It was time once again to document the making of Shanghai-style soupy dumplings.
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Aug1
Pizza Time (again)
There was a request earlier this weekend “for pizza featuring tomatoes.” I’d pictured one of those “pizza margheritas,” but I always like a little more sauce than plain tomatoes. I started with Hanover tomatoes and roasted them in a 250 degree oven for 2 hours to a) remove the skins, and b) reduce some of the […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen Italian
Jul31
Fig Salad
I made this delicious dish this evening. Ingredients: prosciutto di parma red wine reduction, with 2 Tbs honey meyer lemon zest torta de aciete or butter-toasted brioche fresh figs, sliced roquefort, gorgonzola, or another blue cheese, crumbled Reduce a good red wine, adding honey and the lemon zest. Assemble the prosciutto over the bread or brioche. Top with figs, and then drizzle with […]
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Jul12
Summer Salad
With summer being a ripe time for tomatoes, I created this composed salad. The asparagus was marinated in lemon juice after being parboiled for 3 minutes to set the color. Prosciutto, salame, basil/EVOO-marinated mozzarella cheese, three types of tomatoes, and a olive-y dressing complete the dish.
Filed in: In the Kitchen
May25
Another Pizza
I recently read that Hurley, the character from Lost, ate at the Flatbread Pizza Company in Maui just days after I ate there, in Pa’ia. I was inclined to try another pizza at home, this time, something with a thicker crust and a bit more traditional. This is the pizza (half-sized) before topping it with cheese. The […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen