Eliot's Eats

Antique Cookbooks and Society’s Mores

By Eliot, on June 27th, 2010

I have a number of old cookbooks, some from my grandmother’s collection and some that I have purchased. They crack me up. Here are a few things that I find the most humorous (or perplexing):

The Dallas Jr. League Cookbook (1976) actually has a menu for “Lunch on a Private Jet.” It reads, “Texans . . . → Read More: Antique Cookbooks and Society’s Mores

Cake Show Pound Cake

By Eliot, on June 25th, 2010

As I believe I have mentioned before, it is my mother who first got me started in competitive cooking.

At the age of nine, I found myself old enough to join 4-H, which meant that besides making the obligatory triangular fringed poncho for a sewing project, I could now enter the Cake Show.

Mom always . . . → Read More: Cake Show Pound Cake

One of my grandmothers did make potato salad out of leftover mashed potatoes, but my other grandmother had the making of mashed potatoes down to an art. I remember them being so creamy that they almost poured off the spoon, full of butter, cream and lots of pepper. There was no making potato salad out . . . → Read More: Grandma’s Mashed Potatoes

Potato Salad and You

By Eliot, on June 22nd, 2010

I just started reading Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life. (I find myself only reading foodie books now—in fact I just got Anthony Bourdain’s new one, Jay Rayner’s The Man Who Ate the World, and my very own copy of Reichl’s Garlic and Sapphires delivered to my door. Thanks, Amazon! )

In one of Wizenberg’s chapters, . . . → Read More: Potato Salad and You

The squash is going nuts!

By Eliot, on June 18th, 2010

Vegetarian Meal: Squash Fajitas with Goat Cheese . . . → Read More: The squash is going nuts!

And I am still using carrots…

By Eliot, on June 17th, 2010

I blanched as much as I could and sliced until I got a little dangerous. (See previous “Carrot” post.) After I put about 8 quarts in the freezer (plus the dilled carrots), I just threw what was left in the fridge. I just grated enough for this recipe (4 cups) and I still have some . . . → Read More: And I am still using carrots…

Eating In Locally–Fried Eggs with Soy Sauce

By Eliot, on June 16th, 2010

I am a Top Chef addict and was so disappointed that Susan Feniger went home. (Don’t spoil my fun, I have them all DVRed and am just watching them now. I am a little behind, BUT I don’t want to know the winner yet.) What an earth mother and life lover she is! I just . . . → Read More: Eating In Locally–Fried Eggs with Soy Sauce

Eating Out Locally

By Eliot, on June 15th, 2010

We were fortunate enough to visit Local Table, a restaurant in Tulsa, OK, before the Anthony Bourdain extravaganza this weekend. They seem to have a rotating menu that revolves around what they can obtain from the local farmers’ market.

This place has a really casual vibe, but a really eclectic crowd. Sitting near us were . . . → Read More: Eating Out Locally

Carrots and more carrots!

By Eliot, on June 14th, 2010

I spent all weekend scrubbing, slicing, blanching, and freezing carrots. I even pickled a couple of pints. I know I will be sad when they are all gone, but for now, I am glad that I am done with them.

I used this recipe from Gourmet for the dilled carrots. I had just pulled . . . → Read More: Carrots and more carrots!

OMG! It’s Anthony Bourdain!

By Eliot, on June 13th, 2010

What an evening! Well worth the money I plopped down in February for these tickets. It was a fantastic show (and of course he entered stage right with a beer in hand). Loved his opening Rachel Ray story! I think some of our friends who went might have been offended, but who did they really . . . → Read More: OMG! It’s Anthony Bourdain!