And here’s the foodblog-a-round for the posts that most caught my eye in the last 7 days!
Peepshi Photo from Neatorama
Easter week yielded a lot of great posts about my favorite Easter goodies: Peeps! And the coolest “new” peeps development this year is the arrival of Peepshi. Full instructions at Serious Eats show how to combine Peeps with Rice Krispie Treats and Froot-by-the-Foot into colorfully sweet treats. Awesome. Simple Good and Tasty tells us where to get “homemade” Prariepeeps in gourmet flavors of Chocolate Heirloom and Coconut Vanilla. And Blondie and Brownie did ‘em up right with a great “Let My Peeple Go” diorama.
And then onto Easter Dinners… where I was won over by Stone Soup’s Perfect Roast for Beginners with just 5 ingredients and 360 minutes, it’s definitely minimalist cooking that is worth the time. The only problem is that I don’t really like olives, so I’m wondering what else I could substitute that would also add great flavor to the dish. I love the idea of serving it with a luscious side dish – something a little less tradition – perhaps the Roast Eggplant and Chickpea Salad cooked up by Pithy and Cleaver. It looks absolutely amazing, with tons of Moroccan spices and two of my favorite veggies and legumes.
I’d love to start with a cocktail – one of my favorites is the sidecar, so I am completely entranced by White on Rice Couple’s Kentucky Sidecar Cocktail recipe, with a full ounce of fresh tangerine juice. Makes me want to rush out and get some tangerines right now. And potentially take it away from its Kentucky roots by bringing back the cognac / brandy instead of the bourbon.
Finally — tons of places I’d like to eat at. Of course there is the release of the Chronicle’s 2010 Top 100 Restaurants, which will be subject of its own post. I was super intrigued by Hedonia’s new “Hungry Hipster” but won’t be eating at any April Fools’ jokes any time soon. Instead, my mouth watered at Foodhoe’s reviews of Incanto and Nopalito. I’m going to need to take Foodhoe up on the offer to eat together, because they’re having all the meals I would love to eat.
