worth the whisk

What have I been doing?

Well, it’s been more than 2 weeks since my last post.  Shortly after my last post, I made baked mac & feta.  It was good.  The recipe calls for 6 eggs, which I found to be a little shocking.  I used 4 eggs and 2 whites. It was still pretty eggy.  I like eggs but I’m not sure I <3 them in this recipe.  We had a lot of leftovers and I’ve been enjoying them reheated with some dried oregano sprinkled on top.  The only other change I made was to use wheat penne and brummel & brown margarine.  French feta, thoug delicious, was a little pricey at my market, so I went for a Bulgarian one at half the price per pound.  It was distinctly more sour but definitely mellowed out once cooked. 

Next time, I think I’ll mix in some chopped up (drained, canned) artichoke hearts, and cut the eggs to 2 whole & 2 whites.

The sourdough breadcrumbs were delicious and perfect for this dish, I left them nice & chunky instead of fine.  I used the extra on pork - I drizzeled the pork with a mix of lemon juice & olive oil, a little lemon-dill shake on spice, and bread crumbs on top.  So good.

One more note about French feta.  For an appetizer, I love to take a baguette and make thin angled slices from it, splash a little olive oil on top of each, and spread them on a baking sheet and toast.  Then I top with a slice of tomato, a slice of feta, and a sprinkle of oregano (and maybe a little more olive oil, esp. if you didn’t put it on the bread) and roast until the feta goes soft.  I LOVE this, and it’s even better at the restaurant I worked at in college, where I got the idea (though theirs is better so clearly I’m missing something).  Anyways, I fell in love with French feta when I picked some up at Marty’s liquors in Newton, MA.  It’s creamier than most Greek feta I’ve had (and world away from the stuff you can buy that isn’t kept in brine).  Marty’s is a great shop not just for wine & beer & feta cheese, but they’ve got all sorts of great party snacks, deli stuff, fancy crackers and chocolates and the like.  Another thing I love there is they have little baguette slices already toasted up with olive oil that saves you prep work & one round in the oven if you want to make my favorite party app!