My Korean tutor took me to the asian market one day to go shopping. While shopping we picked up a package of croaker – three whole, salted fish. They are smaller fish, but we noted that they were a lot bigger than the tiny little fishies we got in Korean restaurant. Hmmph. Anyway, I was told [...]
Archive for July, 2009
The Des Moines Farmers Market
Posted in Vegetables, tagged farmers markets, local food on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ok, so only true food geeks like me and my mom would be excited for weeks in advance about going to a farmers market. But, since we are, we were anxiously awaiting my trip to Iowa so we could hit the infamous DesMoines farmers market. After three days of sitting in my work-related seminar (three [...]
Behold the Power of Tomato Basil Soup
Posted in Soup, Tomato, Vegetarian, tagged tomato soup, tomatoes on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back I discovered a recipe for tomato basil soup, I can’t even remember where. It was supposed to be a copycat recipe for the one at La Madeline restaurant. Since I haven’t had the one there I don’t know how close it is, or even how much I’ve changed it since then, but [...]
4th of July Feast
Posted in Beans, Chicken, Salads, Smoking, Vegetables, tagged Chicken, grilling, Smoking, wine on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Usually the 4th of July holiday finds Bill and I at home, chilling out, having some wine and watching random fireworks from our back deck. This year, however, we ventured out to a friend’s house to celebrate our nation’s birthday together.
When you’re wine snobs like us but don’t have the budget for Caymus as a [...]
Blueberry Muffins, Take Two
Posted in Baking, Vegetarian on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After Sunday’s muffin disaster, I was bound and determined to conquer the blueberry muffin. I used the same recipe from How to Cook Everything, but made some changes to my technique. First, I got some baking powder that was NOT EXPIRED (recommended). Second, I made sure I did less stirring. Third, I did all regular [...]
