So today is Saturday, all sorts of time, which means I can make two meals instead of one. And I spent the rest of the afternoon in front of my computer working in Dreamweaver so I was hoping to avoid getting hungry before dinner (nothing so unpleasant as crumbs in your keyboard). Also, I seem to keep pushing the boundary trying to figure out how much my boyfriend (who formerly lived off of pathetic white bread sandwiches) can actually eat.
So brunch consisted of:
home fries
-Russet and Purple potatoes fried in duck fat (left over from last weeks roast duck), cooked in the microwave for six minutes (thank you America's Test kitchen) to soften them up & then fried until golden brown which took about fifteen minutes turning them about every five. Then I tossed in some shallot & oregano on a lower heat to soften and then some garlic at the end (so it wouldn't burn). If you have a local farmers market it is time for new potatoes and they are wonderful & tender with a fresh potato taste you just can't get from something at the store. My grandfather grew potatoes and I had the privilege to have fresh potatoes as a child, if you've never had them find them. A few new Russet's roasted in the oven are an amazing thing.
bbq beans (legumes)
-I made these earlier in the week with fresh lentils. A great accompaniment to mashed celeriac and baked eggs, and homemade sourdough. Quick and easy and I can make them with more vinegar than those too sweet baked beans at the grocery store. I just cooked the lentils until tender, (then I usually add onion and bacon that I've browned seperately but I didn't this time) a little ketchup (I was out of tomato paste), some vinegar (I think this time it was apple cider), and salt, pepper, paprika, a little cayenne, and brown sugar to balance the acid.
wilted Russian kale
-Seriously just a small amount of water in a pan, put the chopped kale in and put the lid on. The temperature should not be high enough to brown the kale. When it's wilted just salt it and done.
So tonight I wanted pizza. And I didn't have any Mozzarella, but I did have creme fraiche that I made last week out of 1/4c of leftover buttermilk and a pint of cream (just let it sit on the counter about 24 hours or until it's thick and then stick it in the fridge). I myself am not a huge fan of pizza sauce, so I tend to use fresh tomatoes and fresh herbs instead. It's incredibly easy to make pizza dough but it's even easier to buy Trader Joes refrigerated dough and when I'm busy I buy that so I have it around (it has no preservatives just a very basic dough). I spread out the dough on a cookie sheet dusted with corn meal and then layered on a few leaves of fresh basil, then slices of tomato (I only had a green tomato that I bought for frying but it was nice and a little tart). Then I dolloped on creme fraiche in the center of each tomato slice, added some capers and salt and pepper. The cornmeal on the bottom of the dough made it easy to slide the pizza onto my stone (preheated to 450) and it cooked for 12 min or so.
This might be a little tart for some but I found that the acidity of the tomato was a great complement to the richness of the creme fraiche. After it came out of the oven I added some harissa (soaked dried chilis blended with olive oil and garlic) and a touch of olive oil. And now I'm going to go eat another piece.
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