food!

my show is opening on friday! for those of you in the area, blue jay cafe,

919 divisadero from 7-9 pm. please come!

and now some recipes.

i apologize for being photoless.

san francisco haroset for passover:

10 asian pears

4 dried figs

1/4 cup pistachios, shelled, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup dried goji berries

16 oz pomegranate juice

cinnamon, agave, and salt to taste

fresh mint

chop everything coarsely (or use a food processor), add juice, figure out

how much salt, sugar and cinnamon tastes okay, let sit refrigerated

overnight, taste again before serving and adjust salt/sugar. serve alone,

with matzoh or crackers, with plain yogurt, or wrapped in dumpling

wrappers and fried!

fried dumplings:

store-bought dumpling/wonton wrappers

haroset filling

oil for frying (use a higher heat oil, like peanut, coconut, or canola)

i wrap my wontons like so: put water all around the edge of the wrapper,

place a little filling in the middle, fold in half and seal. fold in half again

the other way and stick only one edge, not both. when all are wrapped, you

can fry them in a little oil until golden brown.

banana filling:

a mushy banana

thinly sliced ginger

a little vanilla extract

these were delicious with a little bit of plain yogurt, and maple syrup if you're

feeling the sweet tooth.