...and just plain crazy. The chicken soup with dumplings from Thomas Keller's "Ad Hoc at Home" Cookbook was absolutely delicious last night but there were a lot of steps involved. I received the cookbook for Christmas and while it is much more accessible than the French Laundry Cookbook it's still has a few roll your eye steps like "bake a homemade loaf of brioche to make croutons". That said, there are many great tips and techniques and some really amazing food combinations and recipes. So far I have prepared the chicken soup(above), the oven roasted tomato sauce( a keeper) and potato pave( loved it, but again I had to start it at 8am to have it ready for dinner). I think it's important to try a recipe the way it's supposed to be prepared before you start in with any shortcuts and while I'm certain I will make this velvety, rich and soul warming soup again I found a few places to streamline the recipe without changing the yumminess of the end product. While I'm on the subject of food (and not painting which I will be getting to as soon as I get off the computer....) I also prepared this for dinner this week and it was both delicious and quick. Have a great weekend, thanks for reading and Bon Appétit!
6 comments:
wow... wow... wow...
yum, wish i could teleport some of your soup here!
I love listening to super cooks talk about food. We had cable for a while, I never cooked a thing, but couldn't stop watching others construct yummy items.
great post, great photos.
happy painting!
beth...
you are artistic in your painting AND your cooking.
wow!
i'm always behind the 8 ball so you may already know about this, but your comment on "making a homemade brioche" made me think of it.
i just recently heard about the book...
"ARTISAN BREAD IN 5 MINUTES"
i got the book yesterday and right now there is a perfect ball of dough waiting to be popped in the oven in a few minutes, so i'll let you know how it goes.
thanks for sharing your thoughts on your blog.
i really enjoy reading your blog.
c
thanks janice!
chrissy: that book will change your life and fill your house with yumminess...good luck on your first loaf!
how I can smell the food over here!
...and how good some of those day-long cooking adventures can be (and even better when you can find some short-cuts...like our favourite raisin-nut ring from Bon Appetit..a two-day process that has finally been mastered to a perfect one day event that tastes just perfect :))
OOOh my Beth, did i say already that you are an inspiration, also to those of us who's hobby is not cooking...I which i could taste your dumplings so bad!
Holy moly Beth, you have lots o' patience to start something for dinner so early in the day! I admire your commitment to making yummy, fabulous food for you and your family. But, did you get to paint after all that cooking?! :)
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