Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Homemade BLT Challenge
I jumped on the bandwagon on Michael Ruhlman’s blog to join in on this summer’s BLT From Scratch Challenge, which was one to creatively make a BLT sandwich entirely from scratch, making the bread, the bacon, growing the tomato and … Continue reading
Posted in Cook's 100, Cookbooks, Food, Gardening, Recipes, Slow Food
Tagged BLT, Charcuterie, Cook's 100, Mayonnaise, pancetta, Ratio, Ruhlman, tomatoes
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Zucchini Cakes Galore
Exhibit A: a normal sized courgette, green, with a medium sized yellow summer squash. Both can also be referred to as zucchini. Not pictured, lo zucchino grandissimo (THE HUGE ZUCCHINI, singular) which was utilized in the recipes referenced below. Yes, … Continue reading
New England Split-Top Hotdog Buns
Oh, how we took things for granted in our youth. Those boring little everyday things like these. I recently had leftover cooked lobsters, and decided the best way to serve the cold lobster meat was in Lobster Rolls. Living as … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Recipes, Slow Food
Tagged baking, hotdog bun, Lobster roll, New England top split hotdog bun
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Blueberry (Double Crust) Pie – #10 of Cook’s 100
After my parter in canning, C, had an adventure picking blueberries, and gave me some, I needed to make some blueberry pie. This is not just because a double crust pie is on the Cook’s 100. As a Mainer, it’s … Continue reading
Kohlrabi Hash Browns
This is a recipe posting for L, my “Local Mom”. I’m sorry I don’t have a picture of these tasty little things. I found the recipe in Farmer John’s Cookbook, The Real Dirt on Vegetables, by Farmer John Peterson and … Continue reading
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Stock – #82 of the Cook’s 100
While doing a little freezer management this weekend, I decided it was time to pull out the bags of bones we got and make some stock. Since we were left a lovely large stockpot by the previous owners of our … Continue reading
Posted in Cook's 100, Food, Slow Food
Tagged beef stock, Bourdain, broth, stockpot, The Source
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Dilly Beans, a kind of Pickles – #13 of the Cook’s 100
Note to Readership: Rather than provide crystal clear, journalist-quality photographs, or magazine-quality “food porn” shots, the staff at Slow and Sew and her partner(s) are experimenting with artistic variety and time lapse in the documentation process. Please enjoy our latest … Continue reading
Laurie Colwin’s Gingerbread
Thanks to Luisa Weiss of The Wednesday Chef, I learned of the writing of Laurie Colwin. I got these wonderful books used, and I’m so glad I got them. Laurie Colwin was a great food writer, with a lovely voice, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cookbooks, Recipes
Tagged common sense, food writing, gingerbread, humor
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