Mark here...this recipe comes from Jamie Oliver. It's fast and easy and so good! It's his Bow Tie Pasta Carbonara, from when we watch Battlestar Galactica Season 2 episode, "Final Cut"
Bow Tie Pasta Carbonara
Ingredients
1 box bow tie pasta
1 egg
1/2 cup cream
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pepper
about a fist size of pancetta, cut into about an inch cubes or strips
about 2/3 of a 10 oz bag of frozen peas
about a handful of chopped mint
2 handfuls of grated parmesan
Bring a pan of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Whisk the egg and cream in a separate bowl.
In another pan, cook the pancetta until golden.
About a minute before the pasta is done, add the peas. Then, when done, reserve a bit of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta and peas. Return the pasta and peas to the pan and add the pancetta and mint. Stir, then add the cream mixture and stir quickly so that a sauce forms (and not scrambled eggs!). Add parmesan and salt and pepper and stir. Serve.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Green Risotto with Artichokes
Mark here...this is the recipe for the Barefoot Contessa's green risotto with artichokes. This recipe is amazing and leftovers practically disappear by the following day! I made this to go with the fish for Battlestar Galactica season 2 episode, "Scattered"
Green Risotto with Artichokes
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 and 1/2 tablespoon butter
2 leeks
2 fennel bulbs
1 1/2 cup arborion rice
2/3 cup white wine
5 cups stock
1 lb asparagus (thick preferably)
10 oz. frozen peas
8 oz. frozen asparagus
pinch lemon zest
salt and pepper
mascarpone cheese
grated parmesan
2 tablespoons lemon juice
chopped fresh chives
First the chopping! Chop the asparagus and discard the tough bottom if necessary. Blanch the asparagus for a minute in boiling salted water then drain in a colander and set aside.
Chop the fennel bulb and remove the core.
Then chop the leeks. Only use the white and light green parts and put them in a bowl of water to wash. The leeks will float while the dirt sinks...
Now, begin by heating the olive oil and butter in a large pan (medium heat). Add the leeks and fennel and sauté for several minutes until soft. Next, add the rice and coat with the oil. Add the wine and simmer. Wait until the wine has been absorbed, then begin ladling in the stock. Don't add the next ladle until the previous ladle of stock has been absorbed by the rice. This will take a while! It took me about 45 minutes.
Add the asparagus, peas, salt and pepper (to taste), lemon zest and artichokes to the rice and stir constantly. Add more stock if the rice isn't tender yet.
Turn off the heat and stir in several tablespoons of the mascarpone. a handful of parmesan and a handful of chopped chives. Serve topped with chopped chives and grated parmesan.
Green Risotto with Artichokes
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 and 1/2 tablespoon butter
2 leeks
2 fennel bulbs
1 1/2 cup arborion rice
2/3 cup white wine
5 cups stock
1 lb asparagus (thick preferably)
10 oz. frozen peas
8 oz. frozen asparagus
pinch lemon zest
salt and pepper
mascarpone cheese
grated parmesan
2 tablespoons lemon juice
chopped fresh chives
First the chopping! Chop the asparagus and discard the tough bottom if necessary. Blanch the asparagus for a minute in boiling salted water then drain in a colander and set aside.
Chop the fennel bulb and remove the core.
Then chop the leeks. Only use the white and light green parts and put them in a bowl of water to wash. The leeks will float while the dirt sinks...
Now, begin by heating the olive oil and butter in a large pan (medium heat). Add the leeks and fennel and sauté for several minutes until soft. Next, add the rice and coat with the oil. Add the wine and simmer. Wait until the wine has been absorbed, then begin ladling in the stock. Don't add the next ladle until the previous ladle of stock has been absorbed by the rice. This will take a while! It took me about 45 minutes.
Add the asparagus, peas, salt and pepper (to taste), lemon zest and artichokes to the rice and stir constantly. Add more stock if the rice isn't tender yet.
Turn off the heat and stir in several tablespoons of the mascarpone. a handful of parmesan and a handful of chopped chives. Serve topped with chopped chives and grated parmesan.
Herb wrapped fish
Mark here...this recipe from Barefoot Contessa (I'm starting to realize I need to pull from different sources too!) I made for Battlestar Galactica's Season 2 premiere, "Scattered"
Herb Wrapped Fish
Ingredients
Cod fillets
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
thyme sprigs
large pitted olives (I have no idea what mine were except that I got a variety of fancy ones)
1 egg
parchment paper
Preheat oven to 400F.
This recipe seems a little easier than it ends up. First place you individual fillets on separate pices of parchment (big enough to fold together into a packet). Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper and then mix the lemon juice and olive oil and top each fillet (you may need more than in the recipe). Add a couple olives and sprig of thyme to each fillet. Beat the egg to use as the "glue" to seal the parchment packet. Brush the edges and fold to seal the packet (this can be a bit challenging as parchment paper does not want to to cooperate).
Place on baking sheet pan and cook 12-15 minutes. Serve in the packet.
Herb Wrapped Fish
Ingredients
Cod fillets
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
thyme sprigs
large pitted olives (I have no idea what mine were except that I got a variety of fancy ones)
1 egg
parchment paper
Preheat oven to 400F.
This recipe seems a little easier than it ends up. First place you individual fillets on separate pices of parchment (big enough to fold together into a packet). Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper and then mix the lemon juice and olive oil and top each fillet (you may need more than in the recipe). Add a couple olives and sprig of thyme to each fillet. Beat the egg to use as the "glue" to seal the parchment packet. Brush the edges and fold to seal the packet (this can be a bit challenging as parchment paper does not want to to cooperate).
Place on baking sheet pan and cook 12-15 minutes. Serve in the packet.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Pegasus
Mark here... we're watching episode 10 of Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica, "Pegasus". This episode aired as sort of a finale of season 2.5 of the show and so this episode was a cliffhanger until 6 months later when the next episode aired. With that in mind, we are going to end this round of Battlestar Galatica reviews on the cliffhanger...
On to the episode...this one was a doozy, one of my favorite as it harks back to the original series. In this episode the Battlestar Pegasus shows up. All the other Battlestars were assumed destroyed when the Cylons attacked but apparently the Pegasus survived. Not only that, but when we meet the crew, Admiral Cain, who commands Pegasus, outranks Adama. I had Laurel take note of the point when everyone meets because Cain shakes hands with Adama and clearly takes the overhand dominant role, however when she meets Roslin they shake hands as equals...Roslin being unwilling to submit and Cain not knowing her/Roslin's role.
In any case, the episode is really an exciting look at the road not taken, had Adama not had Roslin. Cain is a military commander at war. She takes control of the fleet and ignores the civilians. She has a Cylon prisoner who is tortured (a 6 model), clearly as an allegory to the effectiveness of torture (she's recovered no useful intelligence). Pegasus' version of Col Tigh, the XO tells awful stories of Cain's command. Adama, to his credit, dismisses this, saying they also had to make tough decisions aboard Galactica in uncertain times.
The episode ends on a cliffhanger after Helo and Chief stop Pegasus' interrogation officer from raping Sharon, by accident killing him in the process. Cain decides they deserve to die for this and Adama launches fighters against the Pegasus to get them back....
Laurel here...I just wanted to emphasize Mark's point about the road not taken...Both fleets have been under duress for a long time, and you can see the context of how both fleets have gotten to where they are, but they have ended up in such different places. Adama, who would have gone the purely military practical route has ended up in a more humanitarian place because he has had Roslin's opinion to consider the whole time, which I feel like has tempered his decisions (rightly so) to be a little more compassionate than an unchecked military commander would have chosen normally. Cain's decisions have gone unchecked for months so her ship has been run like a military state. The humanitarian concerns have been ignored. I don't blame her because there is a context to why she has gotten to this place...but hence the decision to torture the Cylon prisoner, and execute the two Galactica offers who killed her officer by accident.
On to the episode...this one was a doozy, one of my favorite as it harks back to the original series. In this episode the Battlestar Pegasus shows up. All the other Battlestars were assumed destroyed when the Cylons attacked but apparently the Pegasus survived. Not only that, but when we meet the crew, Admiral Cain, who commands Pegasus, outranks Adama. I had Laurel take note of the point when everyone meets because Cain shakes hands with Adama and clearly takes the overhand dominant role, however when she meets Roslin they shake hands as equals...Roslin being unwilling to submit and Cain not knowing her/Roslin's role.
In any case, the episode is really an exciting look at the road not taken, had Adama not had Roslin. Cain is a military commander at war. She takes control of the fleet and ignores the civilians. She has a Cylon prisoner who is tortured (a 6 model), clearly as an allegory to the effectiveness of torture (she's recovered no useful intelligence). Pegasus' version of Col Tigh, the XO tells awful stories of Cain's command. Adama, to his credit, dismisses this, saying they also had to make tough decisions aboard Galactica in uncertain times.
The episode ends on a cliffhanger after Helo and Chief stop Pegasus' interrogation officer from raping Sharon, by accident killing him in the process. Cain decides they deserve to die for this and Adama launches fighters against the Pegasus to get them back....
Laurel here...I just wanted to emphasize Mark's point about the road not taken...Both fleets have been under duress for a long time, and you can see the context of how both fleets have gotten to where they are, but they have ended up in such different places. Adama, who would have gone the purely military practical route has ended up in a more humanitarian place because he has had Roslin's opinion to consider the whole time, which I feel like has tempered his decisions (rightly so) to be a little more compassionate than an unchecked military commander would have chosen normally. Cain's decisions have gone unchecked for months so her ship has been run like a military state. The humanitarian concerns have been ignored. I don't blame her because there is a context to why she has gotten to this place...but hence the decision to torture the Cylon prisoner, and execute the two Galactica offers who killed her officer by accident.
Flight of The Phoenix
Mark here... We're on to episode 9 of Battlestar Galactica, Season 2. This episode is called "Flight of the Phoenix". Basically this episode follows up last episode by showing us how worn out the crew of Galactica is. At the same time Galactica is infected with a Cylon virus. The flight deck crew decides to deal with their frustration by building a new fighter. We see the build up with the tension between Chief and Helo over Sharon and Chief decides to focus his issues into something productive. The repair crew has seen many fighters destroyed and they decide to do what they can to build a new one. Problem is they have few materials. In the end, the end up building a stealth fighter out of unconventional materials. The episode is clearly a bit of filler from the main plot line but it's nice to see the crew working together. In the end the also name the fighter "Laura" in honor of Roslin, a nice testament to everyone's faith in her.
Separately, the Cylon virus is dealt with by trusting Caprica-Sharon...who proves herself useful, though the humans are clearly still skeptical...
Hey Laurel here...I'm still not totally sure, but it seems that this episode we learn that The Cylon plants can actually overcome their programming and exert some free will if they are strong enough...we still are not sure whether we can trust her or not, but it seems like the surviving Sharon overcomes her Cylon programming to save the Galactica fleet by "plugging herself in" to the Cylon network and basically hacking the Cylon fleet so that Galactica has the advantage...it remains to be seen if this is actually true in the long run but in this case Sharon seems to have overridden her Cylon directive. Even if this is true though will she ever be able to regain our trust completely?
Separately, the Cylon virus is dealt with by trusting Caprica-Sharon...who proves herself useful, though the humans are clearly still skeptical...
Hey Laurel here...I'm still not totally sure, but it seems that this episode we learn that The Cylon plants can actually overcome their programming and exert some free will if they are strong enough...we still are not sure whether we can trust her or not, but it seems like the surviving Sharon overcomes her Cylon programming to save the Galactica fleet by "plugging herself in" to the Cylon network and basically hacking the Cylon fleet so that Galactica has the advantage...it remains to be seen if this is actually true in the long run but in this case Sharon seems to have overridden her Cylon directive. Even if this is true though will she ever be able to regain our trust completely?
Final Cut
Mark here... Laurel and I are watching the next episode of Battlestar Galactica, "Final Cut". I've made us some Bow Tie Carbonara courtesy of Jamie Oliver. Laurel has made some garlic bread and Broccoli Almondine.
This episode has Lucy Lawless guest starring as a reporter in the fleet covering a story of an incident that happened while Col Tigh was in charge of the fleet. The episode plays out as a "filler" episode at first. It's still interesting but we are lead to believe that D'Anna Biers (Lucy Lawless) is simply an overeager reporter in the fleet. In the footage she shoots we see the overworked soldiers on Galactica and how Roslin and Adama want to show a "warts and all" view of them, no matter what. At the same time we see the guilt Tigh feels over the incident. The catch though is that Biers can't show the pregnant Caprica-Sharon. We think all is good as the end shows Biers' report as a inspirational portrait of Galactica's crew. Fake out! D'Anna Biers is another Cylon! The end of the episode shows another D'Anna viewing the footage back on Caprica with the other Cylons!
Hi Laurel here...nothing to add really, but what a twist! We think Lucy Lawless is a sympathetic human reporter showing the human side of Galactica, but it turns out she's a Cylon?!? She has clearly built some trust with Roslin and Adama by making her piece show Galatica in a positive light, I wonder how she will use her newfound trust?
This episode has Lucy Lawless guest starring as a reporter in the fleet covering a story of an incident that happened while Col Tigh was in charge of the fleet. The episode plays out as a "filler" episode at first. It's still interesting but we are lead to believe that D'Anna Biers (Lucy Lawless) is simply an overeager reporter in the fleet. In the footage she shoots we see the overworked soldiers on Galactica and how Roslin and Adama want to show a "warts and all" view of them, no matter what. At the same time we see the guilt Tigh feels over the incident. The catch though is that Biers can't show the pregnant Caprica-Sharon. We think all is good as the end shows Biers' report as a inspirational portrait of Galactica's crew. Fake out! D'Anna Biers is another Cylon! The end of the episode shows another D'Anna viewing the footage back on Caprica with the other Cylons!
Hi Laurel here...nothing to add really, but what a twist! We think Lucy Lawless is a sympathetic human reporter showing the human side of Galactica, but it turns out she's a Cylon?!? She has clearly built some trust with Roslin and Adama by making her piece show Galatica in a positive light, I wonder how she will use her newfound trust?
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Home Pt 2
Mark here...this episode, "Home Pt 2" is pretty much a resolution of last episode as well as the separation story that's been running so far this season. The storyline of Adama vs Roslin had sort of run its course so its nice to see them reuniting and making amends. Adama takes a team to Kobol and finds Roslin and her team and the all "hug it out". Its a bit more than that, but it's nicely done as Adama admits Roslin has made good decisions and also helps her to not second guess herself. The enitire team then finds the tomb with the arrow that Starbuck has retrieved from Caprica. This in turn gives them a rough map to earth, essentially saying that earth is where all the constellations can be seen in the sky in a certain pattern. Not exactly a map, but a start!
Separately, Caprica-Sharon is not greeted warmly by Adama but she attempts to win trust but foiling a bit of a mutiny by Tom Zarek's associate. Is she truely sincere? We don't know....
Hi Laurel here...so glad the team is back together! I feel like Roslin and Adama are far more interesting as a team versus when they are acting separately.
Also not sure what to think of Sharon. She makes a stand with Adama by killing Zareck's buddy, but what are we supposed to think? Clearly at the moment she is acting with pure intentions and the welfare of the fleet is her priority. But the other Sharon had the best intentions until the Cylons flipped her switch and she shot Adama. Are we supposed to believe that this Sharon is actually good or is she just acting trustworthy until she too flips at a key moment? Time will tell I guess...
Separately, Caprica-Sharon is not greeted warmly by Adama but she attempts to win trust but foiling a bit of a mutiny by Tom Zarek's associate. Is she truely sincere? We don't know....
Hi Laurel here...so glad the team is back together! I feel like Roslin and Adama are far more interesting as a team versus when they are acting separately.
Also not sure what to think of Sharon. She makes a stand with Adama by killing Zareck's buddy, but what are we supposed to think? Clearly at the moment she is acting with pure intentions and the welfare of the fleet is her priority. But the other Sharon had the best intentions until the Cylons flipped her switch and she shot Adama. Are we supposed to believe that this Sharon is actually good or is she just acting trustworthy until she too flips at a key moment? Time will tell I guess...
Home Part 1
Mark here...Laurel and I are sitting down for another night of blogging Battlestar Galactica Season 2. This Episode is called "Home, Part 1" Since both of our apartments are "under construction" today the menu is chinese takeout! Sorry to all those looking for a new recipe!!
On to the episode...Not a whole lot to say here as it's part one of a continuing story. Basically Roslin has left the fleet with several ships to return to planet Kobol in the hopes of finding a mythical tomb that will lead to Earth. The broader story though is that the fleet is divided and it's showing. Adama says everyone is replaceable only to find out he's wrong when he tries to replace Apollo as CAG. He's shocked when he give Lt. Dualla permission to speak and she tells him he's divided the fleet and opened wounds that need to heal. To his credit, by episodes end he decides it's time to put the fleet back together, which means returning to Kobol. Roslin and her team have already landed and been attacked by Cylons. They's reunited with Starbuck, Helo and Caprica-Sharon-Cylon (she is kept alive by promising to lead them to the tomb...also she's pregnant with Helo's baby, the first Cylon-Human fetus)....
Hi Laurel here...nothing new to say really but just wanted to highlight what Mark said about D. She really gives it to Adama, and it's awesome. I always liked her but I don't think we have ever seen her character take a stand this way. You go girl!
Also in this episode they seem to be playing up the chemistry between Starbuck and Appollo. Where are they going with this?
On to the episode...Not a whole lot to say here as it's part one of a continuing story. Basically Roslin has left the fleet with several ships to return to planet Kobol in the hopes of finding a mythical tomb that will lead to Earth. The broader story though is that the fleet is divided and it's showing. Adama says everyone is replaceable only to find out he's wrong when he tries to replace Apollo as CAG. He's shocked when he give Lt. Dualla permission to speak and she tells him he's divided the fleet and opened wounds that need to heal. To his credit, by episodes end he decides it's time to put the fleet back together, which means returning to Kobol. Roslin and her team have already landed and been attacked by Cylons. They's reunited with Starbuck, Helo and Caprica-Sharon-Cylon (she is kept alive by promising to lead them to the tomb...also she's pregnant with Helo's baby, the first Cylon-Human fetus)....
Hi Laurel here...nothing new to say really but just wanted to highlight what Mark said about D. She really gives it to Adama, and it's awesome. I always liked her but I don't think we have ever seen her character take a stand this way. You go girl!
Also in this episode they seem to be playing up the chemistry between Starbuck and Appollo. Where are they going with this?
Sunday, February 16, 2014
The Farm
Mark here... this episode was way better than the last. And it actually moved the plot forward.
On Caprica, Starbuck gets captured in an ambush by the Cylons, while planning a way back to Galactica. She wakes up in a hospital, but something seems suspicious about this hospital. The hospital is very quiet. As it turns out its a Cylon hospital interested in human women. Specifically, the reproductive organs of human women. Starbuck slowly realizes the creepiness of this place and also we get to know a fifth cylon model, Simon. In the end she makes a nice break from the hospital and is rescued by the resistance movement. As she's escaping, she stumbles into a room of women hooked up to...breeding machines? Anyway, she destroys them and it's a creepy sight, and a nice reference to Alien Resurrection...
Back in the fleet Roslin has sent out a message to the fleet that she will be going back to Kobol on a religious mission to find Earth. Adama, who is now back in charge is convinced no one will follow her, but yet half the fleet ends up jumping away.
One point from last episode we didn't address was Cally shooting Galactica's Sharon, so now the only Sharon is the one on Caprica, who is pregnant with Helo's child. She ends up helping with the rescue of Starbuck by stealing a ship to go back to Galactica. Starbuck basically tells Anders, "I'll be back" while he handles the Caprica resistance, but it's a bit shady. I mean, yes they couldn't for everyone on the ship, but the odds of them coming back?
Hi Laurel here...are you guys confused about who is good Cylon and who is bad Cylon and who resistance etc? Me too. I'm like an alzhiemers sufferer asking poor Mark wtf is going on every 10 minutes.
Here's what I do know...the show takes an interesting turn culturally when Starbuck ends up in the Cylon baby farm. Until now she has been doing everything she can do to deny that she is even a woman, acting unbearably masculine all the time, because that is what solders do? Now that she has been a victim of a crime that was specifically designed towards women, how is the show going to treat women moving forward? Until now the show has not dealt with gender equality as an issue because it is the "future"and they are supposed to be so evolved. But they just made it an issue by turning women in to a biological commodity. It will be interesting to see how the show handles this issue moving forward, and how Starbuck handles it as a character.
On Caprica, Starbuck gets captured in an ambush by the Cylons, while planning a way back to Galactica. She wakes up in a hospital, but something seems suspicious about this hospital. The hospital is very quiet. As it turns out its a Cylon hospital interested in human women. Specifically, the reproductive organs of human women. Starbuck slowly realizes the creepiness of this place and also we get to know a fifth cylon model, Simon. In the end she makes a nice break from the hospital and is rescued by the resistance movement. As she's escaping, she stumbles into a room of women hooked up to...breeding machines? Anyway, she destroys them and it's a creepy sight, and a nice reference to Alien Resurrection...
Back in the fleet Roslin has sent out a message to the fleet that she will be going back to Kobol on a religious mission to find Earth. Adama, who is now back in charge is convinced no one will follow her, but yet half the fleet ends up jumping away.
One point from last episode we didn't address was Cally shooting Galactica's Sharon, so now the only Sharon is the one on Caprica, who is pregnant with Helo's child. She ends up helping with the rescue of Starbuck by stealing a ship to go back to Galactica. Starbuck basically tells Anders, "I'll be back" while he handles the Caprica resistance, but it's a bit shady. I mean, yes they couldn't for everyone on the ship, but the odds of them coming back?
Hi Laurel here...are you guys confused about who is good Cylon and who is bad Cylon and who resistance etc? Me too. I'm like an alzhiemers sufferer asking poor Mark wtf is going on every 10 minutes.
Here's what I do know...the show takes an interesting turn culturally when Starbuck ends up in the Cylon baby farm. Until now she has been doing everything she can do to deny that she is even a woman, acting unbearably masculine all the time, because that is what solders do? Now that she has been a victim of a crime that was specifically designed towards women, how is the show going to treat women moving forward? Until now the show has not dealt with gender equality as an issue because it is the "future"and they are supposed to be so evolved. But they just made it an issue by turning women in to a biological commodity. It will be interesting to see how the show handles this issue moving forward, and how Starbuck handles it as a character.
Resistance
Mark here... Laurel and I are back blogging Episode 4 of Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Laurel has made us Pasta with Pancetta and peas and a kale salad. I've made an accompanying lentil vinaigrette salad.
On to the episode....this episode was a little bit slower paced after the last few although there were a couple of interesting things going on. Basically, while Adama is still recovering, Tigh has declared martial law and President Roslin is still a prisoner in the brig. This causes a great deal of upset in the fleet and several soldiers recognize the problem and devise a plan for Roslin to escape Galactica to the fleet (where she will presumably be able to hide). Tigh meanwhile, recognizing that leadership is not his thing, can't wait for Adama to recover. His wife Ellen is the scheming Real Housewives wife whispering in his ear in an attempt to further his power (power he doesn't seem to want). Once he realizes that Roslin has escaped, and that Lee Adama helped her, he is reluctant to fire upon them. This actually shows a bit of depth in his character. He is doing a terrible job of leading the fleet but seems to recognize this and really doesn't want to be responsible for executing his friend's son and the president.
One key thing we find out is that while Baltar is interrogating the Cylon who shot Adama (Sharon), she admits that there are 8 other Cylon models, bringing the total to 12...we've met Doral, Six, Leoben and Sharon...
Meanwhile on Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet up with the local resistance fighters, who happen to be the Caprica "Pyramid" team. Essentially, a version of basketball. This leads to a game of pyramid between Starbuck and the leader of the resistance, Anders. Its a bit yawn inducing as they have a bit of sexual tension. Overall, the episode was good but not great. It really felt like a filler and didn't kept the plot status quo from the previous couple of episodes.
Laurel here...I agree with Mark, this seemed like a little bit of a filler episode, more of Tigh screwing up and more of the fleet being unhappy with it, which is a pause from the real issue at hand, the Cylons. Anyway Adama wakes up at the end of the episode. I think we are almost as relieved as Tigh that he is back and will be able to tai some action! Tigh is a great second in command, willing to be the bad cop all the time but being the bad cop all the time doesn't make for a good fleet commander. It also doesn't help that the power hungry real housewife is in his ear all the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the presidents escape party now that Adama is awake.
On to the episode....this episode was a little bit slower paced after the last few although there were a couple of interesting things going on. Basically, while Adama is still recovering, Tigh has declared martial law and President Roslin is still a prisoner in the brig. This causes a great deal of upset in the fleet and several soldiers recognize the problem and devise a plan for Roslin to escape Galactica to the fleet (where she will presumably be able to hide). Tigh meanwhile, recognizing that leadership is not his thing, can't wait for Adama to recover. His wife Ellen is the scheming Real Housewives wife whispering in his ear in an attempt to further his power (power he doesn't seem to want). Once he realizes that Roslin has escaped, and that Lee Adama helped her, he is reluctant to fire upon them. This actually shows a bit of depth in his character. He is doing a terrible job of leading the fleet but seems to recognize this and really doesn't want to be responsible for executing his friend's son and the president.
One key thing we find out is that while Baltar is interrogating the Cylon who shot Adama (Sharon), she admits that there are 8 other Cylon models, bringing the total to 12...we've met Doral, Six, Leoben and Sharon...
Meanwhile on Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet up with the local resistance fighters, who happen to be the Caprica "Pyramid" team. Essentially, a version of basketball. This leads to a game of pyramid between Starbuck and the leader of the resistance, Anders. Its a bit yawn inducing as they have a bit of sexual tension. Overall, the episode was good but not great. It really felt like a filler and didn't kept the plot status quo from the previous couple of episodes.
Laurel here...I agree with Mark, this seemed like a little bit of a filler episode, more of Tigh screwing up and more of the fleet being unhappy with it, which is a pause from the real issue at hand, the Cylons. Anyway Adama wakes up at the end of the episode. I think we are almost as relieved as Tigh that he is back and will be able to tai some action! Tigh is a great second in command, willing to be the bad cop all the time but being the bad cop all the time doesn't make for a good fleet commander. It also doesn't help that the power hungry real housewife is in his ear all the time.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the presidents escape party now that Adama is awake.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Fragged
Mark here…we're on to episode 3 of Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. This episode is called "Fragged" and it's very interesting. The premise is basically Col Tigh is barely holding on to leadership of the fleet while the team on Kobol struggles to survive, awaiting rescue from Galactica. On Galactica, Roslin is dealing with withdrawl from the drug she's been taking for her cancer (she' still incarcerated). At the same time the Quorum (the fleet's version of Congress) is demanding to see her. Tigh is reluctant to let them but his wife has visited Roslin in withdrawal and is convinced she is crazy. Tigh then allows the Quorum to see her, thinking she'll be talking nonsense. Unfortunately, her religious guard has snuck her some of the drug she needs. The Quorum encounters a lucid Roslin who declares her incarceration unconstitutional. This all prompts Tigh to declare martial law. It's all very interesting as Tigh, being a drunk is clearly unable to negotiaite politics as Adama could. Adama may not have agreed with Roslin, but he generally came around to seeing her point of view. Tigh hates this role and doesn't get politics.
Meanwhile on Kobol, the team there is barely surviving and is forced to make some fatal decisions in a an effort to take down the Cylon force there. Basically, they need to prevent the Cylons from shooting down their rescue team. As annoying as Baltar is, it's an opportunity for him to be valuable.
Laurel here…not much to add except this is the first episode in a while that Baltar (the doctor who is enraptured by the cylon "6") actually does anything of value. When the team scoping out Kobol are in the thick of it he actually steps up and does some work to protect the team. I am totally surprised that this complete douchebag finally decided to do something of value.
Also wanted to give a shout out to the old, craggy, grumpy, chain smoking doctor Cottle who seems to be saving Adama's life. We'll see what happens?!?
Mark and I are finished doing our "work" for the night and are about to watch the new footage from the director's cut of Alien…so excited!!
Valley of Darkness
Mark here… this episode, 'Valley of Darkness" picks right up at the end of last episode. Cylon Centurions have gotten aboard Galactica and managed to cut the power (or at least the lights). The episode is very tense. It's a sort of typical writing concept, everyone fumbling around in the dark, but it's done well. Lee Adama and Roslin are stuck making their way through Galactica with a team trying to avoid and yet destroy the Cylons. It plays out very interesting and even though it's sort of a "filler" episode in that it doesn't really address any overall plot issues, it's still interesting. Commander Adama is still in critical in sick bay. We also get some glimpses of the team on Kobol, although it's not super interesting.
Separately we see Helo and Starbuck back on Caprica. Compared to the drama on Galactica, this is a bit boring. They make their way to Starbuck's old apartment, where we learn that Starbuck was a painter and liked classical music. As Laurel said, the show is better than that. We're supposed to be seeing another side of Starbuck, but it's a bit obvious and dull. I was happy when they moved on. There are better ways of showing us Starbuck's character….
Hey Laurel here…Not much to add as this was pretty much just a continuation of what had been started last episode. The only thing to comment on really is to reiterate what Mark has said about Starbuck. Her character came on so strong so fast it seems like now they are trying to correct themselves and it is definitely an overcorrection. She was so hard and masculine in the beginning in almost a comical way, like a caricature now they are trying to right the ship and it goes to far the other way. Sensitive artist? Ok we get it. She's a "complicated woman". Quit shoving it in our faces! Many layers to the onion that is Starbuck! Enough already! All of the other ladies in the show are bad ass and feminine at the same time, not flopping from one extreme to the other. Starbuck's character is so painfully contrived. Hopefully she will find herself and level out, and this will quit being so annoying!
I think that Roslin is on her way to redeeming herself in the eyes of the crew. Fingers crossed! Although I have never doubted her.
Separately we see Helo and Starbuck back on Caprica. Compared to the drama on Galactica, this is a bit boring. They make their way to Starbuck's old apartment, where we learn that Starbuck was a painter and liked classical music. As Laurel said, the show is better than that. We're supposed to be seeing another side of Starbuck, but it's a bit obvious and dull. I was happy when they moved on. There are better ways of showing us Starbuck's character….
Hey Laurel here…Not much to add as this was pretty much just a continuation of what had been started last episode. The only thing to comment on really is to reiterate what Mark has said about Starbuck. Her character came on so strong so fast it seems like now they are trying to correct themselves and it is definitely an overcorrection. She was so hard and masculine in the beginning in almost a comical way, like a caricature now they are trying to right the ship and it goes to far the other way. Sensitive artist? Ok we get it. She's a "complicated woman". Quit shoving it in our faces! Many layers to the onion that is Starbuck! Enough already! All of the other ladies in the show are bad ass and feminine at the same time, not flopping from one extreme to the other. Starbuck's character is so painfully contrived. Hopefully she will find herself and level out, and this will quit being so annoying!
I think that Roslin is on her way to redeeming herself in the eyes of the crew. Fingers crossed! Although I have never doubted her.
Scattered
Mark here…Laurel and I are on to our first round of Season 2 episodes! I made us Ina Garten's Green Risotto and herb wrapped fish and Laurel made a delicious kale salad to accompany. And we're off with season two of Battlestar Galactica. I'm excited to move on to Season 2s of our shows as we don't have to deal with the set up and establishment stuff of Season 1.
On to the episode! This episode picks up right after the cliffhanger from Season 1. Adama has been shot by Cylon Sharon and the entire fleet is thrown into disarray. Tigh takes over and orders an emergency jump, leaving behind Chief, Cally, Baltar and an expeditionary force on the planet Kobol. Fearing that Sharon has revealed their location to the Cylons, the fleet does the jump, and in the confusion, the civilian fleet ends up at a different location than Galactica. It's a tense and fast paced episode as the crew on Galactica struggles to find a way to locate the civilian fleet. At the same time Adama is in critical condition while Dr. Cottle is still lost with the civilian fleet. Col. Tigh struggles with the responsibility of leadership and eventually they devise a plan to find the fleet. All the while Roslin is still in Galactica's brig for sending Starbuck back to Caprica to retrieve the arrow of Apollo (a key to finding Earth).
In the end after a battle with the Cylons, Galactica does locate the fleet, but a ship full of Cylon Centurions has crash landed in one of Galactica's flight pods…unbeknownst to anyone…
Hey Laurel here…I'm a little confused about Sharon. It seems like she is still the same old Sharon that we love and trust, and just got taken over by her programming temporarily when she shot Adama. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.
I'm also interested to see how Roslin being in prison plays out. Will Starbuck come back with the arrow and save the day? Will Roslin be exonerated?
Also just wanted to add a note about Starbuck's makeup…when we see her this episode she is a little bloodied and beaten. It just so happens that some of the blood runs down her face in the shape of a goatee? Accidental or on purpose? hmmm..
Also is Adama going to survive? If not will Tigh be able to handle it? So far he seems emotional but is handling things well?
On to the episode! This episode picks up right after the cliffhanger from Season 1. Adama has been shot by Cylon Sharon and the entire fleet is thrown into disarray. Tigh takes over and orders an emergency jump, leaving behind Chief, Cally, Baltar and an expeditionary force on the planet Kobol. Fearing that Sharon has revealed their location to the Cylons, the fleet does the jump, and in the confusion, the civilian fleet ends up at a different location than Galactica. It's a tense and fast paced episode as the crew on Galactica struggles to find a way to locate the civilian fleet. At the same time Adama is in critical condition while Dr. Cottle is still lost with the civilian fleet. Col. Tigh struggles with the responsibility of leadership and eventually they devise a plan to find the fleet. All the while Roslin is still in Galactica's brig for sending Starbuck back to Caprica to retrieve the arrow of Apollo (a key to finding Earth).
In the end after a battle with the Cylons, Galactica does locate the fleet, but a ship full of Cylon Centurions has crash landed in one of Galactica's flight pods…unbeknownst to anyone…
Hey Laurel here…I'm a little confused about Sharon. It seems like she is still the same old Sharon that we love and trust, and just got taken over by her programming temporarily when she shot Adama. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.
I'm also interested to see how Roslin being in prison plays out. Will Starbuck come back with the arrow and save the day? Will Roslin be exonerated?
Also just wanted to add a note about Starbuck's makeup…when we see her this episode she is a little bloodied and beaten. It just so happens that some of the blood runs down her face in the shape of a goatee? Accidental or on purpose? hmmm..
Also is Adama going to survive? If not will Tigh be able to handle it? So far he seems emotional but is handling things well?
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Kale, Butternut Squash, and Cheddar Bread Pudding
I made this recipe the first time for breakfast for my family and it was a huge hit! I used whole grain bread instead of baguette and it turned out great. When I had this with Mark I paired it with a steak for dinner, which wasn't such a great pairing. I feel like this dish is more of a main, and more appropriate for brunch. Maybe with an arugula salad, and some bacon if you are feeling meaty. Originally from Epicurious
- 2 pounds peeled seeded butternut squash, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt plus additional for sprinkling
- 7 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups half and half
- 6 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 day-old baguette (do not remove crust), torn into 1-inch pieces (about 10 cups)
- 1 cup chopped shallots (about 4 large)
- 2 bunches Tuscan kale (about 1 pound), ribs removed, kale coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss squash with 1 tablespoon oil on rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt; bake until squash is tender, turning with spatula occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes.
Whisk eggs in large bowl. Add half and half, wine, mustard, and 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; whisk to blend. Add baguette pieces; fold gently into egg mixture. Let soak 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until soft, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add kale; cover and cook 2 minutes. Uncover and stir until kale is wilted but still bright green, about 5 minutes (kale will be a bit crunchy).
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Generously butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Using slotted spoon, transfer half of bread from egg mixture to prepared baking dish, arranging to cover most of dish. Spoon half of kale over bread. Spoon half of squash over bread and kale; sprinkle with half of cheese. Repeat with remaining bread, kale, squash, and cheese. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread pudding.
Cover bread pudding with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; bake uncovered until custard is set and bread feels springy to touch, about 20 minutes longer.
Preheat broiler; broil pudding until cheese browns slightly, about 2 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and serve.
Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/printerfriendly/Butternut-Squash-and-Cheddar-Bread-Pudding-355792#ixzz2aaKLbTnD
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Nicoise Sandwich
Hi Laurel here...These sandwiches turned out really good! They are a little messy which I don't mind, but if you wanted to make them for a picnic or something I think if you put a little less filling per sandwich they would be more manageable.The recipe I worked off of was from Epicurious, you can find it here. Although I did take a few liberties...I ended up not using any white onion (there's already red onion and scallions I didn't see any need to turn this into a triple onion party), also I didn't add any additional olive oil. I'm not sure about other brands but the tuna I used (Ortiz) had plenty of oil in the can to complete the dressing for my taste. In order to let the onions do their thing I just put everything for the dressing and the tuna with oil together and let it sit for a little.I couldn't find good kaiser rolls so I tried an olive bread and a regular baguette. The flavor of the olive bread with the sandwich was great, but the bread had really big air pockets in it, so I thought the baguette version turned out a little better because the baguette was better at soaking up the awesome juices of the filling.I also used a little less anchovy, and what I did use i chopped into quarters so you didn't end up with a big ol' mouthful of anchovy.I chose romaine lettuce which I thought added a nice crunch.Other recipes that I saw recommended using an olive tapenade instead of nicoise olives which I think would be great, also some recommended wrapping the sandwiches in plastic wrap, and squeezing them in the fridge overnight with a cast iron skillet. I didn't try it this time but I'm intrigued to try it another time. the only thing I would be wary about is refrigerating the tomatoes overnight but maybe those could be added the day of, or you could leave them out like in this recipe from martha stewart
1/4 of white onion, thinly sliced1/8 of a small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus additional for drizzling
1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar, plus additional to taste
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus additional to taste
black pepper to taste
1 6-ounce can tuna packed in olive oil (see above) including olive oil
lemon juice to taste
2 kaiser rolls, plain
lettuce leaves, combination of Boston, green-leaf, or other green leafy lettuce
8 tomato slices
6-8 hard-boiled eggs slices
4 anchovy fillets, drained
Niçoise olives
scallions, chopped
radishes, slicesCombine the red and white onion with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and several grinds of black pepper in a bowl.Using your hands, mix and squeeze everything together for 5 minutes. (Don't rush through this part; the onions need time to release their juices and mellow.)Work in can of tuna in olive oil, including the oil. Season with fresh lemon juice, red-wine vinegar, and salt, then add pepper to taste.Cut kaiser rolls in half crosswise and spread each bottom half with lettuce leaves. Use a couple of varieties—whatever looks good—for the difference in texture.On top of each lettuce layer, arrange 4 tomato slices (skip this step if you don't have good—really good—tomatoes on hand). Then add about half the tuna mixture and 3 to 4 slices of hard-boiled egg.Crisscross each sandwich with 2 drained anchovy fillets and strew with Niçoise olives (pit them if desired), chopped scallion greens, and sliced radishes. Then drizzle generously with more olive oil and top with the remaining kaiser halves, pressing gently but firmly.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Fish Pie
This recipe is a variation on one by the Two Fat Ladies. It's taste is similar to a clam chowder in a pie form, even though I didn't use any shellfish. Laurel found it a bit fishy, and the flavors definitely tend to all meld together.
Ingredients:
Cod
Fresh Haddock
Smoked Haddock
2-3 lb Spinach
Butter
Pepper
Nutmeg
Chopped Onion
Flour
Milk
Bay Leaf
Anchovy Paste
Parsley
Parmesan (Grated)
Poatoes
First Blanche all the fish in a wide pan in a thin layer of boiling water. Remove any skin and bones and flake the fish.
Boil water and add cubed poatoes. Cook until soft, then drain and mash.
Wash the spinach and cook in a pan until it all wilts. Drain liquid, add a tablespoon of butter, salt and pepper. Then butter a baking pan and line the bottom with this spinach.
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and cook the chopped onion until translucent. Add 3 tablespoons of flour to make a roux. Cook a minute and slowly add milk to make a béchamel. Add the bay leaf and let it simmer half an hour. Add a bit of anchovy paste (to taste), chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Mix in the flaked fish and layer in the baking dish on top of the spinach. Then layer the mashed potatoes on top. Top with Grated Parmesan. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about half an hour.
Ingredients:
Cod
Fresh Haddock
Smoked Haddock
2-3 lb Spinach
Butter
Pepper
Nutmeg
Chopped Onion
Flour
Milk
Bay Leaf
Anchovy Paste
Parsley
Parmesan (Grated)
Poatoes
First Blanche all the fish in a wide pan in a thin layer of boiling water. Remove any skin and bones and flake the fish.
Boil water and add cubed poatoes. Cook until soft, then drain and mash.
Wash the spinach and cook in a pan until it all wilts. Drain liquid, add a tablespoon of butter, salt and pepper. Then butter a baking pan and line the bottom with this spinach.
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and cook the chopped onion until translucent. Add 3 tablespoons of flour to make a roux. Cook a minute and slowly add milk to make a béchamel. Add the bay leaf and let it simmer half an hour. Add a bit of anchovy paste (to taste), chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Mix in the flaked fish and layer in the baking dish on top of the spinach. Then layer the mashed potatoes on top. Top with Grated Parmesan. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about half an hour.
Capery Salad
This recipe is from Nigella Lawson, and its a perfect light and vinegary salad to go with fried seafood...
Ingredients
Romaine Lettuce
Capers
Gherkins
Dijon Mustard
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parsley
First chop the romaine and add to a bowl. Add several tablespoons of drained capers. Chop a few gherkins and add. In a separate bowl add a little gherkin liquid to olive oil and dijon mustard. Whisk and pour over lettuce. Add chopped parsley, toss, and serve
Ingredients
Romaine Lettuce
Capers
Gherkins
Dijon Mustard
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parsley
First chop the romaine and add to a bowl. Add several tablespoons of drained capers. Chop a few gherkins and add. In a separate bowl add a little gherkin liquid to olive oil and dijon mustard. Whisk and pour over lettuce. Add chopped parsley, toss, and serve
Fried Calamari and Aioli
This recipe comes from Chuck Hughes, with a few tweaks...
Fried Calamari
Ingredients:
Fresh Calamari
Buttermilk
Eggs
Lemon
Tabasco
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Cayenne
Pepper
Vegetable Oil
First, cut the calamari into the rings and tentacles. Place in a bowl and add buttermilk, a little tabasco (to taste), and a couple teaspoons of lemon juice. Let the rings marinate for about 2 hours.
Separately, mix flour, salt, pepper, teaspoon paprika, and a teaspoon cayenne together. Remove calamari from the buttermilk, drain. In a bowl add about two eggs and whisk. Dip Calamari in and then into flour mixture.
Heat Vegetable oil to 360 degrees and fry calamari in batches, about 4 minutes each batch. Serve with Aioli below...
This is Mark Bittman's Aioli recipe...
Ingredients
Garlic Cloves, Peeled (3-8)
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
First mince the garlic.
In a bowl, add the yolk and dijon. Beat with a whisk, slowly add the oil in drips...add more as it emulsifies more. When complete, add the garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Fried Calamari
Ingredients:
Fresh Calamari
Buttermilk
Eggs
Lemon
Tabasco
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Cayenne
Pepper
Vegetable Oil
First, cut the calamari into the rings and tentacles. Place in a bowl and add buttermilk, a little tabasco (to taste), and a couple teaspoons of lemon juice. Let the rings marinate for about 2 hours.
Separately, mix flour, salt, pepper, teaspoon paprika, and a teaspoon cayenne together. Remove calamari from the buttermilk, drain. In a bowl add about two eggs and whisk. Dip Calamari in and then into flour mixture.
Heat Vegetable oil to 360 degrees and fry calamari in batches, about 4 minutes each batch. Serve with Aioli below...
This is Mark Bittman's Aioli recipe...
Ingredients
Garlic Cloves, Peeled (3-8)
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
First mince the garlic.
In a bowl, add the yolk and dijon. Beat with a whisk, slowly add the oil in drips...add more as it emulsifies more. When complete, add the garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Eggplant Parmesan
This is from Mark Bittman's book, "How To Cook Everything"
First, here's the tomato sauce...
Ingredients
Salt
Pepper
Onion
Canned Tomatoes (chopped)
butter
extra virgin olive oil
chopped fresh basil
First chop the onion and saute in about a tablespoon butter and olive oil. Then add the tomatoes and salt and pepper. Let it reduce and cook about 20 min. then add the basil. Add additional seasoning to taste.
Use this sauce below...
Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients
2 Large Eggplants
Salt
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Flour
Pepper
Mozzarella
Parmesan (Grated)
Fresh Basil
Sauce (above)
First peel the eggplant and slice into discs. Lay out and salt until liquid forms. Drain and repeat on the other side.
Heat the oil in a pan and dredge each side of the eggplant in flour. Cook in batches, 3-4 minutes each side until browned and drain on a paper towel.
Line a baking dish bottom with some of the sauce, then layer eggplant...then slices of mozzarella and grated parmesan...then basil leaves. Repeat until all ingredients are used and top with parmesan. Bake in oven about half an hour.
Heat the oven to 350.
First, here's the tomato sauce...
Ingredients
Salt
Pepper
Onion
Canned Tomatoes (chopped)
butter
extra virgin olive oil
chopped fresh basil
First chop the onion and saute in about a tablespoon butter and olive oil. Then add the tomatoes and salt and pepper. Let it reduce and cook about 20 min. then add the basil. Add additional seasoning to taste.
Use this sauce below...
Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients
2 Large Eggplants
Salt
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Flour
Pepper
Mozzarella
Parmesan (Grated)
Fresh Basil
Sauce (above)
First peel the eggplant and slice into discs. Lay out and salt until liquid forms. Drain and repeat on the other side.
Heat the oil in a pan and dredge each side of the eggplant in flour. Cook in batches, 3-4 minutes each side until browned and drain on a paper towel.
Line a baking dish bottom with some of the sauce, then layer eggplant...then slices of mozzarella and grated parmesan...then basil leaves. Repeat until all ingredients are used and top with parmesan. Bake in oven about half an hour.
Heat the oven to 350.
Peas with Lettuce and Baked Potato with Truffle Oil
This pea recipe is from Nigella Lawson...
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 small or 2 fat scallions, finely sliced
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 drop garlic-infused oil (or any oil really)
- 1 Little Gem (Butterhead) lettuce, shredded
- 2 cups frozen petits pois
- 1/2 cup hot chicken stock (concentrate or cube and hot water is fine)
Cook the scallions in the butter and oil until soft. Stir in the shredded lettuce, and when it is wilted add the frozen peas and stock.
Cook at a robust simmer, uncovered, until everything is tender and the liquid flavorful and reduced.
Baked Potato with Truffle Oil, Sour Cream and Chives
Ingredients
Potato
Black Truffle Oil
Sea Salt
Pepper
Sour Cream
Chopped Chives
For the baked potato...I know its a bit ridiculous to post a baked potato recipe, so I'll just describe my variation here...:) First oven at 375, coat the potatoes with a thin layer of Black Truffle Oil, Sea Salt and Pepper. Cook about an hour. I made a mix of sour cream and chives to serve on top of an opened baked potato.
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