I have cooked meat -usually fish- and vegetables in a salt crust before, but not like this. I saw this Colombian dish on Kenji’s Food […]
Beef
Steak and Guinness Pie
British food is good. It could be great. To me, it is comforting, historic, classic and kind of cool in a way. Thankfully over the […]
Dry-Aged Strip Steak, Carrot and Sour Onions
On more than one occasion I’ve heard people say something along the lines of “Oh what’s the big deal with dry-aged beef…I got a couple […]
Braised Short Ribs in Cepe-Prune Sauce and Cornmeal Cakes
The Cooking of Southwest France by Paula Wolfert is really one of my favorite books in my collection. It’s a book I’ve used so much […]
Red Wine Pappardelle with Oxtails and Carrots
It’s been a while since I posted about a homemade pasta on these pages. Not because I have not made any but the majority is […]
Kibbeh Nayeh – Raw minced Beef and Burghul with Spices and Herbs
Almost more than any other Lebanese dish, I crave Kibbeh Nayeh the most and immediately request that my mom or grandmother make a plate of this […]
Modernist Cuisine: Pastrami and Bresaola
Much has been written in the blogsphere about the MC pastrami made from short rib or even better, beef cheek. Just Google it and you’ll […]
Short Rib, Chard Ribs, Eggplant, Yogurt
It might not look like it, but this dish’s inspiration and flavor is Lebanese. I love swiss chard ribs, those central stalks in each leaf […]
Under Pressure: Calf’s Heart Confit, Toasted Pecans, Cherries, Baby Beets
If we are going to kill and eat animals, we really should try to utilize as much of the carcass as possible. Only eating the “good […]
Salame di Sant’Olcese
I make a lot of fresh sausage on a regular basis, but rarely do I make a dry cured fermented sausage. That’s primarily because I […]