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Pork
Green Pea Agnolotti, Crispy Pork, Consomme
Spring is here and even in hot humid Houston it’s…well it’s nice. The weather, at least for now, is not brutal yet and feels like […]
French Laundry: Braised Pork Cheek with Yellow Corn Polenta Cakes, Glazed Vegetables and Sweet Garlic
A week before our much awaited dinner at The French Laundry (I’ll post something about that at some point…hopefully soon) I wanted to make the […]
Thai Curry Pork, Forbidden Rice and Watermelon
Thai curries are one of my favorite south Asian foods that I don’t cook as much as I should. Every time I make it at […]
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 […]
Fresh Extruded Pasta: Rigatoni, Sausage and Ricotta
Making pasta at home is nothing new. I’ve been doing fresh egg pasta, flat, stuffed, hand-rolled or on a chitarra for years. However, making “dry” fresh […]
Alinea: Pork Cheek, Pumpernickel, Gruyere, Scallions
This dish belongs in the spring section of the Alinea book. With ramps and green garlic as two of its main components (ramps goes where that scallions is in […]
Split Pea Soup with Ham, Fresh Peas and Mint
I cured my own ham to serve for Thanksgiving this year. This was one huge piece of pork from Yonder Way Farm. It was cured […]
Cassoulet and Green Salad, Country Bread and Red Wine, Walnut Tart – A Dinner from Southwest France
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 […]