As you all know, I firmly believe that a well-made, well-thought-out pizza is, seriously, health food. If you don't drown it in cheese or frequently use pounds of preserved meats... you're golden.
Big sale on mushrooms... Some chicken breast that…
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Grotesque heat.
Very little interest in major cooking.
And my mind started to wander in the direction of France.
An herb omelette with an herb and cucumber salad. White wine. What could be easier or better on a hot night.
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Big Salmon Sale.
I had limes, garlic, and butter at home.
I sliced the salmon into 2 pieces... about 1/4 pound each. The grill pan was pre-heated to REALLY hot. I brushed the flesh side with EVOO and sprinkled some…
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OK... I was reeeeally in the mood for Thai... and I had the opportunity to hit the local H Mart...
So I was thinking pad Thai... Or something.
And this is what I came up with!
I took 1 lb…
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Yes, yes, it's July, but this is a luscious, simple Springtime dish that's equally refreshing in Summer!
So, back in March, after drooling over my good friend Daniel Gritzer's Risotto alla Milanese posted on Serious Eats...
(http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/03/risotto-alla-milanese-saffron-recipe.html)
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Here's my simple, flavorful riff on Mark Bittman's shrimp with green sauce...
In the food processor, I blitzed a large handful of parsley leaves and lots of garlic and a few chopped scallions (green and white parts). Then I fed…
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One night during this year's ridiculously warm winter... it was really cold. And, as usual, everyone we came in contact with seemed to have a cold. So, a Korean cure... garlic, hot pepper, and something fermented... seemed appropriate!
Into 2/3…
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You all know by now just how cheap... I mean, frugal... I am.
So. Huge sales on potatoes, chicken, mushrooms, and bacon... And the recovering herb garden revealed thyme that had survived the winter. Add that to tiny bottles of…
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Early on in his recovery, I realized that, the next day, I was about to be away for most of the day... for the first time since surgery. So I thought the patient deserved a special meal...
There happened to…
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After making that spectacular ham chili...
https://thisoldchef.com/blogs/blog-recipes/posts/ham-chili-with-heirloom-beans
I still had some of the glorious heirloom beans given to me by Deb Stenard remaining... and it turned cold again...
So soup seemed a reasonable direction to head in!
I sautéed a…
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Don't laugh!
I know the picture is kind of "precious."
But I love that moment in early spring when I have tons of chives in the garden... along with a plethora of chive blossoms. Softly, slowly scrambled eggs with a…
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I had chopped up some peppers and scallions the other day for some falafel I was making...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/a_festival_of_falafel/
...and I didn't use them all. I also had a bit of canned tomato that I hadn't used for a second falafel…
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Crazy, right?
But I had cilantro, and canned chickpeas, and tahini...
So, I processed 1 large can of chickpeas (drained), 1 medium onion (chopped), 5 garlic cloves, a bunch of cilantro, and salt and pepper, until puréed but not smooth.
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OK... I get that the headline seems a bit incongruous. But...
Huge sales on wild-caught salmon and cauliflower!
A gift of a small tin of beautiful American sturgeon caviar!
And the harvest of a gorgeous horseradish root from the thawing…
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Over the next week or so, I'll be posting the progress of an experiment!
Yesterday morning, a stormy Saturday with the patient still at home but making huge strides, I began making my first batch of...
Kimchi.
Yes, really.
Stay…
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