perfecting the homemade za and the new babydoll

Got my Infant massage teaching doll and we are enjoying the energy of having a (plastic) baby in the house.
Esp Tommy...

Also began 2 breads...one sourdough
(I have never had the patience to see through a sourdough, i usually toss the fermented mess on the 3rd or 4th day. But this time on only day 2 i had this beautiful risen mess of bubbly alcohol smelling goop....it just might work! it is in the fridge awaiting the final dough mix....there must be a wealth of happy wild yeasts a floating around in our kitchen... )

the second bread is a traditional tuscan loaf, that has only a pinch of commercial yeast but in most other ways is a sourdough....it does a two day slow ferment in the fridge and we are on day 2.

Will keep documenting developments....

Finally the best pizza we've made to date....the key was to crispen it on the over rack directly after it cam off the pan....and the addition of green olives, which gave it a salty zip and bumped up the flavor to new heights!

Simple Pleasures

The other night we just wanted a simple dinner - had seen a recipe for onion rings and thought, hey, onion rings and grilled cheese sandwiches sounds simple, decadent and delicious.

Now we must make onion rings everyday!!

Very easy - so tasty...light, crunchy, delicate, crispy!

Easy to prepare! Simply heat about an inch of veg oil in a pan til very hot....and have stack o paper towels for draining.
In one bowl pour some milk or buttermilk
in another pour about a cup of flour and 1/4 c corn meal, pinch o cayenne, salt and pepper
Slice a vidalia onion into thick rings (1/4 - 1/2 inch)
Dredge in milk, then flour mixture, milk, then flour mixture.
By the time you have finished the onion dredging, the oil should be perfect, turn it down a bit if it's smokin' and splattering.

Fry slices about 2-3 min per side, drain on towels. Keep warm and crispy on sheet pan in 350 oven til sandwiches are ready!
Perhaps not the most nutritious thing one can eat, but really pleasurable. And they'll make your sandwich shine!! Have some pickles too.

cookies for lawyers,infant massages, life and life

Returned from weekend trip - Infant Massage teacher certification went really well....cute babies a-gurgling everywhere.
Also laywer catering job went splendidly....hopefully more cookies will be ordered!
Tommy on large Hyde Park big rehab job....then off to France!
Things are a brewing!
Lovely dinner last night of steak and sugar snaps with sesame seeds to celebrate
(another day of living)

corn souffle and flatbread w/roasted tomato

Pasta Primavera

We had the most beautiful Pasta Primavera last night...arugula, broccoli, carrots, purple and green basil, tomato medley...fresh, delightful delicious...made some french loave to go with it....!