Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
What is Barbecue?
There is perhaps no word in the culinary lexicon of American English that sets mouths to watering and arguing as profusely as barbecue. You probably know what it is, and what it is not. We all know that when it's at its best, barbecue is an apex of ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Pancetta, if you didn't know, is quite simply Italian bacon. Pork belly is cured with garlic, herbs and aromatic spices such as nutmeg, clove and cinnamon, then hung to dry. Often the belly is rolled and tied before drying for an attractive spiral effect when sliced, but not always. Most ...
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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 ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
When you have beautiful fish such as these exquisite filets of Dover sole, please don't tamper with it so much. In this case I sea-salted and peppered each filet, heated the cast iron skillet to wicked-hot and then removed it from the stove. I gently placed each filet into the ...
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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 »
