The Odd Kitchen

Juicing Citrus (Preserved Lemons)

TheOddKitchen — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:34:59 +0000

I made preserved lemons with some of the 5 lbs. of Meyers I got last weekend for a 3-citrus marmalade. Many bloggers have extolled the virtues of preserved lemons elsewhere so I don’t wish to proselytize for them here; I wish only to impart one small but tremendous technique to all of you. I used …

Lately (mid-February 2013)

TheOddKitchen — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:27:40 +0000

I have been baking cakes lately, and putting things in jars. I am also poised before the chasm of a great transition, which has me somewhat preoccupied; just hanging out nervously, waiting to hear back from those voices in the wind. So I’m keeping busy with kitchen stuff. What’s that, you say? You thought this …

Full Metal Brownies

TheOddKitchen — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:42:06 +0000

These are the best brownies you will ever make. No, really, we mean it this time. I realize that the internet might need another brownie recipe like it needs a hole in its (theoretical) head, but you guys, these are really good, and I would not be posting their recipe here or proselytizing for them …

Pain d’Epices, or What I Did With The Buddha’s Hand

TheOddKitchen — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:50:08 +0000

Sounds kinda like a Victorian ghost story, huh? This stuff has been my January mainstay. (I have made 5 loaves since the 1st!) It is sort of a grown-up gingerbread, good on its own or with so many other things. I was additionally inspired to add some of the candied Buddha’s Hand I made a …

T10KTotM; Candied Buddha’s Hand

TheOddKitchen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:25:23 +0000

Sooo… I made some candied Buddha’s Hand. But first: Top 10 Kitchen Things of the Moment 1 Mandoline I have 2 hand mandolines (handolines?) and use them all the dang time. There’s the little white one (2″ blade), a bigger red one (~4.5″ blade), and a small julienne slicer that sits in a plastic box …

Raw Mesquite Chia Pancakes

TheOddKitchen — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:59:51 +0000

I am not exactly sure why I am posting this recipe when I consider that I ripped it from a page of O Magazine while in a doctor’s waiting room and it’s all over the internet anyways. However, when I consider how much I actually enjoyed both eating the finished product and the way I …

Cannellini Beans with Saffron

TheOddKitchen — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:32:49 +0000

a.k.a. Fassüliah K’dra, these are soft and delicately savory saffron cannellini beans. This is a very simple recipe and the result appears quite plain, but it is in fact amazingly subtle and delicious. The white pepper adds just the right amount of spice. You can eat this plain in a bowl as you would any …

Miso Maple Mustard Squash Sauce

TheOddKitchen — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:47:43 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving. 1 squash (acorn/kabocha/butternut etc.) Olive oil Fresh ground pepper 3 Tbsp. white miso 3 Tbsp. rice vinegar 1 Tbsp. maple syrup/agave/brown rice syrup etc., more or less to taste 1 Tbsp. dry yellow mustard Heat oven to 375F. Halve the squash and scrape the seed cavity clean. Pour a small amount of oil …

Chia Horchata Pudding

TheOddKitchen — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:07:35 +0000

Everybody loves horchata! Not everybody loves chia pudding, though — not YET, anyways, but they will. Chia seeds are like the thing these days. You can easily do a cheater’s version of this recipe with boxed horchata in a pinch. This takes time! 8 hrs. for horchata, 8 hrs. for pudding. (It’s a whole bunch …

Pile Management

TheOddKitchen — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:58:28 +0000

The beginning stages of a project are usually where I totally stall out and fall fallow, so I am going to devote a few posts to the “boring” process of getting some momentum going. Hence, the mending pile: What the heck. This pile has been taking up all the space in my comfy studio chair …