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 […]
Dairy
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 […]
French Laundry: “Banana Split” – Poached Banana Ice Cream, White Chocolate-Banana Crepes and Chocolate Sauce
A classic flavor presented in a very untraditional and delicious way, classic Thomas Keller. Here we have sweet crepes, filled with a mixture of white […]
Gingerbread, Pumpkin and Walnut-Pear-Bourbon Ice Cream
Just like the venison dish I posted about earlier, this dessert happened because of Diana. More specifically, it was because of her dislike of gingerbread […]
I am Published!
Well, not exactly, as in my own book. However, I’m in the next best thing. One of my recipes made it into Paula Wolfert’s latest […]
Peas, Beets and Yogurt
I got those really nice baby beets from a friend who grows them in his garden and wanted to do something nice with them. What […]
VDP: Soft Zucchini with Pasta
Monday, March 16 , 2009 Easy and very tasty way to cook green zucchini courtesy of The River Cottage cookbook. I tossed in some mushrooms […]
VDP: Black Bean Enchiladas with Tomatillo Salsa
Tuesday, January 13 , 2009 I love Mexican food but I do not cook nearly as much of it as I should. That’s probably because […]
VDP: Pizza – Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms and an Egg
Friday, November 28, 2008 It’s been a while since I’ve added some updates to this particular journal. It’s not much due to laziness as much […]