Duck season is almost here and I still had a few teal in the freezer. The kids have been asking me to make some dumplings […]
Tag: Heston Blumenthal
Chicken Roulade, Tomato Gravy and Crispy Roast Potatoes
Free range chicken like the ones I get from Yonder Way are delicious. These are birds that were never caged and are free to roam […]
Historic Heston: The Meat Fruit Mandarin
Historic Heston is chef Heston Blumenthal’s tome to historic British recipes. It is really a gorgeous book, hefty and lushly bound, illustrated and photographed. Chef […]
Apple Mille Feuille with Buttermilk Waffle Ice Cream
The fourth and final course of our Valentine’s Day dinner is one I am very proud of. It worked so well and was a delight […]
Salmon, Sauce Bois Boudran and Crushed Potatoes
I have a lot of cookbooks. By some measures too many but compared to others really not that much. If a book adds one or […]
Striped Bass and Oyster on an Edible Beach
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Fat Duck: Beef Royal (1723), Course 2
Heston Blumenthal of the Fat Duck restaurant outside of London is one of the most creative and sometimes really “out there” chefs today. He explores […]