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Leena Eats: MK

Leena Eats: MK
MK’s amuse bouche of the day: peas with a sherry vinaigrette. Yum!

Not too long ago, I was lucky enough to dine at the restaurant MK in Chicago with my favorite man for a pretty damn good meal. Enjoy the food porn! Adam went for the tasting menu ($45/per person), which came with four courses. His first course was a raw tuna dish that was awesome, just perfectly light and clean.

Leena Eats: MK
Adam’s first course: crudo of super white tuna, charred scallions sea beans, pickled ginger, white soy

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Leena Cooks (n Cans): Apricot Jam

Leena Cooks (n Cans): Apricot Jam
Check out my cans! Apricot jam, summer 2009.

I am Leena, therefore in summer, I can. This week’s joy: apricot jam. This recipe is incredibly simple and tastes as good as the apricots you buy. One tip: you might want to read the entire recipe before attempting to make this. The same goes for all recipes, and even though this is the FIRST thing they teach you in culinary school (other than how not to cut yourself or set someone else on fire), I still forget to do it from time to time. And with only two hours available to make and can the jam, the very first step ruined my perfectly planned day: “let sit for twelve hours” Shit. And I’m fairly certain the same thing happened last year with the same recipe… Read the rest of this entry »

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