Eating Dirt

Corn Bacon Hash
august 5, 2015

Super fast, super delicious, what's not to love? Apparently plenty,  because neither of my kids ate it. Next time I'll triple the bacon.

Pollan Family's Jalapeño, Pork & Hominy Chili
march 6, 2015

Posole from Nopalito restaurant is one of my favorite lunches ever, so I thought I'd try making it myself. This version of posole has pork in a green broth, instead of beef in a red broth, and is quick to prepare, as long as the hominy has been cooked ahead of time or comes from a can. 

Corn on the Cob
january 18, 2015

Marcus Samuelsson calls this corn lip-smakin' good, and it is, just like the rib eyes we served it with. The combination of flavored butter, queso fresco and lime juice is perfect. But, once again, I have to ask myself if the end result is really worth all the effort.

Corn and Poblano Pudding
september 14, 2013

We have more poblano peppers from the CSA box! And I suspect corn season is in full swing right now. On p.369 of 1997's The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking. 

Giant Strawberry Pocky - august 7, 2010

This was one I just could not pass up today,  backpedaling halfway down the block after the "Giant" part of the Pocky package I'd seen in a window of Sakura made it into the active regions of my brain. Larger than normal food strikes me as an unusually American passion, I can't imagine people in Japan would want to trade their delicate packs of Pocky for one of these huge curling iron sized items. But who knows, maybe its the next big thing.