Kale chips are all the rave (they have been for a while now!)--and for good reason.
The crispiness you can get from kale is amazing, and the texture and flavor are addicting.
My husband used to be obsessed with the BBQ chicken pizza from California Pizza Kitchen.
That is, until he had my version.
Cauliflower is definitely having its moment in the sun.
One of the reasons it’s so popular is that everyone is churning out cauliflower crust pizzas--and loving how tasty an all-veggie crust can be!
I like so many different things in life; I like to have tea on my terrace while the birds are singing and the people on the streets are yelling. I like to find a spot in yoga class which is far enough away from the smelly man who says his “om” with a bear-like grunt.
However, the things I like most of all is to make meaty tasting meals, without the actual meat and to stretch a little bit of meat with other hearty, smoky flavors.
I like the taste of matzo bread, I know that many people find it dry and bland, I find it flavorful and…no actually, it’s pretty dry and bland.
However, just because on its own it’s not amazing doesn’t mean we can’t make it amazing. I know that it isn’t bursting with flavor, but it issuper crunchy and it makes a great base to build on.
There are not often tears shed in my kitchen, but the event has taken place before. It actually became a frequent occurence years ago when I really got on a pizza making kick.
I had acquired the ESSENTIAL pizza making tool- the pizza stone. The magical stone that when pizza is cooked upon- the crust is crisp on the outside but remains chewy on the inside. It had changed my pizza making experience. There was only one problem, transferring the perfectly topped raw pizza onto the stone that had to be preheated in the oven...
And this is where the tears came in...
Someone recently pointed out to me that I tend to weave fruits into my savory dishes more than the average person.
I never really thought about it, but I guess they're right.
It's just that sometimes when I'm thinking about what a dish needs to make it really delicious, pears, blackberries--or in this case--strawberries, just seem like the perfect adds.