kitchen, improv
a snow day! i am curious as to what people do with unexpected free time. for me, i took to the kitchen...what a perfect day to work on sauce #3 in my quest to complete the five mother sauces of french cuisine. except. *i was all out of butter. that's ok...
...once i was sure i was following the recipe, i felt free to diverge from it. using cocount oil in place of butter (it's fat, right?) i added a little bit of sugar to the egg yolk, water and lemon juice. a pinch of cayenne pepper and more whisking. luckily i had another egg and some english muffins, so i toasted them up, poached the egg and poured sauce over top.
yum! mine is definitely hollandaise, but with a decidedly sweet-savory blend; that kick of cayenne blended with a hint of lemon curd. delicious.
so, what would you do with an unexpectedly free day?
*things not to tell julia child if she were still alive, may her well-slathered soul rest in peace
...once i was sure i was following the recipe, i felt free to diverge from it. using cocount oil in place of butter (it's fat, right?) i added a little bit of sugar to the egg yolk, water and lemon juice. a pinch of cayenne pepper and more whisking. luckily i had another egg and some english muffins, so i toasted them up, poached the egg and poured sauce over top.
yum! mine is definitely hollandaise, but with a decidedly sweet-savory blend; that kick of cayenne blended with a hint of lemon curd. delicious.
so, what would you do with an unexpectedly free day?
*things not to tell julia child if she were still alive, may her well-slathered soul rest in peace
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