23 Apr
18 Apr
almost naked portafilter
Training wheels: We can’t find a naked portafilter for our Europiccola La Pavoni (pre 2000), so we did the next best thing by taking the splitter off. Just twist and off it comes.
18 Apr
Bison Ragu 浆
When in doubt, add soy sauce: Bison from Lindner comes in many shapes and sizes, and ground bison is one of the easiest. You can salt lightly and eat it by the handful like salad in a bag, or you can toss it in a pan with garlic, tomatoes, soy sauce and a little bit […]
17 Apr
roasted beets, leftover capellini
Sometimes all you need is a knife to make lunch: The capellini is leftover from last night, cold and non-clumped because of forethought and olive oil. The beets are from the McGrath Family Farm. We dressed the beets with olive oil, salt and pepper, wrapped them in some foil and set the toaster-oven to 325 for […]
07 Apr
personal sized dumplings
Open wide: Ever fantasized about a dumpling as large as your steamer? The goal is to get a small steamer! These dumplings are filled with pork, bok choy and gallons of juice. The secret to the juicy exploding soup inside the dumplings is to add pieces of gelatinized broth to your filling. When you steam […]
07 Apr
potato focaccia
Before and after: Dough like taffy. Delicious like Focaccia. Sullivan Street’s Potato Pizza, recipe courtesy of Artisan Baking Across America by Maggie Glezer. Note: That’s four pounds of potatoes, for those that care.
03 Apr
heat the oil
The Blue Star: Just a lovely shot of the the oil heating up. The burner pattern underneath from our Blue Star is visible, and it’s patented.
02 Apr
Yearly Archives: 2008