Archive for November, 2009

By Jessica | November 17, 2009 | Main Courses, Projects, Snackin, Salads and Apps | 1 Comment

Dinner party for eleven friends:

Course 1: Raw Open-Yourself Oysters with Mignonette Sauce

Oysters with Mignonette Sauce

Course 2: Quail Egg Shooters

Quail Eggs in Prep For Quail Egg Shooters

Quail Egg Shooter w Kimchi Rice

Quail Egg Shooter with Dried Shrimp and Chile

Quail Egg Shooter with Soy, Lemon and Scallion

Course 3: Arugula and Anchovy Salad with Olive Oil and Lemon

Anchovie Salad with Olive Oil and Lemon

Course 4: Snails with Butter, Garlic and Parsley, Both In and Out of Their Shell

Snails with Butter, Garlic and Parsley, Both In and Out of Their Shell

Jumbo Snails without Shells

Course 5: Individual Jars of Mushroom Mousse and Chicken Liver Pate

Individual Jars of Mushroom Mousse and Chicken Liver Pate

Pate served with Mc Clure's Spicey Pickles

Course 6: Emmentaler and Gruyere Cheese Fondue served with French Bread, Green Apples and Fingerling Potatoes

Emmentaler and Gruyere Cheese Fondue served with French Bread, Green Apples and Fingerling Potatoes

Drank: Tecate with Lime and Salty / Spicy Rims, 18 bottles of wine and one bottle of Tomato Vodka not pictured

Tecate with Lime and Salty / Spicy Rims

By Jessica | November 10, 2009 | Beef Jerky | Enter your password to view comments.

By Jessica | November 3, 2009 | The Hanker Station | No comments

Right now, I’m mostly just into pig. Whole pig. Me and a friend ordered a suckling pig from Los Paisanos which we are going to whole roast this weekend. And I’m also looking to roast a whole huge fucking pig next spring. In fact, I’m looking to buy a used or rent La Caja China to do so. Any leads?

It’d be really great to get this off the ground before the weekend hits, so if anyone does have any idea of where I’d procure one of these magical boxes of cooking pork from, I’d really appreciate it. The video I linked to should give you a good idea of how great these boxes can be for roasting pork, and I look forward to getting the chance to actually try one out for myself.

So if you’re a pig-roasting connoisseur with your own La Caja China, sitting back and watching (or maybe taking a quick cheekybingo.com break instead) the pork go from raw to awesome, let me know. I’d be happy to tell tales of how well it went, too, so if you get me in the know, the show isn’t too far away. I look forward to hearing from any fellow pork-roasting enthusiasts.

Pic from www.foundshit.com –> thanks!

about the Hanker Station

By Jessica | November 3, 2009 | In The News | No comments

Got a new gig. It’s called “Jess Bites Flea” and its exclusey on The Brooklyn Flea Website. Check it here:

By the way, if you haven’t been to the Flea yet for the effing Pizza Moto, freaking Papusas topped with pickled onions (my god-d mouth is watering), the homemade ricotta and fresh shaved prosciutto, grilled cheese w/ spicy pickled sammies, kimchi topped hot dogs…

…gotta go. I’m hungray. (and a little fat) (in a good way)