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Archive for February, 2009

HI!

Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I know I’ve been MIA, but now that Mardi Gras is over, I am no longer going insane on the parade route in a crazed greedy frenzy for beads, which means I can start writing regularly. That is, as soon as I get something to eat. All I want is something warm and savory. A [...]

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Dinner tonight:

Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Whiskey-glazed pork chops. OHMYGOD, the glaze. Very apple-y and sweet, but buttery and DARK and with a little bit of cayenne pepper, which gave it a truly euphoric dynamic. Not cloyingly, appleishly sweet at all… just a subtle homage to the classic pork-and-apples combination of flavors. Baked macaroni and shells. Mom uses shells, which are [...]

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Re: James Beard awards…

Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

1) Why haven’t I been to Brigtsen’s yet? 2) Why isn’t there a NOLA chef on the outstanding list? I guess I’ll pull for Dan Barber. 3) Wooo, Sue Zemanick! Yet another point for her. 4) Beth Biundo, pastry chef at Lilette and maker of some of my most favorite desserts ever, is a semifinalist [...]

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All I really, really want…

Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

is a bowl of fresh pasta drizzled in garlicky olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt and crushed black pepper. SO simple, but Jessica gave me the idea earlier and now I just can’t get it out of my head. I wouldn’t mind following it with a cute individual (equals always better) ramekinned portion of [...]

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Citrus sinensis

Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

There is nothing worse than taking for granted something that you indeed love dearly. Actually, there is, namely acute cheeseburger cravings when cheeseburger is nowhere to be found. But that’s neither here nor there. Point is, it’s pretty awful to love something and realize the next day that it’s not a guaranteed presence in your [...]

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