Only 10 more weeks until the end of this project (and the end of 2010)! Are there any unusual ingredients you want me to cover before the end? Contact me soon! This week, I discovered kiwi berries at the store. These green or purple berries are smaller versions of kiwis, without the fuzzy surface. They’re […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Entree’ category
Week 39: Black Summer Truffles
I realize we keep doing fungi here; first morels, then candy caps, now truffles. We bought a small jar of black summer truffles at Sur La Table not too long ago, and Russ has been itching to use them. I, on the other hand, have to admit that I think truffles smell absolutely horrible. I […] Read more…
Week 35: Morels
Mmmmmm, fungi. Get away from white button mushrooms (which are fine but boring) and you enter a world of delicious, earthy, flavorful fungi. One of my favorites is morels, also known as morchella, dryland fish, hickory chicikens, merkels and sponge mushrooms. They have an extremely distinctive look; the oblong cone on top of the stem […] Read more…
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Week 31: Juniper Berries
Before I saw juniper berries in the spice section, I only associated juniper as the flavoring behind gin. Turns out the berries, which are actually the female seed cone (a modified conifer cone, like a pine cone), can be used to flavor many hearty dishes. As you can see on the right, juniper berries look […] Read more…