My friend Kevin, chef, chocolate maker and co-creator of the adorable Harrison, made these one weekend when we were visiting him and his partner Maura out in the Hamptons. I usually serve these as party food, but I also made them for dinner last night, because it would not stop raining and party food makes me feel better.
1 packet of naan -- the garlic and onion kind if you can find them.
1 thing of goat cheese
1 small shallot, minced
1 tomato, seeded and diced
1 red pepper, diced
Dried basil, or slivered fresh basil
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
Put goat cheese into a small bowl. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over the goat cheese and stir until goat cheese smooth and spreadable. Add minced scallions and basil and stir until incorporated.
Put your baking sheet into the hot oven.
Take your naan and spread with the goat cheese. Sprinkle with diced tomatoes and red pepper. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over the top.
Make sure your baking sheet is hot, and then, without taking it out of the oven, place your naan on the sheet. You should hear a bit of a sizzle.
Bake for 5-7 minutes. Remove. Slice. Consume. Repeat.
Like all pizza, this is infinitely variable. I could eat a shoe baked with goat cheese, but you can use more traditional pizza flavors if you want. Or you can do pepper jack and jalapeños. Really, anything.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Naan Pizza
Monday, July 2, 2007
Pecans of Dissent
If the current climate of corruption leaves a bitter taste in your mouth, try these. They'll help. A little.
Sugared Pecans
1 egg white
splash of water
capful of vanilla
2 cups pecans
scant 1/2 cup of white sugar, plus brown sugar to make up for it.
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cayenne
a bit less than a tsp. salt (I used four pinches of salt.)
(Taste this. It can take a lot of salt.)
Preheat oven to 200 F.
Put sugars, cinnamon, and cayenne together in a bowl. Whisk until evenly blended.
Combine egg white, water and vanilla in a bowl. Beat until frothy.
Drop pecans into egg white mixture. Mix until all nuts are thoroughly coated. Transfer to bowl with sugar mix and, again, stir until the nuts are all sugared up. Scoop out onto greased baking sheet and try to get an even layer. Bake in oven for about an hour, stirring every fifteen or twenty minutes.
Cool completely, serve, and look forward to 2008.