So we both wanted a salad... but meatier than just lettuce. The only beans on hand were dried, and it's too early for great local tomatoes...
A quick check of the cupboards produced some quinoa, barley, brown rice, and bulgur…
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White Pizza with Garden Herbs, Fresh Ricotta and Chive Blossoms, with New Greens Salad
The garden has exploded...
Herbs growing like crazy...
And the lettuce bed demanding to be harvested.
So, tonight we decided on a white pizza with a profusion of herbs and a salad of baby greens, pumpkinseed oil, smoked salt, and…
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Split Pea Soup for A Cool Spring Night!
The other night, I found the Easter hambone... in the freezer.
Therefore: Split Pea Soup!
And it was just wonderful. I even froze two containers for future use.
You may remember, I brought home some ham from a Christmas party…
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Fresh Duxelles Ravioli and Arugula Salad with Fresh Mushrooms
While rolling out the pasta dough for last night's dinner (more on that soon!), my mind wandered to last New Year's Eve...
We were finally back on rhythm after our fun, crazy, tiring, wonderful Christmas in L.A. Given all the…
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Farfalle Pasta with Shiitake Mushroom Cream Sauce
OK...
Don't tell anyone, but because of one of my many food-world jobs, I now have access to a restaurant supply store...
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Three pounds of gorgeous Shiitake mushrooms for 10 bucks! I couldn't say no!
So dinner, of course…
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Ham and Cabbage Stir-fry (Hamapalooza #6)
Ham Stir-fry Time!
This year, I had 1/4 cabbage in the fridge.
And Ham and Cabbage are a legendary combo!
So, off I went...
I sliced and stir-fried an onion, then added some minced garlic... and took it off the…
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Spanish Croquetas de Jamón - Ham Croquettes with Smoked Paprika (Hamapalooza #5)
So first, you'll make what's essentially a very thick béchamel with finely minced ham...
Easy, right?
Easy!
Start with about 4T butter, and 4T EVOO... melted. Add a finely minced onion... cook for a few minutes. Add about 1C finely…
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Ham and Gruyère Panini and Sautéed Broccoli Rabe with Dried Cranberries (Hamapalooza #4)
Plain old ham 'n' cheese? NEVER!
I split two sections of baguette, buttered the split sides, smeared on a bit of Dijon, laid down a few slices of Trader Joe's Cheddar/Gruyère mash-up, covered the cheese with slices of ham that…
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Sautéed Ham with Sautéed Potatoes, Sour Cream, Smoked Salt and Paprika (Hamapalooza #3)
(No, Dear Readers... This is NOT hash!!!)
I cubed about 4 potatoes, seasoned with salt and red pepper, and sautéed them in EVOO until very crisp and brown. I then tossed them with about 2t smoked paprika and set them…
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Pasta with Ham, Napa Cabbage, Carraway, Cheddar and Gruyére (Hamapalooza #2)
After a deeply satisfying Easter dinner, we now begin the great Hamapalooza of 2015 with a truly wonderful pasta...
I brown-fried about 1/2 C onions, not chopped, but sliced into very thin half-moons. Then I added about 1/2 C thinly…
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And Now... Easter 2015 (Hamapalooza #1)
Wow! The votes are in and you, Dear Readers, seem to be craving Ham! Happy Hamapalooza!
In Yonkers, it was a gorgeous Easter Sunday. And for us, a long weekend...
Then, of course, there's the dinner!
We had our luscious…
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Yes, But How Do You Really Feel? (Ham!)
So I have a lot of terrific new recipes for you to try post-Easter, or, as we call it in Yonkers, Hamapalooza 2015...
But I'm wondering: do you think I should wait a while before posting these ham-based recipes? No…
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Free Airplane Food! (Chicken Salad on Focaccia Sandwiches)
I'm cheap.
Really, really cheap.
Which reminds me...
Back in December, we were getting ready to fly to L.A. for the annual Christmas gig, and I wasn't about to spend $1 or $2,000,000 on food at the airport or on…
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Pasta with Hot Italian Sausage and Radish Greens
You all know I'm a scavenger.
The other day in the test kitchen, there were a lot of dishes that required radishes...
So I saved all of the greens! I'd never cooked with radish greens but, hey, I love greens…
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Chicken Schnitzel with Pumpkinseed Oil, Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan, and Tater Tots
A few weeks ago, in the depths (you know what I mean) of winter, we needed a bit of a pick-me-up. So I made some lovely crunchy Schnitzel...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/schnitzel_redux_sandy_be_damned/
Along with mouth-wateringly delicious shredded Brussels sprouts with a bit of…
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