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2009 Food & Travel Predictions

Annual food predictions are always interesting, don’t you think?  Here they are for 2009.

Happy Holidays!

Snuggle up & eat well.

Atlas Shrugged & Russian Pelmeni: A Book Report with Food

 

Domaine Ste. Michelle Luxe Sparkling & a Good Book

Corn Dogs

Oh, for Pete's sake, don't give me that look -- everyone loves a good corn dog.  However, there are two main camps: ketchupers and mustardites (if you are an aiolian or “special saucier”, your just throwing your vote away).  I’m a nonjudgemental mustardite -- I likes it spicy.  Regardless of your position, this dog recipe is condimentally nonpartisan.  Fry up a batch for your holiday party.  There may be a few moderately judgmental glances at first, but trust me, they'll love you.

Mini Popovers

These mini popovers are a great appetizer idea -- they can be baked ahead of time without fear of deflation, and can be topped with anything.  This recipe bakes the cheese right in, which helps it settle into the popover, creating a small indentation to hold another topping (roasted tomatoes, onion marmalade, etc.); if the cheese is put on after the popover is baked, it has a difficult time staying on.

Grandma Audrey’s Apple Cake

It’s a lovely day to bake an apple cake.  It’s snowing.  Don’t want to go anywhere.  Might as well fill the home with the fragrance of apples and cinnamon -- it’ll tickle everyone’s fancy.  

This recipe is brought to you by Kurt’s Gramma Audrey.  It’s easy, pretty fool-proof, and has an old-fashioned flavor and texture -- light, crisp & meringue-like on the outside, densely moist & studded with apples on the inside.