Butchering lessons have been all the rage. Selling out in minutes, the high demand means prices aren’t cheap. Unfortunately, most classes in my area have been in Brooklyn and don’t usually coincide with my work schedule. And if I’m spending all that money, I should be taking home the meat, instead of leaving it for…
That’s what Modernist Cuisine At Home promised. But my initial experiment with their mac ‘n cheese recipe cannot be described as a scientific success (even if my hungry guests ate it up). Instead of easily achieving the thick and creamy Velveeta texture, it was a lumpy mess. Reheating corrected the problem, but I wasn’t satisfied…
Fall is on the calendar and in the air. After a summer full of eggplant and corn, I’m ready for some variety in my veggies. With escarole in my CSA share and a drop in temperature, I was inspired to make this soup that reminds me of my childhood. You can easily substitute any ground…
Instead of zucchini coming out of my ears, this summer’s weekly veggie share has brought me an over-abundance of aubergines. Purple, white, yellow, green and multi-colored! A virtual rainbow of eggplants in all shapes and sizes. But what to do with them all. Frying was an obvious choice, especially with the very ripe Heirloom and…
A Google search usually turns up several recipes for almost any ingredient. But when I looked for ideas to prepare the wild tilefish steaks I’d just purchased, practically nothing turned up. Sure there’s general info on tilefish, and some ideas for how to cook it or other whitefish. But there was little about how to…
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