Archive for the ‘Potatoes’ Category

Bakalar: Croatian Cod Stew

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Listen: Bakalar: John J. Goddard podcast 12.25.2007 The Christmas meal in Croatia nearly always includes bakalar, a simple stew of dried cod and potatoes. It's beyond delectable. The Croatian word bakalar is not only the name of the dish, but also of the fish. It's a derivation of bacalao, the Spanish ...

Wiener schnitzel

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Since running Zagreba?ki Odrezak as a Sunday brunch item a couple of weeks ago, I've had a pow'rful hankering for Wiener schnitzel. I only got around to shopping for the veal last night and, as luck had it, the supermarket had none to offer. So I bought some inexpensive pork ...

Pandy, Please

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Happy St. Patrick's Day. Since cooking and eating corned beef, cabbage and potatoes somehow makes the matriarchs in my family feel as if we're right back in Galway whence sprung my bloodline, a metric ton of the stuff has been changing hands on my mother's side for an entire week. ...