Friendsgiving: Preview
For those of you lucky enough to be our in-real-life pals, tomorrow is Friendsgiving dinner at Epic Noms South HQ. Classy meatloaf, mashed rutabagas, carrot cupcakes, and almond cookies already whipped up in preparation for the noming event of 2009. Look forward to some awesome posts in the next few days!
See you there!
Arroz a la cubana-updated
So, when I was in spain, my host mom used to make me “Arroz a la cubana”. Essentially it was rice, tomato sauce and a fried egg. I used quinoa instead of rice and replaced the sauce with an updated version of my tomato vegetable soup(adding black eyed peas and worcestershire). We stuck with the fried egg. Make sure it is a little gooey for epic noms.
Strawberries and Crème Fraîche
It’s possible to make your own crème fraîche by adding cultured buttermilk or sour cream to heavy cream and letting it sit for a day at room temperature. We didn’t have a day, so this is store bought stuff. It goes well with strawberries and dark sugar (turbinado here).
5 minute salad
In a large bowl combine: half of a head of Romaine lettuce (cut up), 1 sliced cucumber, 1 grated carrot, quartered cherry tomatoes, shredded Parmesan cheese.
In a tiny bowl combine: 1-part red wine vinegar (or balsamic vinegar) & 2-parts olive oil, salt, pepper, tiny bit of oregano, pressed garlic. Stir up with a fork until the two liquids combine well.
Pour the dressing into bowl of stuff. Mix! Have your friend Nick take a photo of it. Eat. All. Of. It.
Better than average grilled cheese
Some delicious mustard like my favorite, Boetje’s Stone Ground Dutch Mustard (Made in Rock Island, IL), and hummus can spice up a standard grilled cheese sammich. I like whole wheat bread and Colby-Jack cheese with liberal amounts of butter for the grilling (frying) process. Serve with a pickle.
Nomtastic!
