Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I made gnocchi, damn it!
I have been wanting to make gnocchi ever since Ross and I were lazily watching food programs on public TV, and saw Lucia whateverherlastnameis making these little buggers by hand, then serving them up with pesto. She then proceeded to make gnocchi filled with jam, which looked utterly decadent and delicate and amazing... perhaps some day I will have the bravery to attempt those.
I checked out some Lidia cookbooks from the library, and because I tend to go overboard where the library is concerned, I also checked out the Cook's Illustrated complete book of pasta, which was my guidebook in this process. They try every possible variation, and tell you what works best.
I believe this pic is of the gnocchi post boiling.
This is the sage butter; the Cook's Illustrated book had this very simple recipe of gnocchi tossed with melted butter and sage, and topped with parmigiano.
Me, with my pal the gnocchi.
The gnocchi being devoured with relish.
So, it was a completely successful experience, even though I did not have a ricer and had to process the potatoes in the food processor - which supposedly makes for gummy gnocchi, but I didn't know the difference.
I checked out some Lidia cookbooks from the library, and because I tend to go overboard where the library is concerned, I also checked out the Cook's Illustrated complete book of pasta, which was my guidebook in this process. They try every possible variation, and tell you what works best.
I believe this pic is of the gnocchi post boiling.
This is the sage butter; the Cook's Illustrated book had this very simple recipe of gnocchi tossed with melted butter and sage, and topped with parmigiano.
Me, with my pal the gnocchi.
The gnocchi being devoured with relish.
So, it was a completely successful experience, even though I did not have a ricer and had to process the potatoes in the food processor - which supposedly makes for gummy gnocchi, but I didn't know the difference.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Things
Things that I'm excited about...
Flickr. The photo-sharing website. I decided to pony up for a paying membership, which means I get to post loads of photos and y'all can look at them. Go to flickr.com and search for kirious. Or go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirious/
I intend to post a lot of photos, cos I like taking photos and I just, after much much internal debate, sprung for a new digital camera. My old one was a 2.1 megapixel affair, and cost me over 400$ back in the day. The new one is a Canon Powershot A570 IS, 7.1 megapixel, and cost me $140. That's what I'm talkin' about. I have been pondering the camera purchase for a long time and had kinda decided on this particular one months ago, but couldn't bring myself to buy it until my amazon.com credit card earned me a gift certificate. Yay.
The Gunks. Also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, in New York state. I climbed there in 1997 with my friend, Dave, and have yearned to go back ever since. I have a hope, a plan to go to New York in early summer with Ross to visit Ross' brothers, and then get Katie to fly out and join me for 3-4 days of climbing bliss. Check out gunks.com for lovely info.
Mountainproject.com. I'm not sure who started this site, but it rules! Rock climbing info! Routes, ratings, comments! Go to this site and check out Canidae Cliff - the cliff Shawn and I developed outside of Hammond, MN, or Casket Quarry, where I've been ice climbing recently.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/minnesota/105812481
Daily Painter's Guild. They make me inspired to do some 2D art.
Terry Pratchett. Sherwood Smith. Elizabeth Moon. Mark Salzman. A few authors whose work I have enjoyed recently.
Flickr. The photo-sharing website. I decided to pony up for a paying membership, which means I get to post loads of photos and y'all can look at them. Go to flickr.com and search for kirious. Or go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirious/
I intend to post a lot of photos, cos I like taking photos and I just, after much much internal debate, sprung for a new digital camera. My old one was a 2.1 megapixel affair, and cost me over 400$ back in the day. The new one is a Canon Powershot A570 IS, 7.1 megapixel, and cost me $140. That's what I'm talkin' about. I have been pondering the camera purchase for a long time and had kinda decided on this particular one months ago, but couldn't bring myself to buy it until my amazon.com credit card earned me a gift certificate. Yay.
The Gunks. Also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, in New York state. I climbed there in 1997 with my friend, Dave, and have yearned to go back ever since. I have a hope, a plan to go to New York in early summer with Ross to visit Ross' brothers, and then get Katie to fly out and join me for 3-4 days of climbing bliss. Check out gunks.com for lovely info.
Mountainproject.com. I'm not sure who started this site, but it rules! Rock climbing info! Routes, ratings, comments! Go to this site and check out Canidae Cliff - the cliff Shawn and I developed outside of Hammond, MN, or Casket Quarry, where I've been ice climbing recently.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/minnesota/105812481
Daily Painter's Guild. They make me inspired to do some 2D art.
Terry Pratchett. Sherwood Smith. Elizabeth Moon. Mark Salzman. A few authors whose work I have enjoyed recently.
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