Yes, it was tough, but Muse in the Kitchen is finally limping over the Bloggiesta finish line!
Ward and I didn’t get very many of the things on our list done. We both have our excuses, of course. We gave Ward the new iPhone as an early Father’s Day gift on Friday, and since then he [...]
In preparation for our trip to the East coast, Ward’s been scouting out various seafood and fish recipes. Yesterday the July 2009 issue of Gourmet magazine arrived; featured on the front cover is a delectable lobster roll. Unlike other lobster rolls we’ve tasted, this one doesn’t use mayonnaise – Ward’s not particularly fond of mayonnaise, [...]
There’s a very inspiring list of mini-challenges up on the Bloggiesta post at MawBooks, and I’m feeling very motivated. Here are the challenges that I’m hoping to complete for Muse in the Kitchen over the next two days:
DONE:The Clean up your feedreader challenge at The Book Lady’s Blog. I have a separate Google Reader [...]
Natasha at MawBooks is hosting a Bloggiesta this weekend, and we thought it would be a great way to help us jumpstart Muse in the Kitchen which has been seriously trailing behind in posts ever since we changed to a different account on our server.
I say “we”, but the truth is that Ward has [...]
A beautiful lasagna dish tonight, adapted from a recipe in Olives & Oranges, as well as a dish of North African Shrimp (also from Olives & Oranges).
Sage Leaves on Top
Gorgeous & Saucy Layers
Delectable Shrimp in Spicy Sauce
We had burgers tonight – Julia burgers, made with chunks of flank steak – and Ward decided to make his own hamburger buns. He’d read this recipe in the June 2009 issue of Gourmet, and thought it sounded like it would be fun (which is why he does the cooking and I do the eating).
He [...]
I hate when this happens late in the evening when my stomach is growling a little and I go into the kitchen to search for food. Ward’s sitting at the kitchen table making up a grocery list, and he announces his plans for tomorrow. And it sounds so good, I wish it was time for [...]
Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff
Dinner tonight was Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff, a recipe that Ward adapted from the Vegetarian Cook’s Bible. He decided to use soy milk rather than milk, which made the dish vegan. The recipe called for seitan, but we didn’t have any on hand, so he used textured soy protein chunks instead.
The mushroom sauce was [...]
Olives & Oranges: Recipes & Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus & Beyond, by Sara Jenkins and Mindy Fox, has glossy pages with several full color photos. Not every recipe is accompanied by a photograph, but this doesn’t detract from the recipes themselves.
Organization of Contents
The book starts with an Introduction, and then the chapter, [...]
Twice-Baked Stuffed Potatoes
On the menu tonight:
Rib Eye Marchand de Vins: lovely rare rib-eye steaks with a sauce made from a pan reduction of shallots, stock, thyme and a good red wine.
Corn Griddle Cakes: a simple corn pancake.
Rum-Glazed Plantains: Rum and brown sugar, grilled until the sugar caramelizes a little.
These three recipes were [...]