Meals
It rained half an inch in ten minutes this evening. I made chili about it.
Pasta
Once every late summer, I pound pound pound pesto by hand. The texture from the mortar and pestle is much silkier than the fopro, but my God what a pain
French onion beans (Rancho Gordo Good Mother Stallard) with pickled pepper cheese toast
Vietnamese rice noodles with pork, nuoc cham, and all the crunchy vegetables and herbs
Butter-toasted naan with blue cheese, tomatoes and hot-smoked salmon topped with arugula, radishes, and pickled chilies
Dessert
White nectarines macerated in lime and orange blossom water, malted cream, butter-toasted madeleine crumbs, and basil
Dumpling and tomato salad with chili crisp vinaigrette
Sichuan "Bear Paw" tofu, stir fried asparagus with yellow peppers
Grilled sourdough spread with pesto burrata, topped with charred corn, Anaheim pepper, and shallot salad dressed with lemon and sherry vinegar, and a slice of mortadella.
Cold noodles in iced tomato broth with kimchi, cucumber, shredded sugar snap peas, scallions, cilantro, crushed peanuts, and red chili
Carne asada tostadas with tomatillo-arbol salsa