Instead of worrying if I'd have time or where I'd find time to come update with posts as well as recipe, you suspicion I'd begin the mini array of posts instead. Shorter posts with recipes geared toward the upcoming holidays or inspired by the engorgement of furnish as well as items you find each week end during the farmers market.
Depending upon the time as well as theme during hand, the small post might be shorter than others but this blog is the place of stress relief as well as comfort first as well as foremost. For you as well as for me. For my mom too so which she can see you don't "forget to eat". Seriously. Forgetting to eat? She had to be thinking about someone else.
In the spirit of creation it count as well as creation something good, you want to share the side plate you have been eating twice already this week: Orange & Pastis Braised Baby Fennel. Sweet, the small tart as well as full of the wonderful aroma of anise as well as citrus. B. pronounced it was similar to eating candied vegetables as well as you am so blissful you put 2 bunches of baby fennel in my basket during the farmers pen last weekend. He frowned. Now he's rubbing off his belly in approval. Ahah!
I am gripping this as my secret weapon depending upon the last menu for Thanksgiving. you must confess which you *can't* wait for for Thanksgiving this year as Tami from Running With Tweezers, her boyfriend Mike, Broderick from Savory Exposure as well as Chris from Mele Cotte are creation the expostulate from Atlanta to Charleston to spend the few days as well as applaud Thanksgiving during the house. Food! Slumber Party! Happy Hour! Farmers Market! Walks!
We have been talking about the food for the few weeks right away as well as there are the small wonderful meals in the works! Be prepared for the small sneak peeks as well as posts about the dinners. That's what you get when bloggers, bakers, food stylists, food photographers, food enthusiasts accumulate together around the table!
I am thankful for their gift of friendship as well as adore to us. These folks are similar to my second family as well as you am the propitious to have these few days with them in the gorgeous city.
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Orange as well as Pastis Braised Baby Fennel
Notes: It's one of those meals which need small in the form of active hands upon credentials as well as which cooks upon the own whilst you can tend to some-more dire issues. You can really use unchanging sized fennel for this recipe as well as do but the pastis by using the integrate of anise seeds as well as broth or H2O instead. The anise should be subtle sufficient to fool around up the healthy aroma of the fennel whilst the orange gives it the nice floral as well as honeyed note.
Serves 4
2 bunches baby fennel or 2 middle bulbs fennel (fronds discarded - keep them for salads!)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup fresh orange extract (clementines right right away are perfect for this in the South East)
zest of one orange
1/4 to 1/3 cup Pastis (or homogeneous in H2O + 2 star anise)
1/3 cup water
salt as well as pepper to taste
Cut the baby fennels in half lengthwise. Heat the oil in the complicated saucepan (I similar to to use expel iron as much as possible) set over middle high feverishness as well as sautee the baby fennels ! until th ey begin to get golden. Add the orange juice, orange zest, Pastis as well as H2O as well as bring to the boil. Reduce the feverishness to the simmer, cover as well as prepare until the baby fennel is flare tender, 40 mins to an hour. Uncover as well as continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the liquids revoke to the syrup as well as coat the fennel completely. Adjust the seasoning with salt as well as pepper.
Serve hot.
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