today's lunch is a testament to how impressionable i am about food blogs. i saw the idea for marinaded eggplant, mint and capers on smittenkitchen yesterday right before heading out to buy groceries, so i made it for dinner last night and again for lunch today. i made a few adjustments, one being i really don't like the taste of vinegar, and i don't have the patience to marinade things - so after roasting the eggplant i just squeezed a little lemon on it and tossed in the capers and mint and i added some heirloom tomatoes and fresh mozzarella because i had them on hand plus some black pepper because i think everything should have black pepper ground onto it. in fact, i'm on the hunt for a pocket-sized pepper grinder i can carry with me in my purse at all times. why not? i'm taking inspiration here from aryn, who never leaves home without salt. i also added red pepper flakes, though this didn't really go with the flavors in the dish, so i don't recommend it. 
i put this all over rice and then made myself a salad to go along with it. i had some mixed baby greens left over from the sf ferry building farmer's market last week, tossed them with some toasted hazelnuts and pink peppercorns. again, all pepper all the time. i drizzled some things that seemed tasty over the top for dressing: lilikoi (passion fruit) juice from aunty lilikoi's on kaua'i, maple syrup (to balance the tartness of the lilikoi), blood orange olive oil, and of course some more black pepper. if you haven't tried stonehouse's blood orange olive oil yet i absolutely recommend getting yourself some. even if it means having it shipped. it'll change your life. if you like olive oil.
2 comments:
god, this shit makes me miss the bay. i went to the local health food store today in worcester, ma (living earth--i know, barf) and picked up a dozen organic eggs. $6. i began to cry. that shit was off the hook--$6--!?! hell no. so you blog makes me jealous and hungry.
question that is of great importance. what type of maple syrup do you use? because the bottle is suspiciously out of focus and as a vermonter i am concerned for your health and the health of the vermont economy.
don't dodge this question. i want a post. maybe this spring i will visit sugar houses and guest blog with photos about the importance of using vermont maple syrup. ha. look forward to your response.
Hi Kasha! Aryn told me about your blog-- I love it. I am soooo excited she is moving here (even if she's not so excited) so that I can now exploit her knowledge of canning, too. (And just hang out with her.) Hope you are well, and that food and home media people start contacting you so you never have to find a "real job" and can keep blogging for-evah.
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