I love this french oven so much I wanna take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant!

La Creuset 8qt. Oval French Oven

Pizza and Homeless People

A couple weekends ago we went to the farmer's market down at pioneer park to buy some tomatoes and score some heroin. Apparently we were too late for the heroin but we got some good fresh mozzarella and basil to go along with the tomatoes so I decided to make some homemade pizza. Now, homemade pizza has always been one of those things that I've made fun of people for making because why spend two hours making something that doesn't taste nearly as good as something you can get for 10 bucks from Pizza Hut. And they'll drive it to your house. What else will people drive to your house? Heroin. But if you keep the ingredients really simple and fresh homemade pizza isn't that bad. In fact, it's pretty damn good.


Margherita with imported crushed Italian canned tomatoes (You can get these from Caputos), basil and mozarella

Roasted garlic, olive oil, fresh tomatoes, kalamata olives, fresh oregeno and parmegianno reggiano cheese.

Red Curry Halibut

I made this because I wanted to eat more fish but wanted to do something other than grilling or baking it. So I decided I would try to make curry. It's surprisingly easy to make a respectable curry dish at home. I adapted this from a Food Network recipe. You could also do this dish with chicken and boiled potatoes and cashews for a masaman-style curry. Or you could just not make it all.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger (you can find this in jars in the produce section)
2-3 teaspoons red curry paste - I use Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste (it's at most supermarkets in the Asian foods sections)
1 1/2 - 2 cups chicken broth (Depends how much you want to dilute the heat and how thinned out you like your curry)
1/2 cup coconut milk (Not sure on the measurement here - put in a little, simmer it, if it's too spicy add more, it's to your own preference how much you like)
1 pound halibut filets - skin removed and cut into 1-inch pieces.
1/2 cup cilantro - finely chopped
Fresh lime juice to garnish
2 cups cooked basmati rice - use whatever kind of rice you like here.

Heat the oil - this food blog is already a huge pain in the ass by the way - in a large saute pan. Add the garlic and ginger, saute but don't brown the garlic. Add the curry paste, stir for about a minute. Add the chicken broth, turn the heat up, let simmer. Add cocunt milk to desired taste. Salt and Pepper your halibut pieces. Gently add to the sauce. Turn the heat to medium. Let simmer for about 5-6 minutes until cooked through. Stir in cilantro at the end. Plate up, garnish with more fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime.