Category Archives: food & cooking

Mexican Chicken Rice

Posted on September 23, 2009 by David

Today’s recipe comes from John O’Neil, a frequent guinea pig for my cooking experiments. It’s a variation on the Hainan chicken rice recipe I wrote about in January. John realized that a few substitutions could change the dish from Asian … Continue reading →

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Market Revival

Posted on September 19, 2009 by David

I skipped the market last week: It was raining, and I wanted to force myself to use what was left in the fridge. So today, with plenty of fridge space and a keen knowledge of the imminent end of the … Continue reading →

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A Feisty Burger

Posted on September 18, 2009 by David

Today is National Cheeseburger Day. I likes me a good burger, and fortunately there are plenty of good burger places near Chez Belm, many of them in Harvard Square: Flat Patties, b. good, and the traditional favorite, Mr. Bartley’s Burger … Continue reading →

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Duck Prosciutto

Posted on September 10, 2009 by David

I haven’t posted in a week, mostly due to my migrating to a new Mac (which decided to eliminate two years’ worth of my photos in a bold totalitarian move), but also due to the length of this project. Now … Continue reading →

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Meet Little Gordon

Posted on September 4, 2009 by David

I‘m not sure how I missed these ads that imagine what chef Gordon Ramsay was like as a boy. He certainly didn’t mention this behavior in his autobiography Roasting In Hell’s Kitchen. Be sure to look at the other two … Continue reading →

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Bacon-Wrapped Swordfish

Posted on August 30, 2009 by David

The whole roasted pig’s head was the correct choice to have made at the Whole Hog Dinner, but part of me has been wondering about the Guanciale-Wrapped Line-Caught Swordfish I passed up, especially after chef Tony Maws tweeted that it … Continue reading →

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Flooding the Market

Posted on August 29, 2009 by David

The vegetables were picked yesterday and on the truck this morning. There’s no way we weren’t coming today.” I heard that from all of the farmer’s market vendors who are actual farmers instead of bakers or artisanal producers. How could … Continue reading →

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Fergus Cooks a Pig’s Head

Posted on August 28, 2009 by David

After I described the Whole Hog Dinner to a curious He Who Must Not Be Ignored, he grew quite indignant: “You ate pig’s head and you didn’t save me any cheek? That’s my favorite part!” Feeling guilty of parental malfeasance, … Continue reading →

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Craigie on Main: Whole Hog Dinner

Posted on August 26, 2009 by David

With meals at St. John and Au Pied de Cochon already under our belts, it was time for me and She Who Must Be Obeyed to focus on finding a similar dining experience here in the States. As luck would … Continue reading →

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St. Julia’s Day, Part 2: Mousseline au Chocolat

Posted on August 23, 2009 by David

If you’re serving coq au vin for dinner on St. Julia’s Day, then it follows that you should serve chocolate mousse for dessert. The recipe in Mastering is the second chocolate mousse recipe I learned; the first was taught to … Continue reading →

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