Cooking
Sometimes, you just want a good meal. Not too fancy. Just comforting. And warm...
So, I whipped up Matt's favorite focaccia bread (rosemary and garlic)
and made a goat cheese souffle from a fantastic cookbook my cousin Amanda gave me a couple of years ago. Used a mix of plain and herb-garlic goat cheeses.
It wasn't difficult, but I started to think I'd done something wrong. It just didn't look...right.
What had gone wrong? What did I miss?
But then, I looked at the souffle again, and realized I hand't done anything wrong; it was perfect.
Problem was...I had used a too-big souffle dish! Waiting a few minutes, I saw that it had, in fact, deflated...not something it would have been likely to do had it not come out right.
So, note to self: pay closer attention to the size of your pans and dishes in the future.
By the way, very tasty. And still good the second day, re-warmed in the oven.
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A Rosemary and Garlic Braid. Five bulbs of garlic, roasted in a pan with chopped fresh rosemary (from the four foot tall plant near the front porch!), and olive oil. The paste is mixed with nine (ish) cups of flour, lots of yeast, heated milk, water...
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Cooking
Looks can be deceiving
Sometimes, you just want a good meal. Not too fancy. Just comforting. And warm...
So, I whipped up Matt's favorite focaccia bread (rosemary and garlic)
and made a goat cheese souffle from a fantastic cookbook my cousin Amanda gave me a couple of years ago. Used a mix of plain and herb-garlic goat cheeses.
It wasn't difficult, but I started to think I'd done something wrong. It just didn't look...right.
What had gone wrong? What did I miss?
But then, I looked at the souffle again, and realized I hand't done anything wrong; it was perfect.
Problem was...I had used a too-big souffle dish! Waiting a few minutes, I saw that it had, in fact, deflated...not something it would have been likely to do had it not come out right.
So, note to self: pay closer attention to the size of your pans and dishes in the future.
By the way, very tasty. And still good the second day, re-warmed in the oven.
- All About Goat Cheese (chèvre)
You've probably heard the famous quote from General de Gaulle during the May riots of 1968 "How can anyone govern a country with 246 different cheeses?" Believe it or not, there are many more cheeses than that now. The real number may be impossible...
- Cookbook Spotlight #3: Ships Of The Great Lakes
Marinated Focaccia Bread Sandwich I was so happy when contacted by breadchick for the latest Cookbook Spotlight; I am constantly amazed at what high-quality books I'm given the chance to try out. This time, it was Ships of the Great Lakes, filled...
- Why Dinner Was Like Lindsay Lohan
Perhaps you've noticed the trend. Young starlets, with perfectly decent bodies...albeit a touch on the flat side...suddenly gain popularity after certain body parts appear much more...round and inflated. I won't get into the bobble-head doll actress...
- I Should Be Safe From Vampires...
A Rosemary and Garlic Braid. Five bulbs of garlic, roasted in a pan with chopped fresh rosemary (from the four foot tall plant near the front porch!), and olive oil. The paste is mixed with nine (ish) cups of flour, lots of yeast, heated milk, water...
- (belated) Imbb#20: Has My Blog Fallen? Comté Cheese And Marjoram Soufflé - Or A Story Of How A Lot Of Things Went Awry, Yet The Soufflé Still Rose!
This morning sucked. They're changing the water heater in our building, so from 8.30 am this morning until Thursday around noon, we'll have no hot water. I therefore had to get up at 8 am to take a shower, even though I didn't have to go...