Heights Eats

Archive for August, 2009

Pancetta, Pepper and Onion “Pizza”

After making pancetta a month or two ago (using a mix of the recipes from Charcuterie and Chow.com).… …I started looking for good recipes to utilize it. This was a particularly good one: I substituted a sweet hungarian pepper for the […]

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Cajun Shrimp

I’ve made this recipe from Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home many times, but this might have been the best version. I didn’t have either onions or dry white wine on hand, but sometimes a recipe turns out […]

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Herb Garden Salad

I was just looking for something to throw together for dinner, and this turned out a lot better than I thought it. What really made this were the fresh herbs from our garden–parsely, chocolate mint, and chives–and aged […]

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Watermelon Popsicles

This is a great use for watermelon, and, unlike fresh watermelon, these stay good for weeks. Watermelon Popsicles (adapted from David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop) 4 cups watermelon purée, divided 2/3 cup sugar Big pinch of salt 1 tablespoon […]

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Zucchini Quesadillas and Frittata

As anyone who has a CSA knows, northeast Ohio is awash in zucchini (and other summer squash) during the last half of summer. We’ve made many good recipes with it in the past including Emeril’s Curried Zucchini […]

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Indigo Imp Brewery

Update (8÷17): Gatekeeper is now available at Whole Foods Indigo Imp brewery is a relatively recent addition to the Cleveland beer scene, and it’s definitely worth your time to try their beers. As a couple reviewers have pointed out, […]

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BLT Contest Entry">Ruhlman’s BLT Contest Entry

Michael Ruhlman has a contest this summer to make a BLT from scratch, and Sarah and I thought we’d enter it. This is our one entry for all three categories (photograph, overall preparation and interpretation). The bread is a sort […]

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