious Carla Crownover for dinner. You might know her from the self imposed ‘No Grocery Store for 2010’ challenge she kicked off 150 days ago. True to her credo, everything was local: Grilled Bison with […]
Fried Chicken Caesar Salad
Thank god for Tijuana. There is almost nothing wrong with the Caesar Salad (except that no one puts enough anchovies in the dressing). Need to make a bigger meal? Slide some fried chicken underneath it. Rich, crunchy, fatty and tart. Not unlike a high school reunion party. Recipes like to say ‘cube day old bread […]