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eating a blood orange donut from DOUGH : eating happiness pop rocks :: listening to the new tUnE-yArDs album : my ears eating happiness pop rocks.

 

DOUGH video credit: Food Curated. “Bizness” video credit 4AD Records.

recipe #6: blackberry ricotta spread(ish).

not everything works out the way you want it to. a life – and cooking lesson – i’ve learned many times over. what began as a quest for light, fresh picnic fare turned into a slightly goopy but still delicious result.

recipe #6: blackberry ricotta spread(ish)

soundtrack: noah and the whale’s peaceful, the world lays me down

ingredients: 30 oz ricotta, cup of blackberries, 1 tablespoons honey and 1/4 cup brown sugar.

directions: i combined 30 oz. of ricotta cheese with a full cup of blackberries, one tablespoon of honey, and 1/4 cup of of brown sugar and combined in a blender. however, the blackberries trumped the ricotta to create a consistency closer to yogurt… which wasn’t ideal as a spread for whole wheat crackers as i intended, but was perfect to pour over multi-grain pancakes the next morning. next time, i think i’ll try blending the blackberries w/ honey and sugar first and then whip into ricotta in small doses until the texture is right. i’ll probably also add a touch of lemon or lime to brighten the flavor (ooh or lavender!), and most importantly, buy more blackberries to snack on during the process!

the grits takedown @ nyc food film festival, june 27, 2010.

throw some cheese on dem grits!

i didn’t win the grits takedown cooking competition as part of the 4th nyc food film festival for my “throw some cheese on dem grits” recipe (jalapeno-cheddar grit bites fried in bacon fat with bourbon butter spray), but will say i definitely won the most fun booth competition. i even got a favorable nod from jimmy at jimmy’s no. 43 for spraying him with the butter, which was just a happy accident.