April 22nd, 2010
As you might have already noticed I’ve been cooking a lot of pasta recently. I don’t really know why, but I kind of felt like I didn’t enough the past months, so I have to catch up a little bit.
I’m still kind of ill, it’s just a cold, but it kind of keeps me from doing big work in the kitchen. So I’m happy about easy dishes, that I can just throw together in a couple of minutes and still have something my suffering body can enjoy in this total agony of cough and snuff. I’m just kidding, but I really need nice food to feel better.
This asparagus and smoked salmon pasta is another great quick weekday dinner dish. It’s easily done in under 20 minutes and still has great and interesting flavor. Fresh asparagus, smoky salmon, zesty lemon, heavy cream and al dente pasta.
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April 21st, 2010
Okay… This is kind of hard for me. I never liked Jamie Oliver. I think it’s just his face. Or his attitude. Or a combination of both? I don’t know. Just seeing him on TV makes me want to hurt myself or others (preferably Jamie of course) in many ways. But some days ago I found this Jamie Oliver Recipe at seasaltwithfood, tried it and actually… I really liked it. There’s one Thing I know for sure: It’s not easy to accept and/or admit that.
But it’s true. This dish is such a great and hearty pasta dish, that just makes you want to eat a whole pot and die happily afterwards. The Lemon in the sauce is a nice contrast to the uber-savory taste of the pork sausage. Perfect balance, that just makes you eat more of that stuff.
P.S.: I’m not saying he’s a bad cook or anything. I mean, who am I to say something like that?! I just (still) can’t stand him. Cheers!
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March 31st, 2010
Okay, high speed internet is finally back up and running here. We had to get a new contract, because my one flatmate moved out. Things are finally getting back to normal. We got new furniture, a lot of new stuff for the kitchen and it’s nice and peaceful around here. The only bad thing at the moment is, that I have massive pain in my ears, which kind of distracts me from everything I do. I hope it’ll get better and i’ll get some proper sleep next night.
Well, cooking wise there were some nice things last week. Let’s just start with the fried chicken. We all know it, we all love it. And it’s just so much fun having a fried chicken party at home that ends with you deep frying all stuff that comes to mind for dessert. We tried deep fried marshmallows filled with chocolate and a lot of other delicious things and – unfortunately – also some really disgusting stuff.
There are two major fried chicken recipes that get hyped a lot on the blogs. First of all, Thomas Keller’s Recipe: The chicken pieces sit in a brine with a lot of lemon and some herbs for about 24 hours and are then coated with buttermilk and flour and deep fried.
The second recipe is by my all-time favourite, David Chang. The chicken pieces also sit in a brine, but a lot of sugar is added to it and it’s way more neutral than the Keller brine. Afterwards the chicken is cooked by steaming it for about 40 minutes. It is then cooled down and finished by deep frying without any coating. This results in perfectly juice, not too fatty chicken pieces with an extremely tasty and crunchy skin. It is best eaten after being tossed with David Chang’s “Octo Vinaigrette”.
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