(Sorry, no pictures. It was green.) After watching Gordon Ramsay make scrambled eggs, I sought after more wisdom, and saw him make a broccoli soup. It was so simple, so plain. I had to try. I of course did my own alterations, described here. salted water broccoli Maytag blue cheese 2 leeks, chopped in quarters butter, pepper 1 half lemon, squeezed So the […]
Archive for April, 2007
Apr7
April 3-course Dinner
Ginger Smoked Salmon Salad Telaggio-Cauliflower Soup Crepes with Marscapone and Berry Sauce Ginger Smoked Salmon Salad I took Charlie Trotter’s smoked salmon, with tea and ginger, and combined this with simple lettuce, dressed in a ginger dressing. It was a nice, light first course. Telaggio-Cauliflower Soup I started with butter and olive oil, and sautéed one sweet onion with some garlic. […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Apr3
So—what do you cook at home?
When people find out that you like to cook, the inevitable question is: “What do you like to cook?” or “What do you cook?” Food. Seriously, what do they want, your secret recipes recalled, on the spot? I have never thought of this answer, but I just did now, and it seems an appropriate response. “Search on Flickr for […]
Filed in: Banter
Apr1
Asparagus Risotto
I had the idea of making a verdant, spring risotto based on asparagus. 1 bunch asparagus risotto rice (aborio) olive oil salt, pepper boiling water chicken stock red pepper flakes 1 lemon; zest removed parmesan cheese Italian parsley, chopped prosciutto, chopped (San Daniele) one onion, chopped/minced 4 cloves garlic In hot extra-virgin olive oil, sauté the onion. Once it begins to take on color, add garlic, pepper flakes, […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Apr1
Azurro
I have eaten once at Azurro, off River Road in Richmond. I recall taking my mother there for dinner (yet, she paid), and finding a hair in my creamy ravioli dish. Four years later, it called me back, after reading in Style Weekly that it’s rated as one of Richmond’s top 50. We were seated without reservation, […]
Filed in: Italian Restaurant Review