Roasted asparagus tips – doused and baked in fresh tarragon, lemon juice and shallots Moroccan couscous – cooked in shallot broth and currants Moroccan-spiced lamb leg – rubbed with fresh garlic and a mixture of cumin, cardamom, allspice, black… Continue reading
Buttery escargot, cajun-style crawfish, and oysters OH MY!
Mediterranean dinner. Spicy hummus; food-processorized chick peas, tahini paste, olive oil, lemon juice, jalapeno peppers, cumin, coriander. Lebanese yogurt and feta cheese dip; blenderized greek yogurt and feta cheese, garnished with olive oil… Continue reading
Shad (fish) roe to ring in the spring. Fried in butter and extra virgin olive oil, S&P, and garnished with parsley and lemon. To read more about shad roe, see here, here, and… Continue reading
Goose eggs for lazy Sunday brunch. Picked up 2 eggs from the Lancaster County Farmer’s Market in Wayne, PA, USA. The suckers were $4/each, 2-3x the size of a hen egg. See the… Continue reading
Chicken in a white wine, shallot gravy. Strawberry, tomato, spinach in an olive oil balsamic dressing garnished with parmigiana cheese and fresh grated peppercorns.
Valentine’s Day dinner 2012. Veal slathered in a orange, shallot, basil, tomato sauce. Cucumber, tomato, onion bisque with avocado. Peach pecan muffins. And here’s the low-down: If it wasn’t my first time making… Continue reading
Sriracha Bloody Mary Grey Goose vodka.Organic tomato juice from Whole Foods.Sriracha chili sauce. Worcestershire sauce.Fresh squeezed lemon juice.Rimmed with sugar + ground celery seeds and cayenne pepper blend, mostly sugar though.Garnished with a celery stalk,… Continue reading
MLK Jr. birthday brunch. Sweet sausage from Main Street Market in Manayunk, Philadelphia. Baked shoe string potatoes (originally frozen). Egg scramble with sauteed red onion and grape tomatoes.