1. Best Meal: Our wedding party. After sharing our lives for 29 years, Steve Russell and I married in September. 125 guests (45 of whom were family, pictured) celebrated in Greenwich Village on a sunny Sunday afternoon overlooking downtown and the harbor. Highlights of our spectacular feast included four types of caviar, toasted ravioli, lobster rolls and a four foot long … [Read more...]
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OSSO BUCO (SSD #13)
A nicely turned out Osso Buco is about as Simply Spectacularly Delicious (SSD) a recipe as one can have in one's repertoire. By virtue of there being only two sides of the cut of veal that need browning, it's arguable that this is the easiest braised-meat dish around. When you consider the searing and turning and multiple batches required for a … [Read more...]
ESCARGOTS: TRADITION WITH A TWIST
Is it just me or do snails seem to be crawling their way back onto menus lately? Then again, since snagging these old-timey escargot crocks I have been on the lookout for the tasty crawlers. Discovered at East Hampton's Ladies' Village Improvement Society's thrift shop, these stoneware bake 'n' serve snail dishes were $1 a … [Read more...]
RECIPE: ESCARGOTS, TRADITION WITH A TWIST
This recipe is for two dozen snails. Puff pastry, thawed 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened to room temperature 1 shallot, finely minced 2 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 T. onion juice (use a ceramic ginger grater to extract the juice) 1 T. finely minced parsley 1 T. tomato marmalade, mild chutney or other not-so-sweet preserves, like this Strawberry Marmite 24 … [Read more...]
Red and Green Christmas Soup
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CLAM QUESADILLAS: QUESADILLAS DE ALMEJAS
Clam Quesadillas (or quesadiilas de almejas if you prefer) are a pleasant detour down a road less taken for those bound for quesadillaville. My brother Brendan suggested we try our hand at clam quesadillas for our much heralded Mexican Thanksgiving. I immediately took to the idea; they knocked tortilla soup off the menu (surprisingly deemed … [Read more...]
RECIPE: WHITE CLAM QUESADILLAS (QUESADILLAS DE ALMEJAS)
3 slices smoked bacon, cut into slivers 5 garlic cloves, finely minced 3 large jalapeno peppers 4 scallions finely chopped 2 pinches cumin 2 dozen fresh cherrystone clams 4 large flour tortillas 1/4 lb. grated Asiago cheese 3 T. minced fresh cilantro Increasing problems of erectile dysfunction and premature viagra ordination ejaculations due to various reasons … [Read more...]
LAMB SAUTE WITH LEMON (SAUTE D’AGNEAU AU CITRON)
We have the estimable Mapie, Countess de Toulouse-Lautrec, to thank for this inspired tagine-style lamb stew recipe. And thanks go out again to our pals Liz and Al for this gorgeous tagine which they brought back from their honeymoon in Morocco many moons ago. The Countess, born Adélaïde Lévêque de Vilmorin in 1902, was … [Read more...]
RECIPE: LAMB SAUTE WITH LEMON (SAUTE D’AGNEAU AU CITRON)
Adapted from La Cuisine de France by Mapie, the Countess de Toulouse-Lautrec 2 lbs. shoulder of lamb, cut into 1" cubes 4 T. butter 2 T. olive oil 1 lemon 1 onion, well caramelized to a rich sweet tangle 1 large pinch saffron 3/4 t. cinnamon a sprinkle of turmeric 1 T. flour s&p 1 large orange, to make the orange rind spiral garnish carrot … [Read more...]
PEPPERMINT CREAM (SSD #12)
The good folks at OXO have made my holiday entertaining just a little bit easier by sharing their new hand-held mixer. One for me and one for Andrea at Let Loose Littell who won our little contest. I referenced this peppermint whipped cream recipe in my little chat with Julia Child -- and you'll recall she thought the whole notion splendid. So … [Read more...]