On Saturday’s my wife and I love to go to Northampton Wines and Café. We eat lunch and enjoy a glass a wine (or two). The lunch menu is usually only four items each week and they usually fill us up just right. With that said, it is generally a more lavish mid-day meal than…
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Braised Short Ribs with Pepper Potato Gnocchi, Baby Carrots and Haricot Verts
I love braising stuff. It takes a while but is always worth the wait. Chicken, pork or in this case beef cooked in delicious liquids low and slow, there isn’t much better. The beauty is you can use inexpensive cuts, tough cuts and the braise breaks them down to their most tender. Whenever the weather…
Surf and Surf (Scallops, SC Shrimp), Carrot-Ginger-Orange Puree, Edamame-Arugula Salad with Cilantro-Yuzu Pistou
Scallops inspired this dish. I was craving scallops. When I think scallops, I think light. This entire dish was designed to be light on the palate and the stomach. I think it worked out very well. I called it Surf and Surf (diver scallops and South Carolina white shrimp), carrot-ginger-orange puree, edamame-arugula salad with a…
Seared Duck Breast, Herbed Crepe with Mushrooms, Honey-Glazed Baby Carrots, Wilted Kale, Demi-glace
When my wife is away I tend to play (in the kitchen). I tend to try new ingredients, recipes or techniques. This particular time I was craving duck. Doing a Google images search (I find a lot of great recipes that way), I found these two images and was totally inspired. I only wish I…
Skillet-Roasted Chicken, Farro with Acorn Squash and Kale and Herb Pistou
Beautiful. Sometimes that is how you have to describe food. One particular month, the cover of Bon appetit magazine particularly caught my eye. Not only did the dish on the cover look amazing, it happened to have been prepared by one of my favorite Chefs and at one of my favorite restaurants. I’ve been a…
Steak Frites with Blood Orange, Beet and Fennel Salad
I get the magazine Bon Appétit at home. It is one of the few print publications I still read. At least once an issue, I’ll see something that I become obsessed to make. This month’s obsession was the Blood Orange, Beet and Fennel Salad. The picture in the magazine was spectacular (unlike mine, gosh I…
Roast Herb Pork, Succotash and Baked Polenta Fries
This succotash recipe is one of my favorites. I liked everything about the roast pork loin and baked polenta fries, but this meal is all about the succotash. The herbed pork was very tender, a bit too pink for my better half, but very nice. I liked the idea of the polenta fries and I…
Hanger Steak, Whipped Garlic Potatoes, Mushrooms and Red Zinfandel Reduction
Sometime I just crave beef. I know, but sometimes I just do. When this is the case I generally look for the best and serve it rare as possible. On this day I was flipping through the October 2011 edition of Bon Appetit magazine looking for something easy to make and came across this recipe…
Roasted Turkey Thigh, Spicy Sautéed Spinach, Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Fried Sage Jus
Two questions: Don’t you hate when you have your mouth screwed up for something and they don’t have it at the store? Why do we only eat turkey on Thanksgiving? So, Jen was out of town which usually means I’ll be experimenting with something exotic. I had planned on duck, pork belly or at least…
Portuguese Chicken with Chorizo and Clams
I have always wanted to try a Portuguese recipe. While watching the Cooking Channel and one of my favorite shows Chuck’s Day Off, I came across this meal. Every once in awhile you come across a meal that just does it for you. This meal is one of those meals for me. Portuguese Chicken with…
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