starlady | Sunday afternoon food post (Reply)

Taking a break from scheming about getting back to Japan and to Europe, hacking through applications for things for next summer, and translating Takamure Itsue, who just talked about the tentacles of the world of academic history not having reached the virgin territory of women's history. That sound you hear is the shattering of all my mental compartments.

So! Yesterday and Friday I made a lot of things. They were all delicious.

I have discovered (again) Dorie Greenspan, who is an amazing chef and a little bit of a latter-day Julia Child, I think. On Friday morning I got up early and made this quiche crust, and on Friday afternoon I filled it with carrots, leeks, red bell pepper and custard and topped it with cheese, and it was really, really good. Also on Friday I made this apple-rosemary cranberry sauce, which was pretty good as well; I think next time I will definitely peel the apples.

On Saturday afternoon my friend L and I braved the rain to make this roasted stuffed pumpkin, and oh my god it's amazing. Next time I will definitely scale up the stuffing, since it all cooked down as it roasted, and really stuff the pumpkin, but in principal it's delicious beyond reason. I added a sliced leek and a chopped apple to the filling, and it was grand. Next time I might try sage, too, and possibly use light (or somehow liquified) sour cream to moisten the stuffing.

All these recipes are from Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table; I also made the lentil soup recipe from that cookbook, and the pumpkin muffins from her baking cookbook. So good. I'm getting hungry just thinking about them. Good thing I have pumpkin leftovers.

ETA: Because a lot of people have asked, my roommate's food blog is