Always in demand in my household and really easy to make savory or sweet (eliminate sugar and vanilla from the savory versions) if you pay […]
Food
Reverse Seared Pork Loin with pumpkin, greens and cane syrup
I love cooking proteins gently in a perfectly temperature-controlled water container (sous vide). It’s a method that’s very difficult to replicate for certain preparations. It […]
Hot Cross buns
They look cool and are pretty simple to make, hot cross buns are in the family of enriched fruit/nut breads that are typically associated with […]
Miso Cured Fish on the Grill, Japanese Rice and Salad
Impatient? Skip to the Recipe This simple easy process results is an outstanding way to season and flavor fish. I think it best works with […]
Aviary Cocktail: Perfect Storm
Unless you have some pyrolized banana liquor sitting around next to the rum, this is a drink that takes a bit of time from start […]
Lebanese Okra and Beef Stew
This one is not going to win any beauty contests, that’s for sure but it is a delicious and very emblematic of many Lebanese home-style […]
Grilled Sous-Vide Tri-tip, Kale Salad, Double Baked Potatoes
Combining grilling over charcoal with sous-vide precision cooking is the ultimate best-of-both-worlds approach. This is especially true for cuts of beef that are a little […]
Burnt Eggplant Salad
We avoid burning things in most of cooking. It produces acrid, bitter and unpleasant textures. Yet, for some things, under certain circumstances “burnt” is good, […]
Confit de Porc
Confit has to be one of the most reward to effort ratio meat preparations that exist. Salt and season, cook gently in fat, store, reheat […]
Steak Cooked Directly on the Coals
This method is primitive, technology free, counter-intuitive and yet produces an amazing hunk of beef. It is also just so elemental and fun to get […]