From the New York Times' Dining Section...
• A Lentil Soup to Make You Stop, Taste and Savor: The lead story this week (for us anyway) was this savory red lentil soup from Melissa Clark, spiked with lemon, tomato, and cumin.
• The Minimalist: Clementines in a Blanket: More clafoutis - one of our very favorite things. The Minimalist shows how easy it is.
PLUS food allergy conspiracies, crazy beer, Iranian memories of rice and herbs, and more...
• Food Allergies Stir a Mother to Action: Food allergies seem to be on the rise, and Robyn O'Brien is on a crusade against what she sees as the cause. But are her conspiracy theories correct?
• From an Iranian Cook, the Taste of Memory: How would you like a mother who says, "Please clean everywhere, and please clean the kitchen, because I am coming." Her daughter promptly obeys, empties everything out the fridge, and waits. Her mother comes and... cooks. Farokh Mehdian comes and cooks the recipes of Iran in this lovely piece about family, memory, and food. Recipes for traditional Iranian recipes are included, like Fresh Herb Khoresh, and Persian Rice.
• A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes: Micro-breweries are trying out new things that break the mold of what you thought beer could be.
• Nori Steps Away From the Sushi: There is a lot more to be done with Nori than handrolls. Try Pork Chops with Apple Nori Purée, Yams and Edamame, Edamame With Nori Salt, or some of the other great ideas in this piece.
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I've been eating clemintines non-stop lately. I keep thinking I need to actually use them in some recipe or dish, and now the clafoutis recipe has fallen in my lap. I'm totally making it this weekend. It looks really tasty.
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I made a pear claufoutis on new year's eve, and it was delicious (and so easy to make!)
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Edan, did you need to do anything to the sliced pears before baking?
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Despite the heat wave in DC, that soup sounds great!
Any idea where you can find red lentils? I've not been able to find them at regular grocery stores or Trader Joe's.... Whole Foods maybe?
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I'm trying the lentil soup recipe this weekend. I even have the red lentils but no blender so mine won't be thick like in the picture. Elyse, I shop at a small market and they had red lentils in the bulk bins.
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Sassy, thanks for the tip! I'm still trying to find places like that in my area... I'm new and still learning my way around.
I did find some red lentils at whole foods last night and the soup was fantastic. Super simple and tasty. I highly recommend it! I think you'll be fine not using a blender - I was kind of skeptical that it needed to be partially pureed, but followed the recipe anyway.
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I have to make clafoutis year-long. I started making them as a way to use up the cherries on our cherry tree, but then came peach and nectarine season... These days, I used jars of sour cherries. I have tried many recipes, but my family prefers one that does not have too much flour -- the one I use is this one, from Ms. Glaze's Pommes D'Amour (an American chef cooking at Paris' Guy Savoy)
http://msglaze.typepad.com/paris/2006/06/cherry_clafouti.html
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