I’ve made a lot of ice cream and this one is one of the most memorable and delicious. It’s flavor is very much close to […]
Author: Elie
Portuguese Roasted Chicken with Potatoes
There’s really not much to this dish, matter of fact, in the book the author dubs it “Quick Weekday Roast Chicken with Potatoes”. So it […]
Quick Market Dinners
For the past few weeks, every Thursday, a farmers’ market have been setup in the plaza center right next to my office. I did not honestly […]
Porcini Pheasant, Creamed Corn, Carrot-Orange Sauce
I have cooked pheasant a couple of times before and was always underwhelmed. I hear wild pheasant is a different animal and is delicious, but […]
Pistachio Waffle, Yeast Foam, Pear and Banana-Cinnamon Ice Cream
Anything that has to do with fermentation and yeast fascinates me. That why I love baking bread, brewing beer and even fermenting my own homemade salami. When […]
Venison, Pommes Maxim, Charred Strawberries, Blueberry Sauce
I still had one shoulder left (I used the other one here) from the deer my neighbor gave me. I wanted to use it in […]
Chiringuito Paella a la Marinera
A perfect paella is a wonderful dish. I love the process of cooking it to perfection almost as much as I enjoy eating the result. […]
A Cake for Mom: Strawberry Ricotta Cake
The decision was made a while back by my 6-year-old that the cake for Mother’s Day will have lots of strawberries. So that was that. Diana had to […]
The Fat Duck: Beef Royal (1723), Course 3
In addition to working on making a proper one-spoon quenelle (or rocher), I really need to work on applying a proper sauce “drag”. The elongated teardrop […]
Quiche Florentine
I’ve posted in length about quiche, specifically about the fantastic Bouchon quiche from Thomas Keller. So this is a bit of a gratuitous post, but what […]