Things that are making you happy*******food and drink edition****** - Page 142

haha... nice! ( i think )

Isn't Tom Jones a bit old for you?

I'd put my carnitas tacos up against anybody's. Just saying.

New Menu up from East Side Kings- Paul Qui's Bar food trailer.

A little starter/amuse at lunch today ... Greens a bit superfluous but these three bites of pickled beet, creme-fraiche chèvre and candied walnuts are delightful.

^oh shoot. i have all those except walnuts.

recipe?

or was it at a restaurant?

Restaurant. Should be easy to replicate... beets were tart from the pickling but still lightly pickled- they still were firm.

I've sent them a note to see if I can get the recipe.

hmm. i think i'll try roasting all of it, eating some of it and pickling the rest.

Have you tried the beets en dôme de sel by Alain Passard? Quite good. Anyway, simply cooked beets are great, too.

^post recipe please

This here is pretty close: http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/diaryofafoodie/2007/01/beets_in_salt_crust

Just one hour, not two, or rather until more or less done. Use something very thin, like a cake tester, to check the doneness. Otherwise you might break the crust. Then turn off the oven, open the door and let it sit in there for another hour. Serve with beurre noisette to which you add quite a bit lemon juice. You may add herbs to the beurre to your taste like chervil or chives. Balsamic is optional, too, but it tastes good with it. Use beets with about 150g weight and, if possible, not too many blemishes. Alain Passard doesn't use egg white in his recipe, but I figure it's easier that way to cover the beets with it.

I've been consistently having a dubbel and about 4 oz of Iberico ham every night.

It makes me happy.