my boyfriend cooks for me: i like brussel sprouts!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

i like brussel sprouts!

Brussel sprouts have to be the most cliche food to dislike, but I promise you my dislike was real. My boyfriend made them once or twice in the fall, and I still wasn't crazy about them. But a few weeks ago I tried deep fried brussel sprouts, and it totally changed my life - I actually kept going back for more! With the fried brussel sprouts in mind, I was the one who suggested buying some today. We didn't fry them, but eating them that way once must have triggered something in my brain about the flavor of brussel sprouts, because I loved them tonight, too! I'm really excited to try grating or shredding brussel sprouts - I have seen that on a number of food blogs recently, and think that maybe this possibility was at the back of my mind when I wanted to buy them today. Stay tuned...

Slow-cooked pork roast

Cremini mushroom and gruyere sauce

Parsnip puree

Sauteed brussel spouts (marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and I'm sure garlic was involved at some point somewhere....)

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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.

Aphorisms from the Professor: Brillat-Savarin

Saturday, March 13, 2010

i like brussel sprouts!

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