'Twas the night before surgery...
AND, as with a birthday dinner, the guest of honor got to choose the meal. He wanted pizza! Not high-toned, epicurean, gourmet-type pizza, but good old stoned-in-the-dorm, 3 AM pepperoni pizza.
And I made it…
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Couldn't resist. Huge sales on wild-caught cod, and onions.
If you want your own...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/fish_fry__wildcaught_cod_with_lemon_dill_sauce_and_vidalia_onion_rings/
Enjoy!
We were in the mood for a quick Korean feast, so I chopped up some kimchi and fried it in a little olive oil, added some grated ginger and garlic, some baby (actually Shanghai) bok choy, a tablespoon of gochujang…
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OK, FINE! So I'm not even remotely Italian-American, much less Italian.
But NYC has been home for decades now... So I'll put this meaty, mock Bolognese up against anyone's!
Several weeks ago, cool weather had finally come to Yonkers, so…
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It had been frigid all week. No, really, seriously cold... you remember... that weekend it got down to minus 5 here in Yonkers. A few days later, it wasn't nearly as bad, but it was still cold! So I wanted…
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Valentine's Day... Can't live with it, can't live without it!
I'm a big believer in staying home with, and cooking for, the one you love.
This year, I hope you'll check out the delectable recipes I created for Rachael Ray's…
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Absolutely ridiculous sale on wild-caught salmon...
So there was no choice.
Oh, AND... A big sale on cauliflower.
So.
I buzzed 1/2 of a cauliflower in the processor until it resembled grains of rice. I then sautéed it in butter…
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Yes... Really... I just said "Indian" and "Kielbasa" in the same breath.
I was given some kielbasa. I had some sweet potatoes. I had onions and garlic and ginger.
What the hell... Let's visit India!
Brown-fry 4 small onions (sliced…
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When last we spoke, Charlie and I were just finishing off some really tasty Thai crab cakes on a bed of arugula with a vaguely Thai-flavored mayo...
Mmmmmmmm...
But the remaining crabmeat would not last another day, so I devised…
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It's been a wildly busy holiday season. Even after our return from the annual L.A. gig, things didn't slow down... So this past weekend was our first real break!
AND THEN...
We happened to receive a remarkable Christmas present... a…
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As you all know, I not only spend my life with someone from the South, but this has led to my spending a great deal of my life there. On New Year's Day, I am therefore contractually bound to produce…
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As longtime This Old Chef readers know, last December, on our annual crazy trip to L.A. to cook for rich people, we discovered a truly wonderful restaurant - barbrix...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/my_new_la_hangout__barbrix/
...when our best friend, screenwriter and chef Deb Stenard, took…
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I had a thawed chicken breast...
And I had a half-recipe of pie dough from the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.
It had turned cold, and this was my only free day this weekend.
I wanted comfort times 100...
So I made…
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THE use... THE comfort food... using the remains of the turkey... probably my personal fave... because when all is said and done, I'm a Midwesterner who's Irish on all sides (and I do mean ALL sides).
Hash.
So this version…
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I love risotto. Period.
From my first taste YEARS ago, right up until today. But... I don't like the idea of risotto as a dumping ground. If you want to add things... there's a method. Therefore...
I had great turkey…
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