Last week I learned that I have unfairly neglected matcha over the years. I drink a myriad of teas but never matcha. Turns out, it is delicious.
Buzzing on a (caffeine) high, I felt compelled to spread the good word. After a quick visit to wikipedia, I was the erudite scholar ready to purport matcha’s health benefits and discuss it’s cultural originations. Unfortunately, most conversations followed thusly:
Evan: Have you heard about matcha? It’s ground up green tea and tastes really awesome.
Friend: Yeah. Actually, it’s kinda trendy right now. Like everyone drinks it. People at work have those little whisks.
Evan: What are you a wizard? A genius? Why didn’t you tell me that before?
#Matchafail.
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It’s bitter cold here in Brooklyn. I know January is supposed to be cold, but I can’t really can’t get over it. I also just came back from 84 degree Miami, so that isn’t helping either.
To keep warm, I’ve been turning out stews, curries, soups. Really anything with heat or spice. I’ve also been on a gingerbread kick, and I made a batch of gingerbread macarons. The shells are lightly spiced and filled with a molasses, gingerbread buttercream. I brought some to a birthday party, and they were a big hit. read more
Tacos are one of Mexico’s greatest culinary export, aside from margaritas and nachos. Traditionally, tacos are simple where a homemade tortilla highlights a protein topped with just a few ingredients liked cilantro, queso fresco, pickled onions, avocado, or salsa.
When reading a recent issue of Bon Appetit, I came across a whole editorial on tacos and had to make these cumin and ancho chicken ones. They seemed perfect so I didn’t alter the recipe at all. read more
Fall is here so it now obligatory that pumpkin, apple, or whiskey is in everything, and I’m totally cool with all of that. Pumpkins. Pie. Pumpkin pie. Cider. Mulled cider. Mulled cider with bourbon. Mulled cider with bourbon with pumpkin pie. See? Fall just works like that. read more
Tacos and I are the type of friends that get along in any setting. I’ve made all types of tacos, but for whatever reason I’ve never made homemade tortillas. I guess they just weren’t on my list of things to make.
People proclaim homemade tortillas are this “come to Jesus” moment, but to me they never seemed worth the effort. I was wrong. Fresh tortillas are awesome. Taco Bell at 2am awesome. And, they are incredibly easy. read more
Thanks to anomalously warm temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, lobsters started showing up unusually early this year. Fishermen keep pulling in record harvests and economics is wreaking supply-side havoc that’s led to a collapse in the wholesale purchase price of lobsters. So, what does this catastrophic climate change mean for me? Really cheap lobster. I know, #firstworldproblems.
I typically don’t make kitschy things that look like things. Miniature foods tend to possess a level of delicacy that I do not have the patienct for. However, I have a soft spot boozy food.
So, after seeing the idea of making citrus rinds into Jell-O shots for the eleventy-billionth time, I caved and made them. While they really would be perfect adorned next to Hello Kitty Lush Edition, I have to admit that they are pretty ridiculous and, dare I say, fun. read more
Spring and summer are great. The weather is warm, I can ride my bike, and it’s suddenly socially acceptable to drink in the morning again. One of my favorite ways to imbibe in the A.M. is a good bloody mary. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen to me, and I have to make mine. read more
A seasonal item, soft-shell crabs are considered a delicacy that look like giant sea bugs. I’ll admit, they are pretty awesome deep-fried or sautéed, but munching on what looks like a giant spider can kinda freak people out. read more
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