I’m not very much of an “icebox pie” person. Which sometimes makes me feel sad, like I’m not sufficiently American. So after much hectoring on the part of my catering manager Ivana, I decided to leap into the cold with an Avocado Cream Pie. After all, avocados are summer - it's the chip topped with guacamole vearing to the mouth with one hand and an icy tart cocktail in the other. And they’re green. The color makes the pie a very pretty green. I topped it with a bit of sour cream mixed with a touch of confectioners’ sugar. We’ll see how it tastes tomorrow after a night of chilling. I did however, make some progress on the graham cracker crust front. This time I used actual graham crackers which I beat with a rolling pin until crumbly...but not super fine. It came out quite nice although it slipped down the pie pan a bit too much. Next time....
Silvan Berries from Oregon Berries- a cross between a blackberry and a Marionberry
Dungeness Crab from Ocean Harvest - the sign said it was canned the day before
Sweet Briar Farms Meat and Eggs (Beef, Pork, sausage, and eggs)
Porcini Mushrooms from Alpine Harvest
Potato Doughnuts - I live up the street from a Spudnuts store, which has the most delicious donuts made from potato flour. So I just had to try these artisanal doughnuts from Hideaway Bakery. They too are made with potato flour, but also with smashed potatoes. They were good but a little dry -- I think I'll stick to Spudnuts.
This is from The Onion and is clearly a joke. But it is just so funny:
MSNBC's new show Dr. Nancy, with Dr. Nancy Snyderman, addressed the issue of taxing soda and other sugary drinks. Some are proposing this tax to help pay for universal health care. What do you think? Will taxing sugary soft drinks help fight obesity? Are cookies next?
We received a lot of emails about our recent segment about getting your kids to eat. It seems that, for a lot of parents, getting them to eat has a lot to do with the food. There are a lot of picky eaters out there.
We made these little mini-pies at Angeli the other day. They are nectarine gems with a coconut almond crumble.
Thanks to Eating L.A. for this recap of the Dwell on Design recap. One of the highlights was talking to Michael Cirino of A Razor, A Shiny Knife. Here's a picture of people watching Michael cook an egg:
I'm interviewing him for Good Food later this week about his culinary "theater" and his supper club. He recently hosted an event where he made 24-courses in 24-hours.
Also coming soon... a video of Jonathan Gold and my exploits at the Mobile Restaurant Row.
Listener Will Haynes sent us a note about his sour (tart) cherry picking adventure. He and his sister write a blog called Last Crumb. They have a great post about sour cherry picking and what they did with the results of their harvest.
Here is a link to the Leona Valley Cherry Association.
Will went to a sour cherry orchard called Cherry Tyme.
Cherry Tyme Sour Cherries:
39913 107th St West
Leona Valley, Ca 93551
(661) 270-0649
At the Dwell on Design event yesterday, Christine Moore of Little Flower Candy Company demonstrated do-it-yourself lollipops:
We got quite a reaction from listeners about my interview with Jonathan Gold about the L.A. burrito. One listener asked for a picture of a L.A. burrito. So we asked Good Food Music Supervisor and resident photographer to go out to El Tepeyac in East L.A. In Gary's words "This burrito is the biggest burrito I've ever eaten. It was the size of half my arm."
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