Thursday, December 19, 2013

lessons from Europe

Gnocchi - make sure potatoes are COLD before proceeding, eggs optional.

Peel carrot ribbons, sauteed in butter and garlic are very good.

Jerusalem artichokes, steamed (so still crunchy), in salad with comte (or manchego), walnuts, capers and mustard dressing (with garlic).

Water + chocolate = mousse (needs fat)

Danish 'crepes' = a little flour, a lot of milk and eggs, some sugar and salt. Excellent with sugar and lemon.

Zurek, sour polish rye soup. Periogi, more like rough xiao long bao. Poppy seeds pretzels are excellent.

Wild mushroom risotto with chicken stock, lemon zest, very good. Meringue, caramalized pineapple, citrus infused coconut whipped cream pairs well with a sweet vin Jura (Savignan varietal)