Posts Tagged ‘ Food, simply ’

Supper Punch – week 2

So….good news and bad. First the good, my tacos took week 1! Thanks to everyone who voted! Now the bad, it has become apparent that no one really likes the idea of confit of lambs tongue… although it’s not too late. Come on people, it’s just a muscle like any other cut of meat. Did [ READ MORE ]

The Richmond Times Dispatch (and I) weigh in on Sous Vide

For a little something different… The Richmond Times Dispatch ran an article last week on the Sous Vide style of cooking. I’ve become a huge fan (can you tell?) and was delighted when a friend suggested my name to the RTD. The article is a nice recap of the technique. And, like I said, I [ READ MORE ]

2009 Food – a recap and rekindling

Does anyone know the medical signs of Gout? I will say this, its going to be salads for this guy for a while….at least until lunch tomorrow. Two weeks of indulging in everything from baby octopi to Ossobuco, from martinis to zinfandel, from sour patch kids to pizza rolls (don’t ask) have caught up. As [ READ MORE ]

A foodies Christmas list

Just saying is all…. It has been the year of the cookbook. Last year’s releases of Grant Achatz’s Aleina set the new standard for uber food pr0n: At $32.00, Aleina broke the mold of the $150 high-end celebrity cookbook. And once the flood gates were open, it has been no holds bared for frugal foodies. [ READ MORE ]

Simply Dressed – Springtime veggies and vinaigrette

Is there anything better than seeing those first green shoots pop up from the brown dirt in the early spring? They are at once the white flags of winter’s surrender and the welcome committee for the sun. Early spring time veggies are often the most delicate and sweetest that nature has to offer. That first [ READ MORE ]

an evening of comfort cuisine

Usually when I write about comfort food, I am writing about simple food; the kinds of things that remind us of home and grandma. A few days ago I posted the menu that was mailed to a group of diners who had ‘won’ a meal as part of a charity auction. On the outset it [ READ MORE ]

Simple Pork Chops – perfect for early spring

74F during the day and 35F at night – yep, it is early Spring in Virginia. This time of year is always bittersweet for me. On one hand the warm days mean ski season has come to an end. On the other, little tender buds of the first veggies and spring flowers are starting to [ READ MORE ]

so it begins…

…and so it begins. This menu was mailed out to the wonderfully generous and woefully complacent donors who bid on and won a catered meal for this weekend. There may be a few tricks in store. I’ll post the detailed menu and photos after the event. Wish us luck and send some virtual condolences to [ READ MORE ]

Per Se Menus

At the end of December we had the privilege of dining at Per Se, arguably one of the best restaurants in the world. Distilling an experience like Per Se down to an accolade would be to lose everything that Per Se is. I make a point on this site to write about simple food, and [ READ MORE ]

Homemade Ginger Ale – Blenheim style | Ask A Foodie

Crossposted from AskAFoodie.net Homemade Ginger Ale – Blenheim style If you are a fan of the FoodNetwork show Good Eats (and lets face it, if you are a foodie then you probably are) may have caught the recent episode on ginger. At the end of the show the host gives a recipe for ginger ale [ READ MORE ]

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