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Thanksgiving and Idaho Potatoes- Scalloped Potatoes with Endive & Mustard
This is my last post in my week long series featuring Idaho Potatoes. All kinds of them in recipes that are perfect as Thanksgiving side dishes. This is the 7th recipe. So I need it to be special. I...
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Brown Butter Tomato Soup So Good I could Cry
This Brown Butter Tomato Soup made me a bit weepy. The kind of weepy that makes you glad to be alive. The kind of weepy that makes you stop doing whatever it is you're doing and take a bite out of...
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Cabernet Braised Short Ribs with Swiss Chard and Orecchiette
This dish is a great way to entertain, as most of the preparation can be done in advance, filling your home with a welcoming aroma of slowly simmering, savory ingredients. So open up a bottle of good...
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Christmas is Coming, The Persimmon's Getting Fat- Persimmon Pudding Cake
Where I live the persimmon trees have already dropped their leaves. I love how stark they look. Gray tangles silhouetted against a gray sky with just a few crimson orbs dangling from their branches....
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Cabernet Braised Short Ribs with Swiss Chard and Orecchiette for Dummies?
You can't screw up braised short ribs. You just can't. I'd even go as far as saying braising is for dummies– extremely smart dummies. Because it's the best cooking technique that requires no technique....
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Soufflè Topped Onion Soup
This French onion soup with Gruyère cheese soufflé topping comes from CIA Greystone. It was put on the menu by former Executive Chef James Corwell and has become the signature dish at the restaurant...
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French Onion Soup is American Comfort Food, Oh Là Là
French Onion Soup may have the word French in the title, but I'd argue it's American comfort food all the way. Same with French fries, right? Because putting the word French into the title doesn't fool...
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Salt Roasted Golden Beets with Anise Seeds
Simple to prepare these rustic beets come from the oven sweet and fragrant with anise.
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Simple and Satisfying Salt Roasted Golden Beets with Anise Seeds
It's chilly. I am in the mood for something warm and comforting. Maybe a bit traditional and certainly simple to prepare. I'd like to crank the oven and sit in my kitchen with a good book. These Salt...
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Market Matters- Warm Braised Fennel
Arghh. Harumph. How many times have I started a post with those words, or at least implied them? Way too many to count I'm sure. Today's Thomas Keller Style Glazed and Braised Fennel Bulb came about to...
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Warm Cardigan, A Hot Cocktail
Hot drinks seem to have a medicinal value. When winter rolls around, I consider these warm libations to be the original nighttime sniffling sneezing coughing aching stuffy head fever so you can rest...
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Cold Weather Hot Drinks
Cold weather calls for a "Winter Warmer". Hot drinks fit the bill. Traditional libations like the Hot Toddy and Hot Buttered Rum have been served in steamy mugs for a very long time. Flips and slings...
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