In leafing through Bittman’s vegetarian cookbook again for dinner, I came across his suggestions for quickly-seared tomatoes and another for raw beets. Born was my new salad with bacon, ham, turkey, thinly-sliced raw beets, and Hanover tomatoes seared in bacon fat. Salad greens and a balsamic dressing using grain mustard and some of the bacon drippings completed […]
Archive for July, 2009
Jul26
Light Dinner
Simple salad with prosciutto, heirloom tomatoes, grana padana croutons, with a balsamic dressing. This cauliflower soup uses the cheese croutons. I grabbed the recipe from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Vegetarian cookbook. It’s simple, starting with an onion in EVOO. Simple spices include salt, pepper, garlic, and red pepper flakes. I am not a fan of […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Jul22
How to be a regular…
Interesting advice from New York Magazine: As conventional wisdom goes, there are three golden rules that are fundamental to being a Regular. Go to the restaurant a lot. Don’t be a pain in the ass: Show up on time, say please and thank-you, respect the house and its rules (such as dress code). Always tip 20 percent on the […]
Filed in: Banter
Jul20
Summer Fish
I made this recipe based upon an idea I procured from my “Epicurious” app on the iPhone. I seared a large piece of sea bass with little pieces of bacon on top. They covered the entire surface of the fish on one side, but shrunk after cooking. I put the bacon-side down first. After cooking both sides […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen Seafood
Jul5
Eurasia Restaurant and Wine Bar
I recently had dinner at Eurasia in the Gayton Crossing shopping center, next to an old favorite, Chianti. Evidently this place has roots in a restaurant with the same name in Virginia Beach. I like the wine bar + restaurant idea, but missing from this one which I liked in those wine bar restaurants under different […]
Filed in: Restaurant Review