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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Food Time!

While I'm working on getting an official food blog up and running, here are photos of some recent culinary adventures had in Mac. (Note: this is not all one dinner, but dinners and lunches for about a week) Enjoy!

Dal & Naan
Mixture of lentils, garlic, and chilies simmered in vegetable broth. Stirred in some butter and seasonal greens when all liquid had been absorbed. Served over white rice with "naan" made from a basic pizza dough recipe rubbed in olive oil and garlic. (courtesy Amy)












Roasted beet salad with citrus glaze, cranberry chevre, and honey-lemon-riesling poached apples
We peeled and chopped the beets in a food processor. The glaze was a blend of grapefruit and lemon juice with olive oil, mustard powder, and herbs. Roasted them at low temp for a few minutes, poured over the dressing and let cool. Peeled, sliced and poached one apple in lemon juice and honey then finished with a late harvest Riesling. Plated with a cranberry chevre from Trader Joe's.












Black pepper & chocolate cookies



Pizzas with roasted pear, toasted walnut, Gorgonzola, and balsamic-Cabernet reduction
Basic pizza dough recipe (courtesy Amy). Toasted raw walnuts on the stove top and chopped. Sliced and tossed pear with olive oil, sage, rosemary, and fennel. Roasted in the oven just until browned. Flash baked formed crusts for three minutes, then topped with pear, walnut, and cheese before baking for another three minutes. Reduced 2 cups Cabernet Sauvignon with 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar and 8 tbsp sugar over low heat until thickens when cooled. Drizzled the reduction over pizzas.



Vanilla ice cream topped with dried figs and dried cherries, stewed in honey sauce
Fruit topping courtesy Lynnette - I believe she tried to reconstitute some chopped up dried figs in honey (not sure of additional liquid). Tossed in some dried cherries and let simmer. Cooled and spooned over vanilla ice cream.




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