Corn and seafood is a classic and fantastic combination. We see a lot of shrimp and corn, corn bisque with crab, lobster tortellini with corn […]
Mushrooms
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 […]
Yogurt Flatbreads with Barley and Mushrooms
This delicious vegetarian dish comes from Yotam Ottolenghi’s book Plenty. The chef is much better known in the UK where he runs a chain of “deli” […]
The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni
I will kick this off by saying that this is every bit as delicious and as satisfying as it looks. It’s a great comforting combination […]
Noma: Pig Belly and Potato Skins, Cep Oil and Wood Chips
Cooking with woodchips and hay (yeah, hay) might seem way weird at first glance. My 8-year old was beyond shocked when I told him that I […]
Pumpkin Flan, Purple Carrots and Truffled Mushrooms
Autumn is here and so are the wonderful winter hard squashes. I still have a few packages of frozen pumpking puree from last year and now […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pork Daube with Wild Mushrooms
I get home Thursday evening from my business trip and start flipping through Paula Wolfert’s “Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking” to pick a recipe to try […]
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 […]