Let me introduce you to my new friend, the "Food Lover's Companion".
My lovely hubby got me a gift certificate for
Sur la Table for Christmas. Oh yeah, baby. So, after much aimless wandering this afternoon I came across this book. It's been on my "to read" list for a while, so it came home with me (along with a new tart pan & micro planer).
Sometimes as I'm learning about new recipes, techniques or foods I come across a real stumper. What the heck is "plonk"? Well, any foodie worth their weight will tell you you don't wanna cook with it. ;)
I've been unable to put this down, and I've learned some cool stuff! Like the fact that "
stracciatella" is both an Italian version of egg drop soup (sometimes with parmesan I might add) and an ice cream with chocolate bits floating in it. Ok, yum & yum.
What other treasures of knowledge does this thing hold? I'm off to find out...
[It's quite possible I'm having a little foodie-geeky moment, but that's ok. ;) ]
I'm a foodie. with attitude. and coffee. 