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Sixth Annual Birthday Dinner: Roasted Scallop with Celery Root Puree & Iwa Nori

Posted on May 11, 2011 by David

I‘ve had my eye on this recipe from Momofuku for a while and figured the dinner would be a good showcase, since it is both a seafood dish and uses Asian flavors that would compliment the next course. Unfortunately, due … Continue reading →

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Sixth Annual Birthday Dinner: Prosciutto, Melon, Basil

Posted on May 9, 2011 by David

I got the idea for this dish when I made prosciutto ice cream, and spent some time thinking about how I would present a classic flavor combination. Instead of sitting the ice cream on top of a melon slice, which … Continue reading →

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Sixth Annual Birthday Dinner: Menu

Posted on May 7, 2011 by David

It’s hard to believe that this evening we will host the sixth birthday dinner I’ve cooked for She Who Must Be Obeyed and friends. I’m up to my neck in last-minute prep, but I remembered to print out menus this year. … Continue reading →

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The Triple Bacon Blast

Posted on May 5, 2011 by David

When I made my 100% homemade BLT, I asserted that it was the best bacon sandwich I’d ever eaten. My English friends disagreed, telling me in no uncertain terms that a proper bacon sarnie (or bacon buttie) consisted of pork … Continue reading →

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An Angry Bir(d)thday

Posted on May 2, 2011 by David

Left to his own devices, Who Will Not Be Ignored would play Angry Birds obsessively until he dropped from exhaustion. That doesn’t prevent him from thinking about the game when he’s not playing it, or calling our attention to this … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Lamb’s Hearts

Posted on April 29, 2011 by David

I rediscovered three lamb hearts in the Deep Storage Facility and figured it was finally time to do something new with them. A fourth heart had been trimmed, grilled, and served with lamb chops, so I knew that both She and … Continue reading →

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The Belm Collection of Unusual Food

Posted on April 27, 2011 by David

It’s not soap, it’s chocolate,” my apartment mate Steve explained. Despite his claim, the small paper-wrapped rectangular slab I held in my hand looked for all the world like a very old bar of hotel soap – it even had … Continue reading →

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Bacon-Bourbon Jam

Posted on April 25, 2011 by David

I managed to survive preparing another Easter dinner for my extended family of 25 guests. Thanks to some clever planning by my mother and me, my Sunday afternoon in the kitchen was a relaxed affair consisting mostly of shuffling pans … Continue reading →

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Grilled Jerusalem Artichoke, Red Onion, and Olives

Posted on April 22, 2011 by David

Carl Jung and Sting to the contrary, I don’t believe in synchronicity, but find the term a useful description of the series of happy accidents I occasionally experience. The sequence of events that led me to this recipe is just such … Continue reading →

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Duck Variations: Confit

Posted on April 20, 2011 by David

Charcuterie is an art that rewards patience. Brining, curing, smoking, pickling: all of these things take time, but the final results are unlike anything you can whip up in a few hours in the kitchen. Charcuterie also demands planning and … Continue reading →

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