Before refrigeration was common, virtually all butter used in this country was what's called "cultured butter..." That is, the cream from two or three days' milking was combined and made into butter...
BUT there was a major difference from the…
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I grew up in Michigan, and upstate New York (and I really mean "upstate..." as in Canadian border!! Not what we refer to now as "Upstate Manhattan..."), and Toronto...
So Christmas means snow. And I'm one of those people who…
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It was kind of a perfect storm. There was a little étouffée left in the fridge... but all the shrimp were gone.
There was some thawed chicken that needed to be used...
Also half an onion, a bit of wild…
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Risotto... always one of my favorite dishes...
Though I am NOT a believer in the "dump anything in" school of risotto making!
Having said that, the idea of a turkey risotto with some sage and duxelles sounded pretty good, especially…
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Turkey sandwiches! One of America's great contributions to world cuisine...
I had homemade bread that I'd made for the dressing... I had arugula... I had mayonnaise... and white meat from the Thanksgiving turkey.
Perfect.
But one must have potato chips…
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Thanksgiving was just a few hours away... and there were still meals to be made! Knowing what was to come, a fairly light meal seemed like a good idea. But "light" and "flavor" are not, to my mind, mutually exclusive...
…
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Stew Leonard's had an amazing sale on gorgeous tuna steaks the other day. An irresistible sale, in fact. So I bought two. For the cost of two chicken breasts!
One of our favorite ways to prepare tuna has always been…
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Huzzah! Huzzah! We are delighted to announce that This Old Chef now features a site search engine! You can search by ingredient, by the dish, or by "special occasions" - like Thanksgiving!
Look to the navigation bar on the left…
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Extreme generosity... I was just given two fresh, perfect rainbow trout.
Even as a child I loved trout, and my admiration for this sweet, flavorful, almost delicate fresh-water fish has only grown over time.
Frying them whole was certainly a…
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I had an idea. A few nights ago, I told you about the faux Stroganoff pasta I made. Well, there was enough in the fridge for at least two more meals, but... going along with my "listen to your body"…
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I had a great friend during my university days in Toronto. Paul was from Jamaica, and 10 years older than the rest of us. To my 18-year-old self, these things endowed Paul with extraordinary wisdom and magical powers. One of…
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So sorry! I omitted this tiny bit of information in the homecoming post...
Lightly film the grill pan with EVOO before grilling the prosciutto-wrapped salmon...
I'm just sayin'...
I know I'm out of order...
There are still Chicago and Cleveland posts yet to come...
But this one has to jump to the head of the line... I'M HOME!
Richard III closed on Sunday, bringing to an end my…
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