Brandade is something that I ate for the first time at Craigie on Main in Cambridge, MA – served in a small ball that had been lightly fried and served on top of squid ink aioli. Ok, so that was my introduction to the stuff – and obviously I didn’t set out to replicate that [...]
Go ahead, say it: “Vichyssoise” – sounds fancy and French, I know – but for a fancy sounding soup, this one is perhaps the simplest recipe we’ve posted yet. When making Vichyssoise, there are basically 4 ingredients – if you don’t count the salt and pepper (white pepper in this case), plus the cooking process [...]
This one takes barely anytime at all. In fact, that’s really why I’m posting it here. We’ve both been feeling somewhat beat after getting home from work, so cooking is often the last thing we want to do. Then we watched Food, Inc. and that attitude got flipped around. It prompted us to start getting [...]
As our array of Thanksgiving recipes continues, I thought it was necessary to include a potato recipe. I have to confess, however, that I am not crazy about mashed potatoes, which I know is almost sacrilegious in this country. Mashed potatoes are probably the most popular side for all dishes uniquely American, including fried chicken [...]
Cooking with my step-brother Paul is always a treat. He and I look at cooking the same way at times…”what do you have around? Alright, lets do it.” Of course, he’s a much better, more practiced chef, but the point is the same: once you have the confidence and a working understanding of what you [...]
I’ve always thought that the potato was a great vegetable. It’s nutritious, easy to grow, and can be prepared many ways. If I were to compare it to a vehicle, it would most resemble a ski bum’s Subaru: road tested, well decorated, and sturdy. You may have seen an example of one basking in the [...]
When I move away from places I’ve lived, one of the things I always miss the most is my favorite restaurants. When I moved away from the Bay Area earlier this year, I knew there were going to be countless places that Aimee and I were going to miss. One of those places is one [...]
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