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And I'm completely serious when I say that. This little gem is a video from the music collective N.A.S.A. (North America South America). The song's a strange and wonderful collaboration between Tom Waits and Kool Keith. The video is a visual feast by Fluorescent Hill. Give it a watch and sit back in awe.
I've been absent from this blog for two weeks now. I would apologize except for the fact that I was VERY BUSY and full of important things to do (Gargtober and laying out the Fall issue), and thus I feel justified. But also guilty. Okay?
This week I went for my mystery root vegetable, something I grabbed at the store because it looked interesting.
Later, I realized I had no idea what it was. So that's a dilemma, right? Once I finally got around to using it, I decided that since it was obviously a root of some sort, it could be sliced and made into chips. So I whipped out my mom's old mandoline and a knife and went at it.
First things first: Mystery root vegetable was TOUGH. Once I finally managed to hack it in half and cut off its skin, I discovered that the root was too tough to be cut into thin slices using that less-than-perfect mandoline. So I ended up with some fairly thick chunks. I shrugged and carried out this general recipe:
The chips turned out...well...alright. Maybe not how I'd hoped. On the plus side, they turned a lovely deep yellow and they tasted fairly sweet and pleasant. Unfortunately, they were pretty tough and not very crispy. I can easily see it as an ingredient in something good, or a nice counterpoint to a main dish. Again, I can't really see this being the star of any meal.
So the end of the story is that I combed through Wikipedia's Root Vegetables entry and realized that it was rutabaga. I guess that's an anticlimactic way to end. Hm.
This week I went for my mystery root vegetable, something I grabbed at the store because it looked interesting.
Later, I realized I had no idea what it was. So that's a dilemma, right? Once I finally got around to using it, I decided that since it was obviously a root of some sort, it could be sliced and made into chips. So I whipped out my mom's old mandoline and a knife and went at it.
First things first: Mystery root vegetable was TOUGH. Once I finally managed to hack it in half and cut off its skin, I discovered that the root was too tough to be cut into thin slices using that less-than-perfect mandoline. So I ended up with some fairly thick chunks. I shrugged and carried out this general recipe:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover baking sheet evenly with:Bake for 30 min, turning chips every 10.
- 1/2 mysterious root vegetable, sliced thinly
- 1 Tblsp. olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
The chips turned out...well...alright. Maybe not how I'd hoped. On the plus side, they turned a lovely deep yellow and they tasted fairly sweet and pleasant. Unfortunately, they were pretty tough and not very crispy. I can easily see it as an ingredient in something good, or a nice counterpoint to a main dish. Again, I can't really see this being the star of any meal.So the end of the story is that I combed through Wikipedia's Root Vegetables entry and realized that it was rutabaga. I guess that's an anticlimactic way to end. Hm.
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