Here are the tomatoes roasted and ready for the food processor. Jamie uses a food processor and blender a lot in these recipes to speed things up. He chops, grates, slices, and processes all in the food processor to save time. I am finding that it really works. One of the reasons my recipes aren't going as fast as his is that I am borrowing a food processor right now, and it only has one attachment. It only has the main blade. So I can't grate or slice.
This isn't the best presentation but I didn't feel like dirtying too many dishes. The more beautiful my spread the more clean up at night. So, most of the time I try to make it simple and pretty and not go too far out into large serving dishes-unless of course we have company :)
Here is the guac. It should have been served with chunks of fennel bulb as well but I couldn't get it at my local grocery and didn't have time to go to the larger market where they have it. I also added some garlic and cumin to it since I am somewhat of a guacamole connoisseur and his was just a little plain. (I probably lost a few minutes here on my time)
two baguette's left. They sell out of everything by 3pm each day. Jamie made homemade croutons for his soup but since I have been looking for a good excuse to spend money at the Patisserie I went for the bread. I LOVE the sound and smell of good bread and THIS was good bread. The way it crinkles when you break off a piece is so delightful I couldn't help but squeeze it several times before we got home. And since everyone but me was enjoying a dainty delectable from the patisserie already, I snitched a few bites as well. This particular patisserie in town is owned by a French Family with thick accents. And since you know already from the fish market story I have a bit of a problem with accents. You know how your parent always told you you were ruining your ears with all the loud music? Well I found out it is true. Way too many concerts as a teenager has made it difficult for me to hear detail as odd as that might sound. If you have an accent I might have a little (or a lot) of trouble understanding you. If you mumble I will have a bit of trouble understanding you. If you have an accent AND you mumble-I don't have a prayer. Might as well get me an interpreter.
I made it two days ago!i loved it!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it and enjoyed it. Were you able to get it done in 30 min.?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by the blog. I love to hear what others are doing with the book and his recipes.