Eating Deep

100112: Breakfast: Scramble, Granola, Fruit + Yog: 2 farm eggs...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:42:58 -0700

100112: Breakfast: Scramble, Granola, Fruit + Yog: 2 farm eggs scrambled up with diced jalapeno, sliced green onion, shredded cheese, half and half, paprika, sea salt. Super small bowl of Pasqual’s Golden Granola, topped with White Nectarine, blueberries, Tillamook French Vanilla Bean yogurt.

093012: Dessert: WINE N CHEEZE: 1 glass of Gnarly Head Cab, 1...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:40:40 -0700

093012: Dessert: WINE N CHEEZE: 1 glass of Gnarly Head Cab, 1 square of 72% dark chocolate, 4 rosemary crackers, 4 thin slices of brie log, small bowl of local Red Flame grapes, and whilst there are only 2 ginger snaps in this picture, there should be six, to accurate reflect how many I ate. 6. Super good.

093012: Dinner: Jalapeno Pizza: We slept right thru lunch, as...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:38:20 -0700

093012: Dinner: Jalapeno Pizza: We slept right thru lunch, as one does when one stayed up like 3 hours past one’s hilarious early-middle-aged bedtime on a Saturday night. Store-bought raw dough, homemade tomato sauce, shredded Italian cheese, sliced jalapenos, de-seeded, pesto + olive oil brushed on the crust, lots of Sriracha.

093012: Breakfast: Huevos Rancheros: Maybe the best H.R....

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:33:54 -0700

093012: Breakfast: Huevos Rancheros: Maybe the best H.R. I’ve ever made. 1 6” corn tortilla slathered with refried beans and homemade salsa, sprinkle of shredded cheese, 2 farm eggs over medium, sprinkle of diced jalapeno, smothered in Sadie’s New Mexico Red Chile Sauce, topped with crumbled feta, sliced green onions, diced avocado, sea salt, paprika. Aces.

092912: Dinner

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:30:47 -0700

Neglected to take a photo of the 2 Meximelts and small Pepsi (that was ‘sposed to be diet but wasn’t diet and was entirely delicious, altho the two Meximelts were awful) that I speed-ate in the car on the way to a birthday party, where I drank two amazing beers, the name of which I forget. Not the best dinner I’ve had. Certainly not the worst, altho maybe my surprise at how shitty Taco Bell has gotten is a little naive.

092912: Lunch: Another shitty picture of beautiful foods:...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:03:28 -0700

092912: Lunch: Another shitty picture of beautiful foods: Leftovers: Finally, the last freaking green chile cheddar cornbread waffle, topped with pulled pork in homemade BBQ sauce. 4 rosemary crackers, 4 thin slices of brie log. Small bowl of raw corn, peaches, nectarines, basil and sea salt. Small bowl of Red Flame grapes. Cold-brewed coffee with water over ice. Delicious effin lunch.

092912: SATURDAY BREFFIST: 2 and 1/2 farm eggs, scrambled up...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:30:51 -0700

092912: SATURDAY BREFFIST: 2 and 1/2 farm eggs, scrambled up with green chile, green onions, cheddar cheese shreds, half and half, paprika, sea salt. 3 pieces of thick cut baked bacon. Little bowl of Pasqual’s granola topped with peaches and blueberries. I coulda eaten three more plates. Aces.

092812: Dessert, Part II: 2 biscochitos: the state cookie of New...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:28:57 -0700

092812: Dessert, Part II: 2 biscochitos: the state cookie of New Mexico: basically a shortbread cookie, dusted in sugar and cinnamon, but with a delightful almond note and an amazing pop of anise. Balling out of control.

092812: Dessert: Wine ‘N Cheese, y’all: 2 glasses of...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:26:57 -0700

092812: Dessert: Wine ‘N Cheese, y’all: 2 glasses of Gnarly Head Cab, 4 rosemary crackers, 4 thin slices of a brie log, 4 ginger snaps, 1 piece of 72% dark chocolate, Red Flame grapes from the farmers’ market. So stupid good. Stupid. Good.

092812: Dinner: PIZZA: store-bought raw dough, homemade tomato...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:24:48 -0700

092812: Dinner: PIZZA: store-bought raw dough, homemade tomato sauce, Italian shredded cheese, turkey pepperoni, turkey sausage crumbles, sliced jalapeno, crushed red pepper flakes, pesto + olive oil brushed on the crust. Dressed at the table with much, much Sriracha.

092812: Lunch: Cornbread Waffle + Corn Salad: leftover green...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:22:26 -0700

092812: Lunch: Cornbread Waffle + Corn Salad: leftover green chile cheddar cornbread waffle, topped with one farm egg over medium, paprika, green onion slices. Small bowl of raw corn off the cob, torn basil, August Lady peach chunks, sea salt. SO good. Can’t get enough of that corn salad. Probably gonna stuff my face with it over the next 2 weeks it’s still in season. Man, that shit is top notch.

092812: Breakfast: Fruit + Granola + Yog: Inlaws just returned...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:19:58 -0700

092812: Breakfast: Fruit + Granola + Yog: Inlaws just returned from a trip to Santa Fe, and they brought me back some aces granola from Pasqual’s. This batch has pecans, cashews, almond slivers, coconut, maple syrup and cloves. Little blueberries, little August Lady peaches, little French Vanilla Bean Tillamook yogurt. Yums. Oh, look, I found a recipe for the granola. Click for it.

092712: Dessert: Half of a caramel apple (4 slices) from Sweet...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:16:12 -0700

092712: Dessert: Half of a caramel apple (4 slices) from Sweet & Salty’s Caramels. Dear God. These caramels are amazing. I almost died after eating half an apple, but it was a death well earned. Click for info.

092712: Dinner: BBQ Pulled Pork Sammy + Corn: I slow cooked some...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:08:51 -0700

092712: Dinner: BBQ Pulled Pork Sammy + Corn: I slow cooked some boneless pork shoulder or “country ribs” all day with half a sliced up onion and 4 or 5 garlic cloves. I had half a bottle of bargain BBQ sauce in my fridge that expired a year ago, which was fortunate because now I know how to make ridiculous BBQ sauce on the fly. I took the caramelized onions and garlic from the slow cooker and diced them into a paste and added to a saucepan with a couple of pats of melting butter. 3/4 C. of ketchup, couple of tbsp of dijon mustard, Worcestershire, molasses, teaspoon of sweet paprika, teaspoon of smoked paprika, salt, juice of half a lemon, 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar, and the special ingredient, Santa Fe Ole Red Chile Honey (click for info). That shit is amazing. This is my first time cooking with it, and I’m probably just going to start drizzling it over everything. Wonderful, wonderful shit. Highly recommend. Made my sauce hot and sweet and savory flavory and ultimately delicious on my pulled pork. Served on a cracked wheat pub bun, with a farmers’ market ear of corn on the cob with butter and salt and cracked pepper. There was supposed to be some farmers’ market broccoli served with this shit, but when I got it home, it was totally covered in aphids or some horrible pest. I spent 15 minutes washing and soaking, and it was still totally infested. Heartbreak. But the BBQ sauce made up for it.

092712: Lunch out, at Crescent Cafe, Part II: Lemon Chess Pie....

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:59:13 -0700

092712: Lunch out, at Crescent Cafe, Part II: Lemon Chess Pie. This is my favorite. Danny, the head chef, likes to make recipes from the 30’s and 40’s, and while this recipe probably predates that era, it’s still right at home in his repertoire. He slices is lemon into paper-thin rounds and layers them, giving the pie just the slightest whiff of structure, but still maintaining its overall gooey element. A miracle of a fucking pie. Tart, sweet, crisp. And his pie crust? Legendary. I could (and have) talk about this pie for an hour and still have praises to sing.

092712: Lunch out, at Crescent Cafe, my favorite restaurant:...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:49:57 -0700

092712: Lunch out, at Crescent Cafe, my favorite restaurant: Burger + Salad: the burger at CC is always a wonderful treat. Meat from their own freaking farm, ground fresh that morning. Yellow tomato, red onion, lime mayo. Simple, elegant, divine. Little mixed greens salad with a few sliced beets and radishes, dressed in an apple vinaigrette. Aces.

092712: Breakfast: leftover green chile cheddar cornbread...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:29:51 -0700

092712: Breakfast: leftover green chile cheddar cornbread waffle, topped with 2 eggs over easy and a huge pinch of paprika. So good.

092612: Dinner out, at Robo Taco: taco on the left is the...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:28:23 -0700

092612: Dinner out, at Robo Taco: taco on the left is the amazing Al Pastor : crispy pork shoulder, red chile sauce, pineapple. God the pineapple is just so amazing I can hardly stand it. Taco on the right: Carnitas : tender pork shoulder with an avocado sauce. Both were fab, but next time I’m just gonna get a baker’s dozen Al Pastors and spend the rest of the day under a blanket with a flashlight stuffing them down my face. Brilliant damn taco. Not pictured: the 2 Lagunitas Pilsners I had shortly thereafter.

092612: Lunch out, at Community Plate: split plates with the...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:29:43 -0700

092612: Lunch out, at Community Plate: split plates with the Hubbs: half a BLT and half a Cheeseburger, entirely too many cracked pepper kettle chips. The burger was delish if not a hair rare. I was super excited by the promise of horseradish mayo, but I couldn’t taste it at all. The caramelized onions were on point. The BLT was good, but not majestic, as I have become accustomed to. There was an element of citrus that was a little jarring. In the mayo maybe? The tomatoes were so acidic and lovely that the lemony burst made the sandwich overall, too bright. I realize I sound like the worst asshole that’s ever lived right now, but yet I feel compelled to render my verdict. Keep your damn dirty lemon off my BLT.

092612: Breakfast: Granola + Fruit + Yog: last little bit of...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:22:41 -0700

092612: Breakfast: Granola + Fruit + Yog: last little bit of this batch of homemade nutty granola. Blueberries, raspberries, peaches. Half a cup of Tillamook French Vanilla Yogurt. Aces.