In California it's time to make preserved lemons.
Especially when the rest of the planet is under snow.
To start find a nice jar you like. Mine was an italian jar from the brand
Quattro Stagioni.
Get it sterilized and set it aside. Then get a nice amount of salt and mix in some spices,
such as cloves, bay leaves, peppercorn, dried peppers or cinnamon. Add 2 tablespoons of
this mixture in the bottom of your jar and then start cutting your lemons.
Cut them 1/4 inch off as if you were going to cut them in half lengthwize, starting from
the tip, but do not cut all the way keeping the lemon attached at the base.
Pack the lemons in the jar with the salt mix, squishing them down so that juice is extracted
and rises to the top of the jar. Fill up the jar with lemons, making sure the top is covered
with lemon juice and salt. Add more fresh squeezed lemon juice if necessary.
Seal the jar and let it sit at room temperature for about 3 weeks, turning it upside down
ocassionally.
Mine is all happy on top of my refrigerator, I can't wait to have some with chicken and olives.
Charlie Hallowell has just opened this cute restaurant.
It has a cosy bar in the back and a menu that changes everyday.
That night we shared some fritto misto of local rock cod, spring onion and asparagus
with aioli, a delicious burrata with toast and a cress salad, some puntarelle
with anchovy, lemon and parm, and then we had a pizza with green onion,
guanciale toped with an egg.
What can you eat in Califonia in winter ?
Walnuts, beets, puntarella, juicy carrots, mâche, escarole, dried beans, nettles, potatoes,
cabbage, lentils, tangerines, blood oranges, crab, almonds, pears, dates, ...
Cut them 1/4 inch off as if you were going to cut them in half lengthwize, starting from
the tip, but do not cut all the way keeping the lemon attached at the base.
Pack the lemons in the jar with the salt mix, squishing them down so that juice is extracted
and rises to the top of the jar. Fill up the jar with lemons, making sure the top is covered
with lemon juice and salt. Add more fresh squeezed lemon juice if necessary.
Seal the jar and let it sit at room temperature for about 3 weeks, turning it upside down
ocassionally.
Mine is all happy on top of my refrigerator, I can't wait to have some with chicken and olives.
I can't live without chocolate. This place makes cute little ones that are handmade with love.
Since I discovered it, once a week a get a piece with fleur de sel and dark salty caramel.
I love bentos, they keep your meal away from getting mixed together and they are visually a nice way to put out food.
A friend from Japan told me that contests are often held where bento arrangers compete for the most aesthetically pleasing arrangements.
Damned !