Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
How better to flood the system with pure warmth, energy and fortification than an Irish breakfast? What you see above is black pudding and champ.
Black pudding is a simple blood sausage found throughout most of the UK. I made a batch last week from pork blood, steel-cut oats, onions herbs ...
Posted in Charcuterie, Grains, Potatoes, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Hungary's capital city of Budapest is a glorious dark fairytale, a home to royalty, thieves, gypsies and fusions of all three. It is a city of castles, cathedrals and labyrinthine underground tunnels, a place where things are seldom what they seem. Once welcoming doors can suddenly open to stone walls, and ...
Posted in Charcuterie, Meat, Soups and Stews, Vegetables, travel | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
If I haven't mentioned achar before in another post, I'll take this opportunity to proclaim Achar Pachranga from Pachranga Foods as one of the best spicy oil pickles on the market. I'm especially fond of the lotus root and Indian gooseberries in their signature blend. You can put the stuff ...
Posted in Fruits, Oils and Fats, Spices and Seasonings, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
... I'd probably enjoy this simple miracle of ingredient cross-utilization on a fairly regular basis. It is, quite obviously, an uncomplicated salad of carrot julienne, cremini mushrooms and basil chiffonade with an impromptu strawberry walnut dijon vinaigrette and cracked pepper.
Posted in Fungi, Herbs, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
