Everyone's been doing the Stonehenge slab of steak thing for a while now*. We all likes us some meat! Roast it, grill it; braised, browned, boiled or even a bit burned is just dandy as long as it's deeply flavored, juicy red, hot and plentiful. Still, the collective quest for the new and the best rages … [Read more...]
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RECIPE: BEEF WELLINGTON
This recipe makes two large pastries. 1 T. minced shallot 1/2 lb. cremini mushrooms, finely chopped 1 t. fresh thyme leaves 1/2 t. good salt (white truffle salt if you have it) pepper 1 t. white truffle olive oil 2 8-oz. filets mignon 2 8" crêpes 4 oz. good liver pâté (foie gras is the classic choice; I used a black truffle-studded … [Read more...]
COQUILLE ST. JACQUES CREPES
Remember the Brady Bunch movie, with Jan's jealous inner monolog seething over all the attention showered on Marcia? ("Why does Marcia get all the socks? Why does Marcia get all the trophies? Why does Marcia get all the good drawers? Why does Marcia get everything? Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!") There's been so much attention paid to our lovely … [Read more...]
RECIPE: COQUILLE ST. JACQUES CREPES
1/4 c. dry white wine 1/4 c. dry sherry 1 c. water 2 T. minced shallots 1 bay leaf 2 sprigs fresh thyme 5 medium shiitake caps, sliced thin 1 lb. sea scallops, sliced in half to make two disks each (not half-moons) 2 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, diced and set in a sieve to let excess moisture out 8 crêpes (click for basic recipe) 4 T. … [Read more...]
PANCAKES BARBARA: ELSIE de WOLFE ORIGINAL RECIPE
Elsie's getting top billing in this recipe for Pancakes Barbara but there are a few other grand dames and fine fellows in the back story of this wonderful dessert. The first time I heard of Pancakes Barbara was at the Miss Gay Sobriety Pageant in Greenwich Village a few years ago. A talented recovering substance abuser performing … [Read more...]
RECIPE: PANCAKES BARBARA, ELSIE de WOLFE RECIPE
Adapted from Recipes for Successful Dining by Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl) Pancakes Barbara (Restaurant Walterspeil, Munich, Germany) The component triggers the blood circulation which assists by causing relaxed http://pamerstoneinc.com/index.php?loc=contacts purchase cheap levitra muscles and timely transmission of the transmission process of the stimulated signals from the … [Read more...]
CARAMELIZED APPLE JAM: ORIGINAL GOURMET RECIPE
If there's anything more boring than apple sauce it's apple butter. Yuck. One would be hard pressed to find any redemption in its murky brown depths. Its first crime is that it's not sweet. At all. On top of that, all the apple flavor has been mercilessly cooked out. Then there's that whole goody two-shoes "it's … [Read more...]
RECIPE: CARAMELIZED APPLE JAM
6 Granny Smith apples 6 Braeburn or other sweet apples 6 T. fresh lemon juice Ball's Fruit Fresh (a citric acid powder that prevents fruit from browning) 3 c. sugar 2 c. apple juice (not cider) 1 t. grated tonka bean (substitute the seeds of a scraped vanilla bean if you'd rather) 2 T. honey Peel, core and cut the apples into 1" chunks. Toss immediately with the lemon … [Read more...]
DOUBLE BLUEBERRY JAM: ORIGINAL GOURMET RECIPE
"Double" is the drawing card for this special blueberry jam recipe --thusly dubbed because it calls for wild Maine blueberries mixed with dried blueberries. Here, homemade jam's familiar smooth, soft texture is studded with plump, chewier nuggets of concentrated blueberry flavor. "Oh my, this is good" is the … [Read more...]
CRANBERRY ROSEMARY MUSTARD: 2010 RECIPE
Last year's batch of Cranberry Rosemary Mustard recipe garnered raves and people have been asking if it'll be returning this Christmas (it is). And yet, and yet, last year's batch fell a little short in the color department. Mind you, no complaints or disparaging words were heard, but the ingredient's dull yellow, darkest red and … [Read more...]