Sophia made us dinner...

September 13, 2008
our delicious test dinner...

Sophia and I are in upstate NY.  Yesterday we were filming at Eve's Cidery in Ithaca-- we will be posting the video we made with Ezra, Autumn and James of Eve's Cidery the last week in September so stay tuned! Now we're in Cooperstown, we're going to spend the weekend canning and preserving foods, next week we are participating in The Last Supper, a multimedia arts show in Brooklyn on September 20th. We are doing a food installation- a recreation of a food pantry so we are busy bees this weekend getting prepared for the show.

Since we've been filming for the past few days I had a lot of editing to catch up on so that was most of the evening.  As I was editing away in the kitchen, Sophia was cooking us a tasty dinner-- she was testing a recipe we will be posting next week, a low-sodium soup for Senator Harkin.

 This is how we like to work, cozily traveling, good company, good food- cooking and creating as we go.

RECIPE

Local corn is sweet, delicious, and healthy. It is a great carbohydrate to depend on during local eating month, because it is rich in vitamins B1 and C, and is a great source of fiber. In addition, it is very versatile, and can be enjoyed in many different ways. This recipe highlights the fresh flavors of Mexico that are present in many markets. If you cannot find poblanos, a variety of other local peppers can be used.


RECIPE

RECIPE

Inspired by the flavors of the rugged Southwest, we made a spicy ketchup by adding guajillo chile peppers to the ingredients. You can find dried guajillos in the produce section of most supermarkets. The next time you have a barbeque, be sure to make this and give your guests a different kind of condiment.


RECIPE

This is our take on a Cowboy-type cobbler. It is “Drunken” because there is quite a bit of tequila mixed with the berries before it goes into the oven. We also added some corn flour to our batter, giving it that crunchy sweet edge.