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Young & HungryIf you can't take the heat, get outta the kitchen! |
| 3 February |
Just when I had come to terms with the fact that I was not getting a callback, there it came! A call from an unknown number in LA mid-wine tasting. On a side note, I would like to give kudos to the Tasting Room in Sandy Springs for hosting one of the best and most informative wine tastings I’ve ever attended. Back to the phone call. Not having yet realized the importance of the mysterious number in my call log, I thoughtlessly dialed voice mail while perusing the isles of the wine shop next door with my girl friends. Stop. Drop. Squeal! They called and are wondering if I’m still interested! Duh, of course I am. Roll camera!
It all started with leftover nuts. Hazelnuts, to be exact. I have quite an assortment of nuts lingering in my pantry from Christmas just begging to live up to their full potential. Who am I to deny a lonely hazelnut their proper fate? And so I thought, hazelnuts and…..orange….and….fish! Yes it sounds like a bizarre combination, but upon my required due diligence I found that many a chef has gone there before. And so I had my main course, orange scented hazelnut encrusted halibut or err…salmon. With sides still TBD, I kept thinking until I came up with a more complimentary rendition on a braised fennel I learned in a cooking class in Italy and, last but not least, the curious potato risotto from this month’s Bon Appétit!
| 15 March |
The word ‘mashers’ makes me cringe, but it’s proven quite difficult to find a synonym for fried mashed potato balls…sounds so uncouth, like one of Rachel Ray’s idiosyncratic phrases. Anywho, the FDA is most definitely going to be on me for this one. As if French fries weren’t enough… all us teeming Americans need is something already smothered & covered, and now deep-fried too! Draws me back to that SNL episode with the taco stand spoof. I digress.
These are the brainchild of an old friend who originally called them ‘Mashed French Fries’; still can’t quite figure out that would have come to fruition, but the idea itself is a delicious one. Speaking of fabulous ideas, we love suggestions so feel free to submit and watch for yours to be in our next post! If you’re worried about the nutritional value, please reference the ‘Glutton for Punishment’ synopsis. You’ll also be happy to know that I’ve chosen goat cheese – one of the less fattening cheeses. And they say that nice glass of red wine, cab perhaps, slows down the absorption of fat.
Please enjoy and remember – most foods served in restaurants are far worse. I know as <I’m ecstatic to say> I’ve worked in one before.
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