Update and Redux: C – You can do so much with beets. Roast them, shred them and eat them raw, boil them. One of our favorite ways of eating them is smoking them. Smoke them while you are smoking meat. The beets pick up some of the meat flavor and … Continue reading
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What To Do With These Vegetables 2016: Braised Leeks
Update and Redux: J– This week is about those vegetables! You know, the ones you should know about, but never tried. We’ve been there. So, here we go again. The results are delicious. First up, leeks. Luke had a wonderful recipe. C – I am so glad braising week didn’t … Continue reading
Valentine’s Week 2016: Spicy Ahi Tuna Tartar Tulies With Caviar
Update and Redux: C – Impress your love with a fancy appetizer like this one. It’s beautiful and not too hard to make. It’s one of our favorite go-to-romantic recipes. C – I always love to impress my Valentine with a great meal. I also have a hard time figuring … Continue reading
Valentine’s Week 2016: Saffron Risotto
Update and Redux: J – Christina is pretty clever … both in the kitchen and in planning for her special evenings with her husband. This delicious recipe combines fun cooking for two with a “stirring the risotto test” … funny. Note that this dish is used in the lobster recipe … Continue reading
Super Bowl Week 2016: Stuffed Mushrooms
C – Do you get excited seeing stuffed mushrooms at a party? For me, it’s hit or miss. Some are flavorful, perfectly cooked mushrooms and have wonderful different textures in just one bite. Others have too much mushroom and not enough filling, mushy and under salted and under cooked. You’ll … Continue reading
Super Bowl Week 2016: Marinated, Deep-Fried Duck Wings with Lemongrass Gastrique
Update and Redux: J – Monster Wings, Man Wings or whatever over-sized qualifier you want to use, these guys are big, meaty hunks of delicious duck wing. Not one-bite, wonder-where-it-went chicken wings. We tried them last year. They were a big success. Now, they’re guranteed a position. J – Deep … Continue reading
Potato Week 2016: Duck Fat Latkes
J – Duck fat is the ultimate schmaltz. Of course, a couple of my girlfriends from previous lives … and their mothers … will be laughing hysterically. Not because duck fat is so non-traditional… which it is … but, because it is so me. I was always messing with tradition. … Continue reading
Potato Week 2016: Hash Browns
C – Making crispy hash browns is a lot harder than I thought. The first time I made hash browns, they were soggy, under-cooked and not the dreamy crispy shredded fried potatoes patties I had planned. The outside was crispy but most of it wasn’t. They aren’t as easy to … Continue reading
Potato Week 2016: Roasted Dill Potatoes
Update and Redux: J – I still can’t believe how simple and super-delicious the dish is. When we first made it, I was thinking, Ok potatoes and dill … so what? But, when I tasted, oh my! A flavor explosion. How can that be? Pretty, too. J – Simple. Easy. … Continue reading
Potato Week 2016: Sweet Potato Souffle
Update and Redux: C – It’s Winter. It’s cold. There isn’t anything better on a cold winter day than eating potatoes. We mean lots of potatoes. It’s potato week. To start off potato week, we had to share one of our favorites, sweet potato souffle. There’s nothing like pillows of … Continue reading