Homemade Guanciale Video:

Check out this piece in Eatocracy about food photography, and then ask yourself if any of the information is valuable and if any of the example shots are anywhere near as good as 90% of the photos in this thread:

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/04/05/food-photography-tips/?iref=obinsite

Sunny waffle breakfast Saturday by Mel Hill Photography, on Flickr
Nice way to start the day

Pastel de Nata (Mexican)

If you take pictures of your food, you might be sick: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/05/01/bc-food-social-media-obesity.html?cmp=rss

If you go off topic in photo threads you might be annoying!

L to R, T to B
Hanger steak, Beef rib cap, bone in ribeye
Pork rib cap, Lamb loins



rib steaks off the grill

No grill at my apartment on Ave. D., but I did sear the shit out of a bone-in 2 pound ribeye (it stank the place up something awful) picked up from one of the East Village's only butchers, served with seared dry pack scallops and a classic Cesar salad with tons of anchovy in the dressing. Amarone and Sancerre to drink (apps were California whitefish caviar with labneh and chives on melba toasts).

My pics aren't nearly as great as MHill's, but I swear that when I cut that ribeye up it looked every bit as good. Hard char on the outside, meltingly tender, medium rare beef in the middle. My girlfriend was literally overcome with ecstasy and began to swoon from the combination of scallops, beef and Cesar salad. I've never seen anyone react to food that way.

Finally made my way to Floriole

Des Moines now has a place inspired by Hot Dougs with something like a Duck Sausage with Curried Cheese and chutney sauce:

Tyrgyzistan wrote:Des Moines now has a place inspired by Hot Dougs with something like a Duck Sausage with Curried Cheese and chutney sauce.

Even the name of the place, Hotshots, is like a little wink to those who know or know of Hot Dougs. All the same, it looks like it would be worth a stop on my next pass through Des Moines!

Hotshots
Address: 1220 W Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 am–3:00 pm

Habibi wrote:My girlfriend was literally overcome with ecstasy and began to swoon from the combination of scallops, beef and Cesar salad. I've never seen anyone react to food that way.

Decade or so ago I was buying dinner ingredients at a grocery. Young clerk with a curious mind asked what I was planning. I described a dish or two and said I was making dinner for my wife. Her response, which resonated then and now, "You are serenading her."

first garden harvest of the year.

Dang, my squash are just barely at their second leaves (I didn't plant seeds until mid-may, but they seem stunted).
On the other hand, I've been enjoying snow peas, boston lettuce (mainly for thinning -- the heads are pretty dinky) and yu tsoi (aka yu choy) -- also thinning, but they're great greens for sautee or salad.

peas from the Farmer's Market today

Mel,

You dropped some.

stevez wrote:Mel,

You dropped some.

Good catch!
Thanks!

fried some blossoms up for lunch today (with a mixture of goat and ricotta cheeses and a bit of thyme as the stuffing)

cherry pie for my Father's 90th birthday party (taken just before I added the top crust) Sour Cherries from the farmer's market.

Lunch yesterday. Grilled pork tenderloin, grilled yellow squash (from the garden), and caprese salad (with tomatoes and basil from my garden.)

Blueberry lemon muffins with struesel topping for breakfast.

My two year old digital camera has a mode called "miniature" which imitates a tilt shift effect and exaggerates the colors. It lets me see something like what some post processing can do, but has to be used sparingly to avoid looking just totally absurd.

Macaroni and Cheese


Baguette:


The Number 20:

La Chaparitta, La Chaparitta, La Chaparitta





2500 S. Whipple

In case you are wondering about hours - just remember TTTT (tacos till ten tonight).
(and pick up some tamales for breakfast)

Tyrgyzistan wrote:My two year old digital camera has a mode called "miniature" which imitates a tilt shift effect and exaggerates the colors. It lets me see something like what some post processing can do, but has to be used sparingly to avoid looking just totally absurd.

What model is your camera?

Lavender vanilla opera cake.


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Pine nut and almond frangipane tart with Calvados and homemade fig jam in a sweet short crust.

August lunch