tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44322186803656165712024-02-07T13:29:04.587-08:00What's in My Refrigerator?...and what are you hiding in yours? I found a baby alligator in this guy's freezer once...davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974531083863060582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432218680365616571.post-33845797454350239482009-03-10T12:43:00.000-07:002009-03-10T13:29:28.753-07:00Sara's Refrigerator<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2AWSHVG8Z-I30fYgurGDIe1t_gQrq4MePskA82GF5YOZRuoaQ0gZmXIRtvapDTWYN-NgiL7Bkk6SDVym9MlZXlGwaXuGAxck9PQJ5rksfcsSk2Vnhzo_of-HUMXO8hRcwRq12uN8Tu8/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2AWSHVG8Z-I30fYgurGDIe1t_gQrq4MePskA82GF5YOZRuoaQ0gZmXIRtvapDTWYN-NgiL7Bkk6SDVym9MlZXlGwaXuGAxck9PQJ5rksfcsSk2Vnhzo_of-HUMXO8hRcwRq12uN8Tu8/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311648885140499826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5UN_P2cnMJjR8pOIeQf6-UrC7h0lyEypbIIaLh_QhGnDFsQE9IRigljRZNzHgC9p0klXY0DqlkWsNNdijXaXHMdtRdkieAuHM6jBwzJMFb0HxuiZHZr8PyhBXHFVkzdnRCizsr_FYTM/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5UN_P2cnMJjR8pOIeQf6-UrC7h0lyEypbIIaLh_QhGnDFsQE9IRigljRZNzHgC9p0klXY0DqlkWsNNdijXaXHMdtRdkieAuHM6jBwzJMFb0HxuiZHZr8PyhBXHFVkzdnRCizsr_FYTM/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311648490810284386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sara Markel</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, has been in the food business for the past 11 years. She has worked in various restaurants and catering companies all over Manhattan and sometimes even New Jersey, where she ran her own company, Fork in the Road Kitchen and Catering. Sara is currently the pastry chef at The Sony Club in New York City. </span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Top Shelf</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Items are listed from left to right)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1.</span> Pieces of red and white onion. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2.</span> A cup full of Frank's Red Hot (don't ask where I got it). <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. </span>Leftover maple syrup from the Master Chef cooking competition; we have to take home all of the ingredients or else they get thrown out. Hard on us. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. </span>Aroy-D curry paste, delicious!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Middle Shelf</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />5. </span>Month-old almond mashed potatoes (garbage!) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6. </span>Trader Joe's Cornichons. Last week I ate most of them while watching the travel channel and now there are barely any left.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. </span>Mediterranean Organics Grapefruit Marmalade. Tasty but way too expensive at Whole Foods.</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 8. </span>Roland Preserved Lemons for the chicken tagine we cooked for our wedding tasting.</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 9. </span>Gold's Red Horseradish. I wanted the regular white kind but alas, there are not enough Jews here.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 10. </span>Ziyad's Tahini from Sahadi's.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 11.</span> Whole Foods brand sliced pickles. They have no flavor, but I feel like it's some kind of sin to throw out pickles.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">12. </span>Goya Alcaparrado: capers, olives, pimentos. Goya: nuff said.</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Bottom Shelf</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">13.</span> Heinz Ketchup needs no explanation.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">14.</span> Goulden's yellow mustard. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15.</span> Sriracha. Of course.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 16.</span> Sambal Oelek. We live very near Pho Bang, we need to have Pho condiments on hand for emergencies.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">17. </span>Apricot Preserves. I was going to make Hamentaschen today, hasn't happened yet.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">18. </span>Boing Tamarind Juce Drink. Boing is 3 for $5 at Associated so there is an ever rotating variety of Boing on our shelves. Usually guava, mango, tamarind.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">19. </span>Laurent du Clos All Natural Dijon Mustard. I believe it's from Sahadi's also.</span> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">20.<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Castella Imported Capers. When I was little I thought capers tasted fishy so I wouldn't eat them. Now, I think I was confusing them with smoked salmon.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">21.</span> Il Tartufato al Tartufo Bianco. Why wouldn't you have truffle oil?</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">22. </span>Roland Balsamic Glaze. We got this from my Dad who works for Roland, it's not bad.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">23.</span> Frank's Red Hot. I bought this when I forgot that I had a container full. Used to make buffalo chicken fingers with corn flakes when we had movie night and were trying to be healthy. Not sure how healthy it turned out once we slathered it in onion dip.</span></span>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974531083863060582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432218680365616571.post-32895851028680307222009-03-09T23:44:00.000-07:002009-03-10T01:29:21.511-07:00Let the unveiling begin...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtom90wMetldscLkJlovzJprmpRw-tbncAfQzHH_plyfDGSsoNWMKdN3i5YhNpd7WKkyYWbljsJ8qsU7MS2TyvuehTEu7qbCxzXDaKWvbxe54AeymTakEsnX6pxSLznMH6bNIR3mJQUk/s1600-h/IMG_0060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtom90wMetldscLkJlovzJprmpRw-tbncAfQzHH_plyfDGSsoNWMKdN3i5YhNpd7WKkyYWbljsJ8qsU7MS2TyvuehTEu7qbCxzXDaKWvbxe54AeymTakEsnX6pxSLznMH6bNIR3mJQUk/s320/IMG_0060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311446670555520274" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You know how it is living over a restaurant. Gotta hide that jack-o-lantern from all those mice.davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974531083863060582noreply@blogger.com1