The photo above is from the food I prepared one year with plans of attending a Super Bowl Party at some friends' house. I made them from scratch, with baby portobellos, gorgonzola cheese, garlic and spices. They were pretty laborious to make, and I didn't write the recipe down or else I would share it here today. For that party I also made some beer bread muffins with Flying Dog Lucky SOB Irish Red Ale and they were SOOOO good. Incidentally, I didn't get to attend the party because I poisoned my husband with the cheese which he didn't know he was allergic to. I ended up bringing the mushrooms to work and they disappeared within 5 minutes.
The reason I'm bringing up this event from three years ago, is because of the article I've linked to below:
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/food-drink/why-do-we-prefer-food-culture-over-actual-cooking-and-what-does-that-say-about-the-future-of-food
It does make some good points about food culture. And Michael Pollan is a genius. But one thing that I absolutely love is to make a big meal and serve it to my guests or bring it to an event. Sometimes I even prepare a big meal, then ask around if anyone wants to eat it and to come on over. The process of cooking is pretty fun for me and my husband. I know I haven't blogged since August. That is because I haven't really cooked since then. I love restaurants, too. And my food processor broke, but more on that in a different post.
And I recommend listening to Tim Buckley's Lorca as background to making the mushrooms.
If you're looking for some Flying Dog Lucky SOB:
http://flyingdogbrewery.com/beers/?category=Seasonal
If you're looking for info on Michale Pollan:
http://michaelpollan.com
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