Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Frittering away time with a summer frittata

Well, the CC and his friends were ambling away in sunny, freezin'-cold San Francisco, and what did we see?

A farmers' market!

Well, we had no plans, and even though it was just before noon, we decided to see if we could salvage a late lunch.

Copious amounts of fresh vegetables were obtained; a quick trip to the next-door cheese store netted some buffalo mozarella, and a loaf of bread; and eggs were obtained from a nearby grocery store.

The CC should mention the existence of a sprightly, middle-aged, white-haired lady who held a rotating chakra over all the vegetables. The CC wondered whether it would rotate, vibrate or sing? Apparently, the asparagus did not speak to her inner chakra but the kiwi fruits did.

The asparagus definitely spoke to the CC who was happy to get some for the summer frittata.

We had:
  • a salad with a lemon-clementine dressing,
  • olive bread,
  • chopped heirloom tomatoes (with salt),
  • a tomato-basil-mozarella hors d'oeuvre, and
  • a summer vegetable frittata

    During the preparation, a few of the heirloom tomatoes were inhaled by the worker bees. If you don't know what inhale means in this context, this is where someone stands near a tomato, and whoooosh! the tomato is gone. Only happens with good tomatoes.

    Much fuss was made about how many eggs the CC used to make the frittata (twenty-two, in case you were wondering) but there was nothing left of the huge repast which we ate out in a lovely outdoor backyard garden.

    (Recipes to follow.)
  • Sunday, August 5, 2007

    Kitchen Instruments

    Well, the CC wasn't going to post after the holiday announcement but who the hell is the CC kidding?

    A brief conversation with a friend, and a Buñuel Martini threw the CC into a full-blown reverie about kitchen instruments.

    Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the CC has reveries about kitchen instruments.

    The CC has noted that the Pareto principle (a.k.a. the 80-20 rule) applies to kitchen instruments as well.

    There are a very small number of instruments that are absolutely indispensable. The rest one would manage somehow even if one didn't have them.

    The CC will leave the list for a later date. Think of it as an "upcoming feature" on this blog.

    Holiday Break

    Well, the CC is off to culinary adventures on the West Coast, and he'll be gone for the rest of the month.

    Have fun, and have some tomatoes on my behalf!