Cooking Points
Since the school year started, I’ve been cooking more than I ever have before. I do all right, and sure as shit love to chop anything. I had a few discussion points on my mind recently:
- I know what shortening is, but how can I use it? There is some extra shortening around the kitchen, and I’m looking to put it to use, possibly in bulk. Baking?
- I have about a cup of hyper-flavored oil. It housed roasted red peppers I made 2 months ago. It still has the garlic cloves floating around too. What would be a great thing to do with this oil?
- How exactly do you, personally, caramelize onions. Mainly, do you add a little sugar? Or just let the natural onion sugar do its thing?
- What are some of your favorite winter dishes to cook?
Songs to shake the cold from your bones
Tuesday night when I was leaving work shortly before midnight I noticed was the first truly winterish night (in the city anyways).
I was listening to Joanna Newsom’s “Sawdust and Diamonds” on the way home and it fit the feeling of the night perfectly.
You guys have any favorite songs to listen to in the winter?