my boyfriend cooks for me: Meat & Three

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Meat & Three

No idea why the light here is so yellow. Our double-lighting system clearly needs tweaking..*le grand sigh*...It's disappointing, because the picture does not do justice to how amazing this meal both looked at tasted. However, of all the greens we've sauteed this year, radish greens are my least favorite. And my boyfriend - the greens fanatic - agrees. Luckily parsnip puree makes everything better!

Roasted pork tenderloin with a mustard-sage sauce

Sauteed radish greens

Parsnip puree

Sauteed radishes & shallots

NEW ADDITION: At Steph's suggestion I did minor tweaking in photoshop (see below) - I feel better already! Thanks, Steph!

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PalidorNovember 25, 2009 at 6:06 AM
That happens to me too. Even though my light bulbs say soft white, they cast a yellowish glow. Despite the yellow tinge, your food looks fantastic! Your plating job is superb too.
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StephNovember 25, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Not sure how much tweaking you want to do, but if you have photoshop, you can deal with the yellow imbalance in photos pretty easily.

And I must admit that whenever I've bought radishes, I've always thrown out the green part... I didn't even consider that I could/should be eating that bit, and now that I know I can, I'm not sure I want to!
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MommyNovember 27, 2009 at 1:53 PM
I like the whole mirror thing in this pic!!!
The food looks delish!
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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.

About Our Blog

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.

Of course no one has the time or resources to cook like an Iron Chef all the time. Sometimes we decide to be adventurous and try more elaborate dishes, but generally we want to show that it isn't difficult to put together interesting, creative, and healthy meals any night of the week. We don't make a weekly plan, we don't decide what to make and then go get ingredients. We buy random fun and interesting things that catch our eye at the grocery store, and then figure out how we can use them.

So don't look here for recipes (for the most part the description of what we ate is all there is to it - "mashed turnip with horseradish" is mashed turnip with horseradish!), look here for everyday ideas and inspiration.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Meat & Three

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