As someone who enjoys diving into a nice tartare at a restaurant (as well as making them at home), I’ll basically try anything once, including tomato tartare. This version was from a recipe I came across online, and while it was nice, I have to be honest and admit that I really haven’t made it…
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José Andrés’s spring leeks with mushrooms from Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America.
Sometimes I’m at a loss for inspiration on what to make for dinner, and that’s when I usually turn to my tapas books to spark my imagination. It may seem counterintuitive to pick several dishes to make instead of just one or two, but I’ve found that once I select one, I can more easily…
José Andrés’s avocado gazpacho from Vegetables Unleashed with a pickle-based pico de gallo from Grillo’s Pickles
(Note: this is not sponsored–I’m just utterly charmed by this product!) Between the end of summer and Amazon Photo sending me memories from our trips to Barcelona and San Sebastian on a regular basis last week, this is always a bit of a melancholy time of year for me. Given the last six months of…
Ceviche ganador inspired by CVI.CHE 105 in Miami.
Credit where credit is due: the only reason why I know about CVI.CHE 105 is due to my dear friend Dana over at The Kitchen Witch. As part of a recent email exchange, I mentioned to her that I was headed to Miami and she recommended this place for its excellent ceviche, so automatically I…
Feast of the Seven Fishes preview: fried oysters with pickled pepper mayo and cucumber salad.
With Christmas less than a week away, it’s time for me to start packing up all of our stuff to bring back to PA for the holiday weekend and get a cooking game plan set for Christmas Eve. We’re leading that particular dance this year, which is great since we did zero cooking during Thanksgiving….
Grapefruit moonshine and rosemary sparkler, pending a better name.
When you go to a local food festival and end up tasting a really delicious grapefruit-infused moonshine you obviously need to buy yourself a bottle of it to take home…but then the question remains: what to make with it? This was the conundrum I had after picking up a bottle of Belle Isle’s Ruby Red…
Lamb and herb meatballs with yogurt-herb-lemon sauce, or springtime in a bowl.
It is unequivocally spring around here, and every day it’s as if there’s something new to savor: longer days, warmer weather, the trees finally budding back to life and offering some gorgeous color. I try to keep reminding myself of this while I’ve been struggling with some writer’s block recently for a variety of reasons…
Sabor de soledad, Michael in Florida in August edition: tomato salad with burrata, basil, prosciutto, and garlic-sherry vinaigrette
I don’t know what’s worse: having to go on a work trip immediately before or immediately after a vacation. Michael had to fly down to Jacksonville, FL the day after we got back from our little sojurn in Rehoboth, and so I was looking at a few days of making food just for myself. On…
04.30.11: dinner (ceviche and malanga-chip crusted scallops)
I think it’s safe to say that spring has finally arrived in New York City. We were very lucky to have a gorgeous couple-a days last two weekends, and we decided that our Saturday dinner should reflect the sunlight and the final departure of the cold. When I think delicious dishes in warmer weather, ceviche…
04.16.11 and 04.25.11: a tale of two ramp salsas.
Remember last year when I started rhapsodizing on ramps and specifically ramp salsa? Well, now I’m wise enough to know when the little buggers are actually in season, and I can say that my nose has turned into a ramp-seeking missile: three weeks ago I swore I could smell them, but could find them to…
The Manhattan [food] Project 