I wanted to have some good buns on hand for a package of Bockwurts made by the good folks at Olympia Provisions. What I did […]
Tag: Thomas Keller
The French Laundry: Pear Strudel with Chestnut Cream and Pear Chips
Back to that endless well of inspiration and technique, The French Laundry Cookbook. It’s like a small mini cooking course for every…course. I refine, learn […]
Under Pressure: Glazed Breast of Pork with Swiss Chard, White-Wine-Poached Granny Smith Apples, and Green Mustard Vinaigrette
A bit more complicated to make than those delicious pork buns is this dish from Thomas Keller’s Under Pressure using the second chunk of the […]
Napa: Dinner at The French Laundry
There really is no shortage of reports on the web about The French Laundry and it’s food. I’m sure many are very thorough and detailed, […]
French Laundry: ‘Coffee and Donuts’
Yeah, foam is a crazy new fad. Afterall, no chef was making any food with “foam” ten or 50 years ago. Right? Well, no. Wrong. […]
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 […]
Bouchon Bakery: Pain de Campagne
It’s been a couple of years or so since I posted a gratuitous bread post and picture on my little corner of the web. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Superb Pineapple Upside Down Cake
The saying “Tastes like Sunshine” has to be one of the most clichéd terms in the food writing and TV world and its pretty damn stupid. […]