Shana Tova! Tonight Rosh Hashana marks the beginning of the new Jewish year. It’s a time of renewal, connecting the events of the past to the possibilities of the future. It’s fitting then that last week I had the privilege to observe an ancient tradition in adopting a new technology for the home kitchen. Aware…
modernist cuisine
Chai and Matcha Tea Pannacotta Animals
Happy International Tea Day! This sweet and creamy menagerie was the result of a little play time in the kitchen. I used coconut milk, but real dairy milk would work well, too (or cream. Ooooh, cream would be great!). I love the bright, grassy vegetal sweetness of matcha tea. I’m also a big fan of…
Deconstructed Sabich
Sabich is an Israeli street food of fried eggplant, hard boiled egg, and (sometimes) boiled potato stuffed in a pita, and that’s before all the fixings. This circus in a bread pocket offers sundry launching points for exploration. In this post, I mix it all up into a deconstruction of miso-glazed eggplant with amba gel…