goblinbox_(queen_of_ad_hoc_bento)
Cheese Straws
...so, my MFP* has taken to watching The French Chef for no apparent reason. (I suspect it's part of his long-going research into autism, but it might just be that he's interested in how people ate in the 60's. It's impossible to tell.)
Her artichoke episode is pretty great; someday I need to make that artichoke bottom/poached egg/cheese sauce thing she makes, because it sounds AMAZEBALLS.
Today before I went to work he had Julia on, and she was making hors d'oeuvres for a New Year's party out of pie dough. There were tartlets filled diced cheese, frankfurters, or canned ham, each topped with Béchamel; an almond tart; cheese straws; and a couple other items else I've forgotten; but the overall gist of the thing was that WITH PIE DOUGH, WHICH IS THREE INGREDIENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS WATER, AND SOME OTHER STUFF YOU'LL HAVE LYING AROUND, YOU CAN MAKE THIS TABLEFUL OF LOVELY THINGS TO EAT WITH COCKTAILS OR WINE. Which is a great takeaway, really.
Anyway, since I had pie crust dough in the fridge left over from the pot pie, and Julia's cheese straws are literally nothing but dough and cheese (with an egg wash for shininess), I went ahead and made them.
I did a poor job of forming them into cute shapes but nevertheless they were delicious, and would indeed be fantastic with adult beverages.
#thisiswhyImfat
* Most Favorite Person
Cheese Straws
...so, my MFP* has taken to watching The French Chef for no apparent reason. (I suspect it's part of his long-going research into autism, but it might just be that he's interested in how people ate in the 60's. It's impossible to tell.)
Her artichoke episode is pretty great; someday I need to make that artichoke bottom/poached egg/cheese sauce thing she makes, because it sounds AMAZEBALLS.
Today before I went to work he had Julia on, and she was making hors d'oeuvres for a New Year's party out of pie dough. There were tartlets filled diced cheese, frankfurters, or canned ham, each topped with Béchamel; an almond tart; cheese straws; and a couple other items else I've forgotten; but the overall gist of the thing was that WITH PIE DOUGH, WHICH IS THREE INGREDIENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS WATER, AND SOME OTHER STUFF YOU'LL HAVE LYING AROUND, YOU CAN MAKE THIS TABLEFUL OF LOVELY THINGS TO EAT WITH COCKTAILS OR WINE. Which is a great takeaway, really.
Anyway, since I had pie crust dough in the fridge left over from the pot pie, and Julia's cheese straws are literally nothing but dough and cheese (with an egg wash for shininess), I went ahead and made them.
I did a poor job of forming them into cute shapes but nevertheless they were delicious, and would indeed be fantastic with adult beverages.
#thisiswhyImfat
* Most Favorite Person