Roasted Tomato Salsa

Alright, something simple and universal for the first recipe.  I'd told Bridgie about a place my brother Brian took me a long long time ago (I think when I was visiting him for my 21st birthday) in Berkeley, CA. Well, thoughtful gal she is, I wound up with a cookbook from the place for Christmas this past year.  She has a knack for remembering things you tell her in passing and then BOOM-- you have an argyle vest you may have mentioned you thought you might like after a bottle of wine.  Anyway, the place in Bezerkeley is called The Cheese Board Collective, and the eponymous cookbook has amazing bread recipes, cheese pairing advice, etc-- and here all I knew was that you waited in line for a good half hour for a great pizza.  We tried out some time-consuming but delicious and crowd-pleasing breads, but the thing we've been using most from the hippy tome is their salsa recipe. It is actually more liquid than chunky in texture, like something waiting on the table for you at a great mexican joint. It can be tweaked to be as spicy or as mild as you want it.  It's easy and it rules. Here it is:

from "The Cheese Board Collective Works"

Roasted Tomato Salsa

5 Roma Tomatoes
3 Jalapeno chiles, stemmed
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt


In a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, roast the tomatoes and chiles until the tomato skins are blackened and beginning to fall off, about 10 minutes. Put the tomatoes and chiles in a food processor with the garlic and green onions and pulse for 15 seconds, or until the salsa has a chunky consistency.  Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the cilantro and salt. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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Our new blog!

Hello and welcome to SightTasteSound!  Bridget, Millie and I are going to be writing about, linking to and photographing a wide variety of topics and things that interest us. The name of the blog is pretty lame, admittedly, but I chose it in a hurry and it seemed to best encompass the senses we'll be focusing on. Some thoughts on music, some recipes we're working on, some books we're reading, some places we've visited...you get the idea. We're not reinventing the wheel here, just putting our brand of fancy rims on it.

We have been together about a year and a half now and have already had some really wonderful experiences together, with many many more planned for the future. We do a LOT of cooking together and like to stretch ourselves in the kitchen, and so we've been thinking about doing a cookbook for friends and family before the holidays.

Onto the title of the blog, then:

SIGHT- some pics of places we go, food we eat, drinks we love, us hugging, our pup Millie doing funny things.

TASTE- I'm thinking we'll be putting some recipes on here, some pics of food, some thoughts on restaurants and bars in Chicago and elsewhere, and-- well, we can use the term "taste" figuratively here and include basically anything that has to do with style, opinion or preference.

SOUND- Music has been of huge importance to us both independently and as a couple. It was one of the things we quickly discovered we had in common that brought us together, and one we have subsequently enjoyed as a couple. We can agree to disagree about the importance of 1980's kiwi pop just as effortlessly as we can make up words to "Alouette" that concern Millie and her eating habits or "aromas".  SO yeah, expect some reviews (from 2 totally unqualified people) of shows we go to, albums we're digging, podcasts, whatever.

I hope you'll check in on us once in a while, cook something we've made and enjoy it, check out a band you may otherwise not, give us some suggestions of places to visit, and just interact with us and be a part of this fun experiment.