Yesterday, a friend’s birthday, with a simple meal, and cake. We start with a vegetable roast: brocolini, peppers, fennel, potato (parboiled), and assorted extras, amid EVOO, salt, pepper, and garlic. Once it had done roasting, I added fresh lemon juice. For protein, I served a pork baby-back rib dish: They had marinated in two soys (sauce, miso), garlic, ginger, […]
Archive for April, 2008
Apr27
Edible Garden
I recently visited the intimate food destination known as The Edible Garden, located on River Road West, in Goochland County. Located near the Henrico line, the Edible Garden prides its diners on locally acquired ingredients. Some have called it a reinvention of Chez Panisse, the famous Berkeley, CA restaurant begun years ago by luminary Alice […]
Filed in: Restaurant Review
Apr21
Coq au Vin
I don’t want to re-make the Julie/Julia story, but I did check-out Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking after seeing Ina Garten make the classic Coq au vin the other day. I followed Child’s recipe almost completely, taking the modern liberties at times that the Barefoot Contessa seemed to recommend. You start by browning […]
Filed in: French In the Kitchen
Apr21
Gnocchi and Salad
Sunday night I made a salad that featured domestic prosciutto, mozzarella cheese, and tomato, with left-over bread. It was delicious. I used a creamy parmesan-pepper dressing. The main course was a special Cavanna-made gorgonzola (blue cheese) gnocchi, with a tomato and basil sauce. I augmented the cheese factor by adding fresh grated parmesan. It too, was […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Apr14
Messy Lasagna
I recently made a lasagna dinner. I used the pre-cooked lasagna noodles. Like Cooks Illustrated suggested in a recent podcast, I pre-soaked the lasagna noodles in warm water for 3-4 minutes. We started with a simple “salad” of sweet tomatoes, with typical flavors: basil, prosicutto, and mozzarella cheese. EVOO and a balsamic glaze completed the dish, […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen