Local Honey to Treat Allergies
For the past year or two my allergies have been building and building. I was never allergic to anything as a child but things change as you get older. I definitely have some tree pollen allergies and wine. Red wine is worse but I’ve noticed white wine makes me have a sneezing fit too. This...
Olive Curing Recipe
I just realized that I never did post the instructions/ recipe for olive curing on here.. So here’s the way I did it. You’ll need a crock or jar or plastic bucket big enough to hold the olives and water. Before you start you need to crack the olives. You can do it either...
Stir-Fried Chicken w/Radishes, Chipotles & Lime
I keep forgetting to post this recipe. Last week we went to the Wicker Park ‘Farmer’s Market’ and got a couple things (not really a farmer’s market more like 3 tables with a so so selection of random things). But we did manage to find a few things that looked really great. One of them...
Fromage Blanc
Check out this other post for pictures of the process as well. 1 gallon pasteurized whole or skim milk (if you use skim the cheese will be a little drier) 1 packet direct-set fromage blanc starter Butter Muslin – to drain the curd Heat the milk to 86° F. Add the starter and mix thoroughly Cover...
I was totally born at the wrong time..
Next on my quest to truly ‘kick it old school’ I am going to try my hand at home cheese making. I’m starting simple with Fromage Blanc, a cream cheesey soft cheese. Then maybe move on to some more complicated aged cheeses once I get this one down. At some point we got lazy and...
It’s go time
Bright and early this morning my doorbell rang and to my surprise there stood the Fed Ex guy with my 10lb box of olives! I’m really very excited to get started on them.
Curing Olives
Any day now we should be getting our box of fresh olives. Olives, really? You ask. Yes really. A few months ago the hubby and I were having daydreams about pulling up the stakes and heading somewhere where we could have an olive orchard and make olive oil. I know it’s very lawyer turned winemaker...
Kaiser Rolls
This recipes comes from one of my new favorite sites, The Fresh Loaf. Take a look at the posting on their site for great pictures of how to shape the dough. I couldn’t find malt powder for the recipe so I substituted barley malt syrup and reduced the sugar to 1/2 tablespoon. It seemed to...
Vietnamese Chicken w/ Daikon & Carrot Pickle
Another impressive but super simple dish. With the herb salad rolls and a salad or some soup this makes a great light dinner. For Chicken: 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons of sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons Fish Sauce or Tamari Soy Sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons vagetable oil 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons...
Herb Salad Spring Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
These might seem a little intimidating if you’ve never done spring rolls before but they are really simple and super super yummy. 1 package of bean-thread/ cellophane noodles (The ones I found came in a big package with 4 bunches only use one bunch for this recipe.) 1 1/2 tablespoons of rice vinegar 4 leaves...