"I like boiled fish...almost any fish tastes wonderful when properly boiled...the fish must never boil." So sayeth Marlene Dietrich in her book ABC, first published in 1961. Like the lady herself, her culinary advice is mysteriously elusive. And as good a jumping off poin
Continue ReadingThere's plenty we Micks can be proud of: James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, the Ballymaloe Cooking School, JFK and the history of How the Irish Saved Civilization. With March 17th just around the corner now's a good time to remember the
Continue ReadingCelebrity recipes are always a mixed bag and in my experience that bag usually holds a lot of bland disappointments and ill-advised oddities. Frank DeCaro's The Dead Celebrity Cookbook does much better than most to disprove this opinion. His clever book is an amusing compendium o
Continue ReadingSomewhere along the line everyone agreed on some sweeping generalizations about recipe monikers. If it's "Florentine" expect spinach in there somewhere; "à la Grecque" gets you olive oil, lemon, oregano and probably olives. "Hawaiian" and
Continue ReadingI am very happy to report that SpecD's recipe for the original, authentic Majestic Kugelhopf Surprise stands the test of time. And now you can get a behind the scenes look in this video of How to Make Kugelhopf Surprise. One of the first recipes posted on Spectacularly Del
Continue ReadingThese Tonka Macaroons have the elegant, lozenge- shaped Ladurée look so terribly in vogue these days. SpecD's earlier, 1.0 version, H.M.S. Macaroons had their own outsider style statement, almost punky with their spikey nugget silhouette. This Tonka Macaroon recipe&nb
Continue ReadingCelebrity Recipes, Famous Chefs, Fish and Seafood
"I like boiled fish…almost any fish tastes wonderful when properly boiled…the fish must never boil."
So sayeth Marlene Dietrich in her book ABC, first published in 1961. Like the lady herself, her culinary advice is mysteriously elusive. And as good a jumping off point as any for the inscrutable world of sous vide cooking.
Sous vide (under [...]
There's plenty we Micks can be proud of: James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, the Ballymaloe Cooking School, JFK and the history of How the Irish Saved Civilization. With March 17th just around the corner now's a good time to remember the wit of the Irish as well in the form of this great St. Patrick's Day recipe.
Over at Shockingly [...]
Celebrity Recipes, Main Dishes
Celebrity recipes are always a mixed bag and in my experience that bag usually holds a lot of bland disappointments and ill-advised oddities. Frank DeCaro's The Dead Celebrity Cookbook does much better than most to disprove this opinion. His clever book is an amusing compendium of fond remembrances and celebrity recipes by A- , B- and C-list [...]
Continue ReadingFish and Seafood, Kitchen Gadgets, Main Dishes
Somewhere along the line everyone agreed on some sweeping generalizations about recipe monikers. If it's "Florentine" expect spinach in there somewhere; "à la Grecque" gets you olive oil, lemon, oregano and probably olives. "Hawaiian" and "Polynesian" are the big yellow warning signs for pineapple. Why bland spinach is the standard bearer for a region that could easily claim rosemary or basil [...]
Continue ReadingAppetizers, Breads, Main Dishes
I am very happy to report that SpecD's recipe for the original, authentic Majestic Kugelhopf Surprise stands the test of time. And now you can get a behind the scenes look in this video of How to Make Kugelhopf Surprise.
One of the first recipes posted on Spectacularly Delicious in 2009, Kugelhopf Surprise has been a reliable show [...]
These Tonka Macaroons have the elegant, lozenge- shaped Ladurée look so terribly in vogue these days. SpecD's earlier, 1.0 version, H.M.S. Macaroons had their own outsider style statement, almost punky with their spikey nugget silhouette.
This Tonka Macaroon recipe was whipped up (whip being the operative word) for a fancy-dress New Year's Eve party where a true Parisian fashion sensibility seemed more appropriate.
While laissez-faire [...]
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