I mentioned that my garden exploded. What I didn’t mention was the ugly batch of blossom-end rot that came along with it. /: It seems that especially the hybrid tomatoes are bearing so heavily that they can’t get enough calcium, even with supplementing and with plenty of water. My nursery guy suggested that I thin […]
As promised, a brisket update
General verdict: tasty! Specific verdict: Uncle Pasto and I need a bit more learning on how to control a smoker fire. No no no — nothing bad happened. We were using the charcoal from the bottom of the bag, and it seems the smaller pieces burn hotter than the larger ones. We had a hard […]
MISSION CRITICAL: Temple Garden Chowder
One of the downsides to taking a three-day vacation when you’ve got a CSA … OMG, what do you do with all the food when you get back? I’m glad it’s been June-Gloomy today, because this would NOT have been made in hot weather. But it successfully used up a whole pile of veggies I […]
Oh yeah, that zucchini salad
I did promise a post about that too, didn’t I? Last post for the night, and then I’ll be mostly caught up. (: Thanks for bearing with me! So like any crazy person who plants zucchini, we’ve already got plenty growing off of just one plant. And of course, there’s some in the CSA box. […]
PB&C
Nope, that PB doesn’t stand for peanut butter. It stands for parsnip and bacon. The C is for carrot, and together, they make a pretty awesome sandwich. We’ve been doing a lot of sandwiches lately in the Pasto household — they’re tasty and quick to put together, but you can still dress them up to […]
Peach-Ricotta Open-Faced Sandwiches
A few months ago, I read a cookbook called ‘wichCraft, by Tom Colicchio and Sisha Ortuzar. It’s based on the menu of the restaurant of the same name. The book’s pretty cool — the pictures are gorgeous, and what recipes I’ve tried out of it have been tasty. The emphasis, obviously, is on sandwiches and […]
Basics: Hummus Wraps
Lunch for me is usually something pretty basic, constructed out of what was in the fridge. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be talked about — I don’t know about you, but I always forget that simple is good. Lunch today was simple. And good. Hummus Wraps Whole-wheat tortillas, one per person. More if you’re hungrier. […]
IMPROV: Sweet Potato-Guacamole Sandwich
Ever have one of those days where you look in the fridge and say to yourself, “Man, what do I DO with this stuff?” I have those often enough that I thought an “improv” section would be appropriate. So, ‘long about Thursday lunchtime, I looked in the fridge and had one of those moments. (Yeah, […]
Smoked Turkey Tetrazzini
The original Tetrazzini was one Luisa Tetrazzini, an Italian opera star. Legend has it that a chef at a hotel invented this dish in her honor, sometime between 1908 and 1910. Since then, it’s evolved in many ways, but remains at its roots a creamy pasta casserole with mushrooms and a non-red meat. This version […]
Zuppa di Paglia e Fieno
I promised ages ago that I’d upload this recipe when I had a food blog. Well, I have a food blog. So, I suppose it’s only fitting that it gets to be the first recipe. “Paglia e fieno” is Italian for “straw and hay”. Usually, it’s a dish made of both plain and spinach spaghetti, […]