Finding things that make me truly happy is so exciting. Today as I embark into my new life in my new city, I've realized the simple things - and that is what makes me happy. My brother and I like to nerd out in conversations about food - and how much we are in love with cooking it! Now that we are back in the same city we have the opportunity to nerd out in person. And I just love the typical days in our house. Bliss.
Starting out with a simple beverage of fresh picked mint, lime juice and sparkling water. Divine and simple! We watch Frasier and roll out the fresh pasta dough into beautiful sheets, fit for vegetable lasagna. My brother was the master of the stove tonight and he cooks zucchini that he picked from his backyard garden. He arranges the array of pasta, sauces, cheese and vegetables into a baking dish. In a matter of time, the taste buds are ready to take off! It's that first bite of depth that gets you. The first time your taste buds experience that particular array of flavors. This is something I live for. And of course, what does our conversation entail? Food. What else? Our words are accompanied by the jazz music in the background - lovely. Brother and sister. Blood connected by family and hearts connected by food. Oh and the food tasted pretty darn good. Everything from scratch. Down to the vegetables growing footsteps away. That is my typical day. And I wouldn't trade it for anything.
what's to stop the palate from discovering what makes it dance? // my name is Sarah and I'm blonde and hungry
8.15.2013
8.08.2013
Fresh Bread
There's nothing like the smell of fresh bread wafting through the air of the kitchen. To me there's not many things I like more. I think there is a preface that says baking your own bread is something unimaginable and too hard. After all, you can just go to the store and buy some, right? Go ahead, buy some. But, you will never get the satisfaction and in my case the joy. This time around I made a basic sandwich bread that I found in Baking Illustrated. This book is incredible. It houses numerous recipes. The coolest thing about it is that they tested every which way that a recipe could go and found the best way possible. So the recipes you are getting are top notch. If you are interested enough, BUY IT. Or you could get it at the library. This bread is extremely easy and doesn't take more than a couple hours total to make. Most of that time is waiting for it to rise. See! Bread isn't difficult! And let me tell you, it tastes delicious and you get so much pride is saying that you made it.
8.06.2013
I Made Crepes!
Making crepes has always intimidated me. I like things to go perfect the first time I try them and I knew that crepes needed time to perfect. But, me loving French food, I had to conquer the crepe. My friend convinced me to make them for breakfast one day and I'm never going back! I really don't know what I was afraid of. The batter is extremely easy to make; almost every baking book and cooking website has a recipe. The trick is to be gentle and not afraid to throw away a crepe or two. You will mess up. The flipping might not go right, the crepe may be too thick or too thin, or a number of other things. That is okay! Be patient. The toppings are one of the best parts. I put Nutella, strawberries and bananas on mine. Other good ingredients would be lemon curd, jam, or even some savory things.
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