2009 Archives
Prep Time
We’re hosting a dinner party tonight – Debbie & Stu The Wine Genius Williams and Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa – so I’m hopping to it. Here’s the menu: Radishes with butter (Hope Creamery, of course) Dates wrapped in bacon Roasted new potatoes with aioli Roasted chickens (on the grill, using two genius Weber Poultry…
Okra
My favorite vegetable these days is okra. It all started last year, when I discovered a recipe for a saute of okra with bacon, tomatoes, and sweet onion, as I hungrily perused the wonderful The Gift of Southern Cooking cookbook. Being a Northerner and all, my only previous experience with okra was, well, slimy and uninteresting….
From A-Z
Farewell to Fugaise, now in its last week of business, although certainly not the last act for talented chef Don Saunders. John and I, along with Genie & Joe Dixon, Kathleen Ruhland, and Angela & Mark Lageson, joined Fugaise regulars Debbie & Stu (The Wine Genius) Wiliams and Sue & Lou Ainsworth for a last-hurrah…
Soup’s On
I had the yummiest soup today at Beaujo’s Wine Bar in Edina, for lunch with my aunt Mary. Mulligatawny soup, thick with lentils and tender chicken and bright with turmeric and a hint of curry. It got me thinking, once again, about how much I love (lurve) soups and stews. Is there anything better on a…
Good Morning. Or Afternoon. Or Evening.
Here’s a quick, perhaps lighter version of an all-time favorite, described (and photographed) deliciously in this New York Times article – polenta with eggs and greens. The article outlines a naughty version with lots of butter and cheese (in my world known as polentaaaah), which would of course completely rock. But my version is actually…
Fast Food
While I love to mine through cookbooks and spend a whole day cooking, in reality, that doesn’t happen very often. More likely I make dishes like the one above – in my mind a warm salad, a way to incorporate as many vegetables as possible into a 10-minute lunch. I start with some olive oil,…
Endless Coolness
Photo of Eggs in Purgatory, from Tiny Kitchen, Tony Cenicola/The New York Times I could spend a month continuously mining just today’s version of the New York Times website and still not make a dent in it. It’s a faux-productive time-waster’s dream! There’s of course “all the news that’s fit to print,” but when you…
Beef Pot Pies
I was looking for something to do with my son yesterday and after getting the thumbs down on 1) a museum, 2) a walk, and 3) a game of Scrabble, he bit at making something together for dinner. When I asked him what he’s had a craving for lately (other than pizza), he said chicken…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Whew, I made a big V-Day dinner for John and Nathan tonight, I’m slightly wiped. And full. But it was great fun to prep and they both enjoyed the din thoroughly, so totally worth the effort. (The mess I made of the kitchen? Um, I’m hoping my gift is that someone else cleans it up…?…
Caldo Verde (at least my soup is green)
I’m back with another soup and more kale! Portuguese Caldo Verde (green soup), thick with smoky sausage, kale, and potatoes, oh so good. I can’t believe I haven’t posted this recipe (a Cook’s Illustrated gem) before – it’s one of my faves, a true meal-in-a-pot. Two suggestions. First, to quickly…
Twin Cities Chef’s Table
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