Sweet pots cooked in a high oven in a bubbly bed of duck fat. The Entrecôte was grilled on the hob in duck fat with some salt and pepper. I let it cook a bit too far, but still most enjoyable for this Tuesday in September. Autumn seems to be approaching.
Month: September 2014
For It Is Time
Time to make your vanilla extract. The baking season approaches. Also, a great Christmas gift that beats the heck out of a mug loaded with jellybeans.
Here’s how:
– Chuck two vanilla beans into some alcohol
– Place into a dark cupboard you rarely open, like your potential
– Once a week give it a whirl
– After three months, voila
Above is vanilla beans with Armagnac
… you had me at Armagnac.
Tijuana Sombrero
What’s a Tijuana Sombrero? OoOOoh, don’t ask, let me show you.
Stick a fried egg on a Croque Monsieur and you get a Croque Madame. It is said that the fried egg looks like a woman’s hat. This is my little Mexican take on a Croque Madame.
Stick a fried egg that you formed into a Sombrero on a burger with cheese, fresh salsa, some creme fraiche and a bit of lettuce and you get an Amiga Mexicana. Fun for a girl or a boy. Though, I think Tijuana Sombrero will win on the naming of this dish.
Minty did Carrot Henge.
Z ate ham rolls and yelled at Minty for taking her photo. “NO PHOTO! grrrrr! ”