Dr. Claw Gets Pinched

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

It's old news that US government agencies have their hands full, what with all the backpaddling for colossal eff-ups like allowing financiers to ruin the global economy, and industrial food corporations to poison people with bad eggs and meat. So when one guy tries to make an honest buck selling ...

Oh, My Sole

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 ...

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 ...

One-Skillet Snacking

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

I was thinking Mediterranean when I went to town on this one, but it looks pretty Asian. Well, Spaghetti Bolognese is Asian-Mediterranean fusion of a sort, what with the Chinese purportedly inventing the noodle a few days after the Big Bang. So I shouldn't feel awkward for depicting this little ...

Mussels Buzara

Friday, October 12th, 2007

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