21st Century Zibaldone: February 2022

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Schlafly Bottleworks Monthly Market

I went to this last year. It was a great event. I hope they do it again this year.

https://midcountychamber.org/maplewood-market-presented-by-schlafly-beer/

https://www.feastmagazine.com/st-louis/article_b065ade8-d5d1-11eb-9e96-2376400ed8ed.html

Copy Me That

I just found this cool website that has copies of online recipes and claims to keep them even if the original source deletes the recipe. How awesome is that.

Here is a delicious recipe:

https://www.copymethat.com/r/hOm4Wbzyc/sesame-tofu-with-coconut-lime-dressing-a/

Burger holic

I need a shirt that says BurgerHolic!! Happy eating! Happy grilling!

This is good news. And a good start.

This is a good first step towards building better communities and policing.

https://reason.com/2021/08/16/states-are-finally-starting-to-rein-in-deceptive-police-interrogation-techniques-that-lead-to-false-confessions/

Amazing pickles in STL

More culinary tastiness in STL. Happy pickle day!!

https://www.feastmagazine.com/st-louis/article_d6fb8a16-01ed-11ec-9a83-b3263b3c0a42.html

Culinary Podcast Yummy listening

Here is a wonderful podcast on food, beer, wine and spirits. Happy listening.

https://www.culinarytreasure.com/the-culinary-treasure-podcast/

Here's a taste!!

https://player.fm/series/culinary-treasure-podcast/chip-macgregor-macgregors-a-whiskey-bar-culinary-treasure-podcast-episode-88

Meatloaf burgers

The original article I was going to post is at Cook's Country and it's behind a pay wall. So thanks to the google machine I have loads of recipes. Happy cooking!! Don't your meat loaf!!!

https://www.google.com/search?q=meatloaf+burgers&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS979US980&sxsrf=APq-WBtF4cr4PmjGUbwGiVj8ILWE8haztA%3A1643819489687&ei=4bH6YdasKayYptQPpbin-AY&ved=0ahUKEwiWoYfmuOH1AhUsjIkEHSXcCW8Q4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=meatloaf+burgers&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgcIIxDqAhAnOgQIIxAnOgUIABCRAjoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQowI6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOggIABCABBCxAzoECC4QQzoECAAQQzoNCC4QgAQQhwIQsQMQFDoKCAAQgAQQhwIQFDoICC4QgAQQsQM6DQgAEIAEEIcCELEDEBQ6BQguEIAESgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUABYtakBYK6tAWgBcAJ4AIABf4gBjQuSAQQxNC4ymAEAoAEBsAEKwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz

I love Charcuterie

This sounds like an amazing product. Road trip to Unity, Maine is in order.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/amish-charcuterie-maine

Food as Resistance

This is a great read from CAROLYN WILKE over at Saipens. Makes me appreciate cooking all the more!

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/enslaved-people-foodways/

Update:

Here are articles on James Hemings. Slave Chef to Jefferson.

https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/james-hemings

Here is a recipe from James. Happy Cooking!!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/james-hemings-jefferson-chef

5 eggs
6 ounces sugar
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 cups whole milk
½ teaspoon rose water or orange blossom water
Small pinch of salt
Honey to serve

1. Make the crème anglaise

Separate your eggs into two containers and put the egg whites aside. Over a medium heat, heat the milk, sugar, and about ¼ teaspoon of either rose water or orange blossom water in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally. When the milk is simmering but not boiling, add the egg yolks, whisking continuously. Continue whisking over a medium heat until the mixture has begun to thicken and coats the back of a wooden spoon.

Place a mixing bowl full of ice in the sink; place a smaller bowl inside it to chill. Once the mixture has thickened—but while it is still runny enough to pour—run through a fine mesh sieve into the smaller bowl and leave to chill, stirring occasionally. Place in the fridge to chill further.

2. Make the meringue

Beat the egg whites, powdered sugar, a small pinch of salt, and another ¼ teaspoon of rose water or orange blossom water until the whites are stiff and shiny, or “until you can turn the vessel bottom upward without their leaving it,” in Hemings’s words.

3. Poach the meringue

Place a wide, shallow pan of water on a medium-high heat. As it comes to a simmer, line a large plate or baking tray with paper towels. Using a large tablespoon, scoop a generous dollop of the egg white mixture into the simmering pan of water, where it will float. You should be able to fit two or three in there, depending on the size of your pan. After two minutes of poaching, very carefully flip over the meringues, poach for another two minutes, then lift out and drain on the paper towels.

Serve each person two or three meringues along with a generous serving of the cold crème anglaise. Drizzle with honey to taste (the dessert is already very sweet).

Sandwich Heaven

Road trip!! STL you have the best places to eat. Thanks river front times for sharing!!

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/revoaked-sandwiches-puts-culinary-elegance-between-two-slices-of-bread/Content?oid=36269544

Yummy sauces

Happy cooking. Thanks Gastro Obscura for the sauces. Can't wait to make them!!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/xo-sauce

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/jezebel-sauce

Need to find your happiness in the kitchen or the restaurant

It isn't easy finding happiness in the restaurant biz. It's hard and thankless most days. And customers are rude, and messy, and demanding. We aren't servants!!!

Glad Peter has found his happiness!!

https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/59524/cinder-house-chef-de-cuisine-peter-slays-secret-to-happiness

Happy coffee time

Road trip to STL for coffee

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/coffeestamp-serves-some-of-the-best-coffee-and-food-in-st-louis/Content?oid=36292833

Cool hats!!

Hats for grown ups!!!

https://www.yellow108.com/

https://tenthstreethats.com/

She is a badass!!

What a badass woman!!!

https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-badass-rogue-who-cross-dressed-and-dueled-her-way-to-infamy/76908/

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Richard Mosse photography

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/richard-mosse-hombo-walikale

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/richard-mosse-love-is-the-drug

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/richard-mosse-nowhere-to-run-infra-series

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/richard-mosse-nowhere-to-run

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