January 25, 2011
Salt-Crusted Chicken
I was recently interviewed for the website of French publisher Larousse, and one of the questions was, "What is it that appeals to you in a recipe?" I replied that I was drawn to recipes that a) were simple, b) featured flavor pairings that were sure-footed (and optionally unusual) and c) gave me the opportunity to learn a new technique.
All three qualities are united in today's recipe, originally found in Yves Camdeborde's fantastic little bo...
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January 18, 2011
Vanilla Oat Milk Tapioca Pudding
Meet my current favorite quick and easy dessert: a tapioca pudding made with oat milk and flavored with vanilla.
Tapioca pudding, for those not familiar with it, is not unlike rice pudding, except the texture of cooked pearl tapioca is estimated to be seven hundred and eighty three times more enjoyable than that of cooked rice, as each tiny pearl rolls off your tongue like the word "pearl" itself.
Pearl tapioca is made with the starch extract...
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January 12, 2011
Roasted Squash and Einkorn Wheat Salad
Today's salad could be seen as a winter alter ego to this tomato and einkorn wheat salad from half a year ago, and it is proof that my love story with einkorn wheat wasn't just a summer crush.
Today's salad mixes the ancient grain (see my previous post for more on the back story) with chunks of spiced and roasted potimarron (a.k.a. Hokkaido squash, my very favorite of all winter squashes), shallots, chopped fresh herbs, and walnuts.
It's the ...
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January 4, 2011
Best of 2010
I hope you've enjoyed a warm and cheerful holiday season, that you've shared laughter and good meals with the people you care about, and that you're feeling full of energy and dreams for 2011.
May this fresh new year bring you joy, serenity, fulfillment, and really good skin. I look forward to another year of meeting you here on Chocolate & Zucchini.
Before we kiss 2010 goodbye altogether, I don't want to miss my chance to reminisce on what it ...
January 1, 2011
January 2011 Desktop Calendar
Happy New Year!
At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for January is a picture of lemon slices I dried in a dehydrator (see these posts on raw buckwheat granola and raw multiseed crackers to know more about my dehydrator episode). I made a big batch of these, and I am keeping them on hand...
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