eat make read

I recently received a new cookbook, Fanny at Chez Panisse, from my friend Jane. It’s part storybook, part cookbook told from the point of view of Fanny, Alice Waters’s daughter. The illustrations are really lovely and the recipes are all simple but super delicious sounding. I had some cornbread at brunch a few weeks ago and I’ve been craving it ever since. I found a recipe for it in this book and decided to make it the other night.

It’s a pretty basic recipe that only takes a few minutes to mix together. Pop it in the oven for 20 or so minutes and you’ve got yourself a nice loaf of warm, crumbly cornbread. I was hoping it would be a little sweeter… I even added a little extra sugar, but I’m kind of thinking my cornmeal is getting old. So that could be why it wasn’t as flavorful as I’d hope. Last time I used a different recipe but used the same cornmeal and had similar results. It was still good, but I think I need a do-over with fresh cornmeal to give a proper critique.

I’m really looking forward to trying out some of the other recipes in this book this summer when the farmer’s market is brimming with delicious fruits and veggies.