I’ve made a lot of ice cream and this one is one of the most memorable and delicious. It’s flavor is very much close to […]
Portuguese Roasted Chicken with Potatoes
There’s really not much to this dish, matter of fact, in the book the author dubs it “Quick Weekday Roast Chicken with Potatoes”. So it […]
Quick Market Dinners
For the past few weeks, every Thursday, a farmers’ market have been setup in the plaza center right next to my office. I did not honestly […]
Porcini Pheasant, Creamed Corn, Carrot-Orange Sauce
I have cooked pheasant a couple of times before and was always underwhelmed. I hear wild pheasant is a different animal and is delicious, but […]
Pistachio Waffle, Yeast Foam, Pear and Banana-Cinnamon Ice Cream
Anything that has to do with fermentation and yeast fascinates me. That why I love baking bread, brewing beer and even fermenting my own homemade salami. When […]
Venison, Pommes Maxim, Charred Strawberries, Blueberry Sauce
I still had one shoulder left (I used the other one here) from the deer my neighbor gave me. I wanted to use it in […]
Chiringuito Paella a la Marinera
A perfect paella is a wonderful dish. I love the process of cooking it to perfection almost as much as I enjoy eating the result. […]
A Cake for Mom: Strawberry Ricotta Cake
The decision was made a while back by my 6-year-old that the cake for Mother’s Day will have lots of strawberries. So that was that. Diana had to […]
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 […]
Quiche Florentine
I’ve posted in length about quiche, specifically about the fantastic Bouchon quiche from Thomas Keller. So this is a bit of a gratuitous post, but what […]