A long titled post suitable to a properly labor-intensive and delicious cold-weather meal. Both the Toulouse-style Cassoulet and the Walnut Tart are based on Paula Wolfert’s recipes in […]
Legumes
Wild Boar Loin, Puy Lentils and Apple-Port Sauce
It’s amazing how I manage to find more boar meat in my deep freezer overtime I look in there. I still have a couple of […]
Under Pressure: Fried Pig Tail, Deviled Quail Egg, Beans and Sauce Ravigote
Making something delicious out of “scraps” is one of the pleasures of cooking. It’s simple to make a piece of steak or a chop […]
King Trumpet, Miso, Fried Tofu
I was picking up some ingredients for another dinner of Ramen the other day and stumbled on these awesome looking King Trumpet mushrooms. They looked […]
Confit of Venison Shoulder, Cauliflower Gratin and Bean Puree
The whole reason this dish came together are those neat looking Cocottes, the small red ceramic dishes. Diana, always keeping an eye for good deals, […]
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: Farinata (Socca)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Another Americanized name for this pie is Chickpea Pizza. However, I just posted about pizza. Real pizza. Farinata my friends is […]
VDP: Black Bean and Pumpkin Burgers
Sunday, October 20, 2008 My feelings about veggie burgers is similar to those about vegetarian chilli. I regard them as completely different dishes than their […]
VDP: Beans and Carrots with an Onion Salad
Monday, September 1, 2008 Well, Labor Day is here and, supposedly, so was Gustav the hurricane. We spent the weekend in San Antonio and ate […]
VDP: Three-Bean ‘Chile Con Frijoles’
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 It used to be just hearing the words ‘Vegetarian Chili’ would give me the heebie jeebies. Chili needs meat, it is […]