my boyfriend cooks for me: MYO...brought to you by peanut oil

Monday, September 28, 2009

MYO...brought to you by peanut oil

For our third week in a row with peanuts from our CSA, my boyfriend decided to make peanut butter. I had my doubts, but this turned out delicious! Not the appropriate texture for spreading on bread to make a sandwich, but definitely something tasty that we will be able to play with in future meals over the next couple of weeks.

The first decadent application: heated with chocolate to make a topping for custard

Once we had peanut oil, my boyfriend said it would be stupid not to fry something, so he made beignets. These were probably the most successful dessert my boyfriend has ever attempted. The beignets were so light and airy that I ate about 7 and didn't feel disgusting. Still, it's a good thing we have friendly neighbors who could take some of them off our hands and save us from ourselves.

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StephSeptember 29, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Mmmm... beignets. I assume you made the batter from scratch? (Also, did you eat some while in New Orleans?)
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jennSeptember 29, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Of course the batter was from scratch! As far as I know it was mainly flour, sugar and eggs, although I think heating was involved at some point (and this is where it differed from "normal" batter-making).

Beignets were a highlight of New Orleans, but these actually came pretty close!
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My boyfriend loves to cook and is very creative in the kitchen. Although the internet is often consulted, he doesn't use recipes. He does most (ok, just about all) of the "heavy lifting" documented here. He also happens to be an amazing artist - which may contribute to his excellent food plating and presentation - so check out his art store on Etsy (and see some samples at the bottom of the page).

I perform important tasks (mainly peeling and chopping onions) and provide ideas gleaned from hours of reading food blogs, recipes and menus online, as well as gentle suggestions (i.e. "Isn't the [ingredient] going to go bad soon? Maybe we should use [ingredient] tonight..."). I am also Head Photographer and Blogmaster.

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In an article in the New York Times Michael Pollan said that we spend more time watching "sport" cooking shows than we do actually cooking. And he said this like it is a bad thing. We hope that this blog proves that these shows, while not explicitly instructive, can be a wonderful inspiration.

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Monday, September 28, 2009

MYO...brought to you by peanut oil

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