I can’t tell you how many times I have looked at a delicious-looking ice cream recipe and resented my kitchen’s lack of an ice-cream maker. Well, the Accidental Hedonist offers an ice cream recipe that doesn’t need any special equipment. Plus, the Mascarpone iced cream with amaretti cookies and a sauce of cherries and wine looks amazing. I can’t wait for a special occasion to make it. A hot Friday night counts as a special occasion, right?
Mark Bittman suggests using a way-too-sweet and ridiculously cheap ($4) rosé to make sangria. Not quite a sangria using a box of wine, but I respect him for it. (Plus, he uses fresh mint in the beverage, which is a great idea.)
And in the realm of the ridiculous: The British are for some reason more offended by a gay kiss than the clearly heinous Heinz squeeze-bottle mayonnaise, as reported on Epicurious’ blog. A commercial for the product is like My Two Dads meets The Odd Couple, but featuring a gay kiss. I personally object to the fake New York accent of the sandwich-maker. I think the ad is actually rather sweet. Judge for yourself.
I don’t have that much counter space, but I might be able to make room for this cute little bread maker. Amy claims to have a just sliver of counter space, and still enough room for it.
A story that hits close to my heart: David Chang bans photography at Ko, and people react. I am sick of hearing about David Chang and his Momofuku iterations, so that isn’t the part that hits close to my heart, but the debate about the practice of taking pics in restaruants in general does. Apparently many people are up in arms about it (read the comments after the post). I never use my flash in restaurants, so I assumed that my photo-taking didn’t bother anyone. I recently committed one of the cardinal sins, though. I took a picture of the dining room at Lodge, including other patrons. I guess I understand now why that would be a no-no, but I didn’t think much about it at the time–I thought about all the print restaurant reviews I have read that include pictures of patrons sitting at the table. In any case, I won’t do that again, though I can’t promise to stop taking pics of my food.
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