Next on the list in my continued effort to make use of my Modernist Cuisine cookbook: steak. These recipes seemed to be among the easiest to prepare, requiring only about an hour of cooking time, most of which was hands off. Plus, the pictures looked amazing. The meat had an even redness throughout, with a…
According to the groundhogs, warmer weather is just around the corner despite the freezing temperatures in the Northeast. And I’m ready for it. Enough with the winter kale. Since it’ll be a few weeks before the first spring vegetables appear at the farmer’s market, I improvised with a dish that conjures up images of green…
The tome had been taunting me. Daring me to test one of the multi-step procedures to see if, in fact, incorporating scientific principles could generate an ethereal dining experience. So I decided to conquer my fears of new cooking techniques and try some recipes. Experimenting first with sous vide buffalo wings in Modernist Cuisine seemed…
With today being Valentine’s Day, what could be a more perfect February travel post than a cyber visit to Champagne! An ideal weekend getaway in Western Europe (only 2 hours from Paris), the region is easy to see on your own or with a tour group. Most of the major houses (Maisons) can be found…
Armed with several new cookbooks and kitchen equipment, I’ve been doing battle with a few new recipes, and even testing different cooking methods. Inspired by Karoly Gundel’s Hungarian Cookbook, which was picked up hastily at the airport in Budapest, I decided to try my take on Veal Paprikas. The first time I made this dish,…
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