recording. mayo. pancakes. and more.

Augh, I hate it when I don't record which, of many recipe versions I have used.

Case last night--mayo. I still can't find the original one I tried. >:(
This is one I tried last night but did the 1 drop of hot water trick: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012697-mayonnaise

It's not as good as the original recipe I tried, which I still can't find.

And then we made buttermilk dressing: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014617-southern-buttermilk-salad-dressing

We made an aioli with the mayo. Added siracha.

And tried to apporximate the siracha dressing at Trader Joe's. by adding a bit of the siracha aioli to the buttermilk dressing on the spot. (We still wanted some normal buttermilk dressing for the rest of the week)

This morning--pancakes. I've tried a dozen recipes and still can't find "the one." And I have done a terrible job of keeping track of what's been tried.

Let's try this one today:

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-buttermilk-pancakes#recipe-ingredients

Let's go with 375 degrees

pancakes

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-buttermilk-pancakes#recipe-ingredients

beets!

Background: We are constantly wanting beets, but it is such a pain to heat up the house roasting the beets when it is 90 degrees! I had no idea you could eat beets raw, and then heard that it was possible. We decided to give this recipe a try.

Methods: http://markbittman.com/recipe/raw-beet-salad/
We tried the carrot ginger version.

Results: ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! WE LOVE THIS BEET AND CARROT GINGER SALAD!!!

Discussion: MUST MAKE AGAIN!!!

first ice cream

Let's see how this goes!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/cherry-chocolate-ice-cream-recipe.html

Another pizza dough experiment. Also welcome favorite pizza dough recipes from others...

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/homemade-pizza-dough-108197

Just kidding. Realized the above is for grilled pizza...we went with this recipe using regular flour:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/pizza-dough-recipe.html

fish marinade?

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/more-macho-fish-marinade
If anyone tries this fish marinate before we do, let us know how it goes!

creme fraiche

This was a delicious recipe for mushrooms. We use lime instead of lemon, and fennel instead of the herbs
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014484-button-mushrooms-a-la-creme