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Evening at the Improv

Posted on June 17, 2011 by David

I don’t always have a week’s worth of meals planned out in advance. Sometimes I get so immersed in work that I forget I have to put a meal on the table at the end of the day. Recently I … Continue reading →

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Duck Variations: Duck Sausage with Cranberries, Sage, and Port (Charcutepalooza Challenge 6)

Posted on June 13, 2011 by David

As promised in a previous post, I made duck sausage to complete the June Charcutepalooza Challenge. My local gourmet provisioner makes an excellent duck sausage with cherries, which, along with mushroom risotto, was a favorite food of a certain two-year-old … Continue reading →

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Fun with Wieners, or Charcutepalooza Challenge 6

Posted on June 10, 2011 by David

I want to go on record as having decided to make hot dogs weeks before some idiot named Wiener thought he could lie about how Twitter worked. He should have “The Internet is Forever” tattooed backwards across his chest like … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Donuts

Posted on June 8, 2011 by David

Saturday evening’s dinner ended with this dessert, a bit of kitchen improv inspired by Thomas Keller’s famous “Coffee and Doughnuts” from the French Laundry. A Facebook friend had posted a comment about making glazed donut ice cream – an idea … Continue reading →

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A Real Do-Ahead Dinner

Posted on June 6, 2011 by David

Do-ahead dinner” brings to mind Sandra Lee’s “skills” with a microwave and a can opener, but a true do-ahhead diner can require at least a day of advance planning to execute. The idea is to get everything ready for a … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Cheesemakers

Posted on June 1, 2011 by David

After reading this post about homemade cheddar cheese, I decided I should try my hand at home cheese making. There’s a one-stop shop here in Massachusetts that sells the most popular book on the subject as well as starter kits … Continue reading →

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Memorial Meat

Posted on May 27, 2011 by David

Last weekend’s meat CSA share seemed specifically designed for grilling on Memorial Day weekend. Instead of a whole chicken I got a bone-in whole breast and some leg quarters, for beef there was a sirloin steak and two six-ounce burgers, and … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock, Revisited

Posted on May 23, 2011 by David

I have a short list of classic cooking techniques that I feel obligated to attempt, if for no other reason than to be able to say “I know how to do that.” Until a few weeks ago the technique at … Continue reading →

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Sixth Annual Birthday Dinner: Chocolate, Peanut

Posted on May 20, 2011 by David

Having successfully manipulated our guests’ expectations with the orange and beet jellies, I wanted to end the meal with a playful dessert, something less formal that what I have served in the past. This recipe – a “grown-up” version of a … Continue reading →

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Sixth Annual Birthday Dinner: Orange and Beet Jellies

Posted on May 18, 2011 by David

She Who Must Be Obeyed and I honeymooned in Italy, a ten-day package tour that began in Rome and ended in Venice at the Hotel des Bains, one of the shooting locations for the 1971 film adaptation of Death in … Continue reading →

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