Oct 7, 2008

Mayon(n)aise

Filed under: condiments,Recipes,sauces — Tags: , , , , , , , — Kay @ 2:26 pm

  The best purchase I’ve ever made was my food processor. It does all the work for me and then some. It grates, cuts, chops, mashes and whisks pretty much anything I feed it. I’d be completely lost without it. One of those ‘try before you die’  (kitchen) things for me was making my own mayonnaise. So I broke out my food processor. Tried to use my blender (several times) and things…

    Sep 20, 2008

    Easy Butter

    One of my best kept kitchen secrets. Well, obviously up until now. Do you know how ridiculously easy it is to make your own butter? Not saying I bought a cow, tied a red bandana around my head and got up in the wee hours of the morning to milk the animal and churn the butter. No, no, no. Even I have my limits. But really, all you need to…

      Sep 6, 2008

      Atjar Ketimun

      A little taste of Indonesia. While most people use cucumbers (or cucumber salads) to diminish the heat of other dishes, I often use it the other way around – I spice things up with it. Atjar Ketimun is one of my favorite Indonesian side-dishes. Flaming hot cucumbers. So simple but so good. I like simple dishes because it’s the perfect way to really taste the pure flavors of food. When it…

        Aug 22, 2008

        Pesto Rosso

        Filed under: condiments,Italian Food,Recipes — Tags: , , , , , — Kay @ 5:53 pm

        No real fancy photos this time, but I truly believe this is one of my better recipes. A simple and fast red pesto -very basic really- but with such an intense flavor. Having this in your fridge literally opens up a world of possibilities. Add it to steaming hot pasta, toss around and you instantly have a simple side-dish. It turns sauces and soups into something special. Spread on top…