Say CHEESE
First and foremost, I apologize for the non-Jonah post. Though 99% of my life revolves around him, that 1% has to rear its head every once in a while!! I promise more Jonah soon!
About a year ago Catherine stumbled on this TV show on PBS called "Fork in the Road". It is a cooking show produced by channel 13 out of Lansing. This odd guy does this show from his restaurant in Okemos and he uses mostly organic or natural stuff and Michigan products whenever possible. This one episode he made "micro green" salads. Apparently there is a farm downstate that actually grows miniature varieties of lettuce and other leafy greens. They really looked like tiny lettuce! Anyway, he served the salads as appitizers in parmisan cheese bowls. Ever since I saw this I have wanted to try it. Now I get my chance.
We are going to a dinner party this weekend with a few couples and I have decided to make them. Of course I can't get micro greens, but I can chop up lettuce really small!!! Below are pictures of my first attempt at the cheese bowls.
You take fresh grated parmesan and put it in a 'mold' to make a circle (really anything round). I used a 4 inch circle and it is a little too big, so I have to try and find a smaller form to use (The recipe calls for 3Tbs of cheese and a 3 inch circle). Then you bake them just until they are golden, about 12 minutes.
While they are still hot you put them over something to shape them into bowls. You have to work quick because they harden fast. I tried a paper egg carton but they just turned into these funny shaped things.
About a year ago Catherine stumbled on this TV show on PBS called "Fork in the Road". It is a cooking show produced by channel 13 out of Lansing. This odd guy does this show from his restaurant in Okemos and he uses mostly organic or natural stuff and Michigan products whenever possible. This one episode he made "micro green" salads. Apparently there is a farm downstate that actually grows miniature varieties of lettuce and other leafy greens. They really looked like tiny lettuce! Anyway, he served the salads as appitizers in parmisan cheese bowls. Ever since I saw this I have wanted to try it. Now I get my chance.
We are going to a dinner party this weekend with a few couples and I have decided to make them. Of course I can't get micro greens, but I can chop up lettuce really small!!! Below are pictures of my first attempt at the cheese bowls.
You take fresh grated parmesan and put it in a 'mold' to make a circle (really anything round). I used a 4 inch circle and it is a little too big, so I have to try and find a smaller form to use (The recipe calls for 3Tbs of cheese and a 3 inch circle). Then you bake them just until they are golden, about 12 minutes.
While they are still hot you put them over something to shape them into bowls. You have to work quick because they harden fast. I tried a paper egg carton but they just turned into these funny shaped things.
I think I have found the perfect mold though. Baby bottle lids!!! They are flat on the top and rounded so they should yield the perfect shape with a 3 inch circle.
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