sorry for the break in posts! i've been working working working at the
MoMA, I now have 2 free tuesday shifts under my belt, and am a few
weeks closer to my 3 month jury, in which i will make coffee for the
big dogs (and they'd better like it).

tonight marked the first loaf of bread that is actually bread-like and not
just a lump of mochi. it was delicious, owing to the not-so-subtle flavors
of flax seeds and white bean flour. we just had 92 pounds of gluten free
flours delivered from bob's red mill, courtesy of jesse. this past week
i've experimented with millet, white bean, fava, and garbanzo flours.

we had a passover seder here as well, the first one either jesse or i had
hosted, and it was one of the funnest dinner parties i have ever attended.
snapshots courtesy of jesse and his work camera.

the affikomen:

shitake matzohball soup:


wine-tainted chocolate matzoh cake:


tilapia and rockfish gefilte fish:


lamb roast and stuffed patty pan squash:


the aftermath:

on the savory side...

tortillas and matzoh!

GF Vegan flour tortillas

combine:
1 c sweet rice flour
1/2 c tapioca starch plus more for dusting
1/2 c cornmeal
1 t xanthan gum
1 t baking powder
1 t salt

add 1 c boiling water and mix well. the mixture will thicken as you go,
as the sweet rice flour is turning into mochi. dust a clean surface with
tapioca starch and roll out your tortillas. cook on a dry hot skillet, a
minute or so on each side.

GF Matzoh

combine:
1 c garfava flour
1 c sorghum flour
1/2 c potato flour
1/2 c tapioca flour
1/4 t xanthan gum
2 T flax meal
1 t salt

add 1 1/4 c water

mix well, knead on a clean floured surface.
roll out into sheets of matzoh
bake at 500 on parchment paper for 5-6 minutes, flipping halfway
through. if the matzoh flexes, it is not done cooking. will store,
wrapped for a week or more.

recipe catch-up

GF Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Combine:
1 c canola oil
1 c sugar
3 T water
1 t vanilla

add to a mixture of:
1 c cornmeal
1/2 c garfava
1/2 c sorghum
1/4 c flax meal
1 t baking soda
1 t xanthan gum
1 t salt

mix in 1 c chocolate chips

bake at 325 for 14 minutes. let cool before eating

GF Apple Scones (for Matt Z.)

combine (i did this in one bowl out of laziness):

1 c garfava flour
2/3 c tapioca starch
1/3 c potato flour
1/3 c sugar
2 T flax meal
2 t baking powder
1/2 t xanthan gum
1/2 t salt
1/4 t baking soda
1/2 c canola oil
1/2 c plain yogurt
2 T water
1 t vanilla extract
1 apple, chopped

preheat oven to 400
make into evenly sized triangles and coat in sugar and salt.
bake for 15 minutes or until tops start to brown
let cool slightly before serving

GF Vegan Avocado Brownies

combine:
1/2 c canola oil
1/2 c mashed avocado
1/2 c coffee (i used decaf)
1 T vanilla extract
1 c sugar

add to a mixture of:
1/2 c black bean flour
1/2 c garfava flour
1/2 c cocoa powder
1/4 tapioca starch
2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/4 t xanthan gum
1/4 t baking soda

bake at 375 in a large pan for 28 minutes

more from la

thanks to my grandma blossom and to jesse's grandparents marv and
chuckie for having us this weekend!

i was invited to boys' night

leg straps, next generation!

with so much more reflective tape!

a pre-bed self portrait

happy saturday night, i'm spending this one asleep!