Comments on: Battle of the Blintz – Strawberries or Pesto? http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: My Sweet & Saucy http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7333 My Sweet & Saucy Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:38:27 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7333 Both look delish to me! I LOVE crepes! Both look delish to me! I LOVE crepes!

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7298 Leah Koenig Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:38:18 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7298 Hey Shev, You can find the blintz recipe I used above. As for the filling - it wasn't a precise recipe but here are approximates: Pesto: 3/4 cup pesto + 3/4 block of firmish silken tofu - blended together with a hand blender Strawberry/cheese: 15 strawberries cooked with 1/4 cup sugar and zest from about half an orange. Let simmer into syrupy and fragrant. Blend the strawberry mixture and cool. Mix strawberry puree with about 2 cups mascarpone (or ricotta) cheese. Don't blend - just mix with a spoon until combined. Hey Shev,

You can find the blintz recipe I used above. As for the filling – it wasn’t a precise recipe but here are approximates:

Pesto: 3/4 cup pesto + 3/4 block of firmish silken tofu – blended together with a hand blender

Strawberry/cheese: 15 strawberries cooked with 1/4 cup sugar and zest from about half an orange. Let simmer into syrupy and fragrant. Blend the strawberry mixture and cool. Mix strawberry puree with about 2 cups mascarpone (or ricotta) cheese. Don’t blend – just mix with a spoon until combined.

]]> By: shev http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7196 shev Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:12:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7196 Awesome! Go you! (Will you be sharing recipes?) Awesome! Go you!

(Will you be sharing recipes?)

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7182 Leah Koenig Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:48:09 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7182 Dear Blintz-enthusiasts, Thanks so much for all of your fabulous feedback. I weighed the arguments carefully and decided that, although pesto got more overall votes, that Alix's comment: "the mascarpone with orange zest is destined to dazzle, and not everyone loves tofu..." convinced me that I should go the sweet route. I also realized that the pesto is very oily, and with all that melted butter around, it just seemed like things could get out of hand outside of the comfort of my kitchen! (Shev, had I more time, I could have probably re-engineered, but I was pressed after the chag.) That said, I highly recommend the pesto version and will definitely make them again. Blintzkrieg was an absolute blast overall - great music, great food (Linda - who made a farmers cheese blintz with a raspberry/blueberry vodka sauce and Sandy who made "arroz con pollo" blintz - were by far the more qualified blintz chefs being both graduates of culinary school!) In the end, there were multiple categories the blintz were judged in and my blintz won "blintz you'd most want to wake up next to." Not bad, if I do say so myself. Chag Sameach! Dear Blintz-enthusiasts,

Thanks so much for all of your fabulous feedback. I weighed the arguments carefully and decided that, although pesto got more overall votes, that Alix’s comment:

“the mascarpone with orange zest is destined to dazzle, and not everyone loves tofu…”

convinced me that I should go the sweet route. I also realized that the pesto is very oily, and with all that melted butter around, it just seemed like things could get out of hand outside of the comfort of my kitchen! (Shev, had I more time, I could have probably re-engineered, but I was pressed after the chag.) That said, I highly recommend the pesto version and will definitely make them again.

Blintzkrieg was an absolute blast overall – great music, great food (Linda – who made a farmers cheese blintz with a raspberry/blueberry vodka sauce and Sandy who made “arroz con pollo” blintz – were by far the more qualified blintz chefs being both graduates of culinary school!)

In the end, there were multiple categories the blintz were judged in and my blintz won “blintz you’d most want to wake up next to.” Not bad, if I do say so myself.

Chag Sameach!

]]> By: shev http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7180 shev Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:32:05 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7180 PESTO, duh! (not that I have a strong opinion on the matter...) but since not everyone is thrilled at the presence of tofu, can you re-engineer it? something creamy from actual cream? or just a thickener? (the teensiest bit of mashed potato?) No matter what you decide, that rich pesto flavour is going to sing through! PESTO, duh! (not that I have a strong opinion on the matter…) but since not everyone is thrilled at the presence of tofu, can you re-engineer it? something creamy from actual cream? or just a thickener? (the teensiest bit of mashed potato?) No matter what you decide, that rich pesto flavour is going to sing through!

]]> By: Alix http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7169 Alix Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:05:26 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7169 I'm voting for the strawberry, the mascarpone with orange zest is destined to dazzle, while not everyone loves tofu, even when well-disguised. I’m voting for the strawberry, the mascarpone with orange zest is destined to dazzle, while not everyone loves tofu, even when well-disguised.

]]> By: Gemma http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7167 Gemma Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:46:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7167 I think I'm going with the pesto, though it's a tough choice. I think savory blintzes are by nature more standout. I think I’m going with the pesto, though it’s a tough choice. I think savory blintzes are by nature more standout.

]]> By: phyllis http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7162 phyllis Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:18:48 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7162 i vote for pesto! sounds delicious and very unique. it would make an awesome blintz souffle, too, a little like a pesto pie? mmm....i think i know what to do with those beauitful basil leaves growing in my yard.... i vote for pesto! sounds delicious and very unique.

it would make an awesome blintz souffle, too, a little like a pesto pie? mmm….i think i know what to do with those beauitful basil leaves growing in my yard….

]]> By: Debs http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7161 Debs Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:37:27 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7161 I'd actually vote for the strawberry. It's just a slight variation on the traditional, since you could serve a cheese blintz with fresh strawberries, but it's new. To me, pesto gets too far into a world beyond blintzes. Good luck! Debs <a href="http://food.gofrolic.org" rel="nofollow">Food Is Love</a> I’d actually vote for the strawberry. It’s just a slight variation on the traditional, since you could serve a cheese blintz with fresh strawberries, but it’s new. To me, pesto gets too far into a world beyond blintzes.

Good luck!

Debs

Food Is Love

]]> By: Evan http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/comment-page-1#comment-7155 Evan Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:04 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/battle-of-the-blintz-strawberries-or-pesto/#comment-7155 I'd definitely go for the pesto. Yum! I’d definitely go for the pesto. Yum!

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