I have been to Herbsaint twice now. The first time, Jenna and I left and had to record our gushed comments on praise in a note on my phone, so profuse were they that I worried about forgetting them all. The second time, I had an unprecedented kind of love affair with my dessert. And [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Rémy Eats: Herbsaint
Posted in Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans, dinner, eggs, frog legs, lunch, pasta on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
100th post!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I came here to post something else, but when I saw that this would be the hundredth blog entry I’ve written since starting this site in August, I had to honor it.
WHY AM I AWAKE.?
Posted in breakfast, cheese, ham, muffin on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Oh, I know why. I’m busy pulling an all-nighter for a gigantic 20-page final draft I have due for my women’s history class today/tomorrow, depending on how you look at it. Oh yeah, and tomorrow is also my last day of high school. In the meantime, ponder this: Muffins with ham, brie, and fried leek. [...]
Dinner tonight:
Posted in cheese, dinner, honey, shallots, snack on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
goat cheese croquettes with honey and caramelized shallots! Obviously. I fried the shallots in some olive oil until they were crispy and brown and ethereal and angelic. A better indicator of readiness was how HEAVENLY my kitchen smelled. Once I had transferred those to a paper towel to get rid of excess oil, I heated [...]
Major breakthrough
Posted in cilantro, green beans, lunch, pasta, pesto, salad, shrimp, snack, tomato on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the ONLY pasta salad that has EVER evoked any sort of emotion from me. As a matter of fact, not only did it evoke emotion, it evoked whole, pure, legendary love. This is big. Normally, I feel blasé about pasta salad for the following reasons: 1) 97% of all things are better hot [...]
