Category Archives: food & cooking

Rotisserie Experiment No. 2: Tandoori Turkey

After the successful conclusion of Rotisserie Experiment Number 1, roast chicken, I mentioned that I would next attempt the tandoori turkey recipe provided by Paul Riddell at the Texas Triffid Ranch. It would be easier than waiting for him to … Continue reading

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Confit Fingerling Potatoes

This is one of the simplest recipes in Momofuku, but also one of the tastiest, as long as you are willing to cook with lard. I had a slab of unprocessed leaf lard in the Belm Utility Research Kitchen Deep … Continue reading

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An Evening with José Andrés

I have been attending the Harvard Science and Cooking Public Lectures, making it to roughly every other one in the series. I missed the inaugural lecture (now online here) which featured Ferran Adrià, Harold McGee, and José Andrés, so I … Continue reading

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Waning Market

Next Saturday will be the final day of the season for the Union Square Farmer’s Market. After then, I’ll have to go to Davis Square for my winter fruit and vegetable fix. In the meantime, I was presented with a … Continue reading

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Roast Pork Loin, Turnips, Garlic, and Anchovies

What do you do when you have a huge slab of locally-raised pork loin? You consult Fergus Henderson’s The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating for a simple preparation that will respect the pig. I had a large pork loin … Continue reading

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Chilling Market Effects

Cold and windy today, which was reflected in the diminished variety of produce available at the market. Every vendor was intent on selling me apples and squash, although a few were attempting to fob off the last of their tomato … Continue reading

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Journeyman Revisited

We ate at Journeyman again this past Saturday, one day short of three weeks since our visit on their opening weekend. Our neighbor suggested we return, but she didn’t have to do a lot of arm-twisting to get us to … Continue reading

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A Cooking Tip from Grant Achatz

Not long after I complained bitterly about not being able to see some of the world’s best chefs lecture at Harvard, I learned that I had been mislead about the “general lectures.” They were indeed lectures by the same chefs … Continue reading

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Market Rebound

I‘ve learnd that my mood can make all the difference when shopping at the farmer’s market. Last week, because I wasn’t feeling well, I bought the bare essentials. Today I saw possibilities at every stand. Still not much in terms … Continue reading

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Bacon Dashi with Potatoes & Clams

Yesterday was bacon day. While prepping this recipe, a deliveryman handed over a big box labeled BACON, with this inside: That’s eight pounds of bacon, made from the half hog I shared last month. I gave half of it to … Continue reading

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