This dish came about because of the edible stones from Mugaritz that I posted about recently. I did not want to spend a good bit […]
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Mugaritz: Edible Stones
There are so many intriguing dishes with familiar and odd flavor combinations in Mugaritz, the book about the cuisine of Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz. There […]
Paula Wolfert’s Potato Gnocchi Pictorial
Paula Wolfert has a straightforward recipe for gnocchi in her Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking book. At first glance I was not sure how the recipe would […]
Modernist Cuisine Barbecue
Most probably assume that Modernist Cuisine only makes food that looks like foam or spheres or something extra fancy. Well, sure it has all those things, […]
Under Pressure: Calf’s Heart Confit, Toasted Pecans, Cherries, Baby Beets
If we are going to kill and eat animals, we really should try to utilize as much of the carcass as possible. Only eating the “good […]
Noma: Vegetable Garden
This was a first attempt to cook a recipe from Noma as closely as possible to how it’s written in the book. I made a sort-of […]
Barley Miso Porridge, Soft Cheese, Vegetables
Aesthetically, this dish needs work, but I am extremely proud of how delicious it was. The flavors popped and worked brilliantly together. It was fresh, […]
Wild Boar Loin with Onions and Raisins
It’s great to have what amounts to about three small wild hogs worth of meat in my freezer at this point. That includes several shoulders, […]
French Laundry: Sweet Potato Agnolotti with Sage Cream, Brown Butter and Proscuitto
I mentioned before how much Diana loves butternut squash tortelloni with sage. I have to make them as soon as fall comes around and the first winter […]