Charcuterie

Charcuterie: Terrine, Pate, Boudin, Merguez & Breakfast Sausage

November 17, 2009

My friend Paul H. has come over twice in the last couple of weeks so we could get down to business and put together some serious charcuterie. Today was the second day, and now the freezer is full of so many goodies for the holidays, I’m feeling a little smug. In the next two months, [...]

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Four Ducks, Three Days and One Recipe (Charcuterie Part One)

October 21, 2009

Perhaps I’m late to the table on this one, but in the last month, I’ve been pondering meat consumption in America. Dependence on choice cuts of meat for our dinner table, with a casual disregard for the rest of the animal, has proven to be totally irresponsible. I switched to the farmers market and grass [...]

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Lemons, Pickles and Ducks

October 12, 2009

A recipe in pictures or pictures with a couple of recipes. Limoncello and Lemon Curd. Click here Flickr for the details. And here’s a quick recipe for pickled peppers, with a nod to Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio. When you’re at the farmer’s market, grab a container of super fresh pretty peppers.Find a jar that will fit [...]

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Prepping for Passover

March 28, 2009

We’ll host a lot of people for Passover Seder this year. I read the Wikipedia entry for Seder and learned that it was always a holiday where strangers were asked to share in the bounty. Part of the tradition. I remember that from my childhood – my Grandmother Mary would organize a big Seder table, [...]

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