by admin | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Patatine al Formaggio Polenta con Bolognese I like to play with my food. Tweaking recipes and ingredients, substituting spices and techniques to represent the same dish in different cultures. Lately I’ve been craving chili cheese fries. But not the type you get any...
by admin | Feb 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Porchetta (por-ketta) is an Italian style, slow-roasted, stuffed pork roast. In Italy, porchetta is made by slow roasting and stuffing parts of the whole pig. Here in America, the shoulder (butt) is the typical cut for creating porchetta. Traditionally made using...
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yes, it’s a Shramp’douille. Shrimp and pork forced into a sausage casing with seasonings and smoked until fully cooked and delicious. “Why in the hell?” might be an appropriate question. Glad you asked. It all started a few...
by admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Jerusalem Artichoke evokes a mental picture of a hybrid delicacy, an edible flower maybe, from a distant land. Boy does that miss the mark. It’s ugly and looks like a cross between a small bumpy potato and a piece of ginger. The “Sunchoke” as it is also known, is...
by admin | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Recipe: 2 ripe pears, peeled, quartered and cored 1 tbls olive oil 2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 2-inch chunks 1 medium shallot finely minced 1/2 teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper, to taste 4 cups vegetable broth or reduced-sodium chicken...
by admin | Jan 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
After writing this recipe and posting it here, my eyes caught what for some people will be a huge red flag in the ingredients; 1 cup duck fat. Three words and a number that will cause panic amongst my health conscience friends, especially just after New Years when all...
