channa masala

channa masala
curry roasted potatoes and carrots
sauteed kale with red pepper, garlic, golden raisins and lemon juice
saffron'd basmati rice

local organic food?

spaghetti

Spaghetti, tossed with egg, fried bread crumbs and smoked cheese.

fry bread crumbs in butter
Cook chili flakes and diced onion in olive oil. combine with minced garlic, chopped green olives, and parsley.
cook dry spaghetti in salt water
mix eggs with Parmesan cheese
grate some smoked cheese

drain spaghetti when aldente and immediately mix in an egg and the onion mixture.
toss it with the smoked cheese.
toss it with the bread crumbs.

all done :)

some simple good food on a late night after a trying day.

i did it my way

having the best ingredients will only get you half way there,
then theres the cooking part of it, it just takes practice and adjustments
i came closer to a good chicago style pizza today

in reverse fill order:
crust: 00 italian flour + cornmeal
filling: ricotta, egg, mozzarella, parmesean, italian parsley

spinach wilted in olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, parsley, salt

tomatoes crushed with a fork with salt, fresh oregano leaves/buds, garlic, a touch of sugar

baked @ 450 for 40 minutes.

what went wrong:

using 00 made the crust too light and airy, when i think chicago pizza to be heavy and cakey.
oregano buds are really strong, and took over too much in flavor
ratio of cheese was wrong, needed more mozzarella less ricotta and a thinner layer applied

otherwise, this is how id like it. it might not be how you like it. but i'll do it my way.

sides

i ended up eating a lot of "side dishes" for dinner tonight, i was thinking about grilling up some tofu but i figured this would fill me up still.
maybe some beans and cornbread?

- jalapeno mac and cheese, parm/cheddar

- sauteed corn w/jalapenos,cumin,garlic

- boiled kale w/roasted garlic, cilantro lime sauce

it was what was on sale at the super market, vegetables on sale are cheap and good for you!!!

Backyard Broccolli

I decided I needed to pull from the broccoli plants outside so i did, and the best place to eat an ingredient is probably a pizza.

squeezed lemon juice all over this.

fettucine with fava,peas,creme fraiche, saffron

it cant get more simple than this, but i fucked it up :-/ i guess you have to shell and PEEL favas, they're bright green on the inside... its not like it tasted bad, i just eventually had to peel off the skins while eating which is kind of annoying.