Archive for July 2015 | Monthly archive page
My husband, for some time now, has been fascinated with exotic meats and keeps fantisizing about eating lions, and camels, and bears (oh my). So now that we were on vacation, I finally made good on my promise to be his accomplice in this adventure. We made our way over to possibly the only place in the area that carries such unique provisions – Savenor’s in Cambridge (a butcherie frequented by the great Julia Child). The selection changes frequently and on any given day you can find more familiar meats such as venison, veal heart, and boar, to the utterly exotic camel, turtle, rattlesnake, and iguana (for a whopping $40+/lb). For our first outing, we settled on slightly more conventional options – frog legs, and venison chop (more on that some other time). After combing the internet for frog leg recipes, I decided on a simple pan fried preparation with an herb sauce.
Everyone at some point finds themselves with some bananas that are past their prime and without the heart to throw them out. Banana bread is the perfect vehicle for these over ripe fruits. Despite my distaste for strong, ripe banana flavor, this recipe has a way of mellowing out that flavor. The original recipe is my go to (regular flour and dairy) recipe for banana bread but it has successfully been modified here to be gluten and dairy-free. The gluten free version is a bit crumblier than the conventional version but is tasty nonetheless.
This recipe works as muffins (shown here) or a loaf. Makes 12 muffins or one standard loaf. Can easily be halved.