The Hot & Tasty
npr:
As AMC’s Mad Men returns from a 17-month break tonight for season five, fans can likely bet on one constant — there will be drinking.
And though it has always been overshadowed by the booze that flows so freely through every episode, there will also be eating. And lovers of food history can appreciate that the show’s obsessive attention to period detail is just as accurate when it comes to food as it is with fashion and design.
That’s according to authors Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin, in their new book, The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook, which features 70 recipes from the show. -Padmananda Rama
In Observance of National Sandwich Day…
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Happy National Sandwich Day! Whatever you eat, try out this book and then make your sandwich extra spicy!
Fick en gåva av Jerker Jalapeno Ost . Thanx dude!
The Hot & Tasty says: Is this squeezy Jalapeno cheese from Sweden!?! Where on earth can I find this!?!
SR of 2,500-8,000. Picked a green one. Much hotter than the poblano. The heat hits pretty quick. I was surprised, and then a little worried that the heat would build to be more than I could handle. But that was the peak. It faded pretty quickly after that. Taste is like the poblano…not particularly good, like a veg. Steady heat in the back of throat and tongue…sides of tongue too. Occasional acute hits, but this dies away after a couple of minutes. Lingering heat is just a warm tongue.
The Hot & Tasty Says: Thoroughly enjoying Chris’s Chili Quest
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Creamy roasted jalapeno salsa from Lottie & Doof, a gorgeously concocted food blog from a fantastic man in Chicago.
Excerpt from his entry:
There isn’t a lot to say about this salsa. It will remind you that sometimes the best things are also the simplest. Chiles, garlic, lime and oil. Apply heat and then a blender. They are transformed into one of the best salsas I have ever eaten. The garlic allows this to emulsify into a surprisingly creamy sauce. Dribbled on tacos or scooped up with chips, (or even spread on a grilled cheese sandwich) –you won’t have any trouble eating it. Period.
I never thought to put a salsa on my grilled cheese (last night I made grilled cheese & tomato soup, topped with popcorn, as I am 5 years old)!!!! This is a must-do for the future. Psyched.
How to Make Your Own Sriracha / America’s Test Kitchen today (10/12/11)!
