Becca Schlaff Dorade oil on canvas 36″ x 60″ I forgot to put the SD card back in the camera after uploading the last batch of my pictures to the computer, so unfortunately there are no photo images of his meal. Instead I’ve located the painting above as a stand-in for the main focus of the meal, and I …
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dolphinfish with crispy potatoes, tomatoes, olives
Okay, this may not be easy to explain. I’ve never actually cooked dolphin before, and in fact I didn’t cook ‘dolphin’ tonight. What I prepared was dolphinfish, which is not a mammal by any stretch of the imagination: Think of all those curvaceous creatures which were used to decorate classical furniture, architectural features, and garden ornaments (I’m not absolutely …
scallops, lemon, bronze fennel; tomato, pericón; puntarelle
Dinner was a cinch. I really went pretty basic with the scallops this time, the tomato was almost as minimal, and the puntarelle have almost become something I could do in my sleep. But I did manage to include a tiny (edible) bouquet on the plate (a last minute inspiration). eleven sea scallops (14 ounces …
garlic-oregano-citrus zest-marinated John Dory; broccolini
We’ve enjoyed some sea creatures lately that I hadn’t seen in the market for a while (fish have seasons too). On Saturday we will be having dolphinfish, but Friday night’s entrée was pretty special too: John Dory (aka Peter’s Fish, Saint-Pierre, San-Pierre, Petersfisch, Pez de san Pedro, and Pesce san Pietro, just for starters) The fish was gleaming, …
duck breast, grilled heirloom tomato, wilted lacinato, garlic
Duck: Fish or fowl? Sometimes it’s been both. The image above is from Pompei, and while I don’t mean to suggest that the Romans confused waterfowl and seafish, I find it amusing that some later Europeans did. We’ve been feasting on a lot of fish lately, and even on Wednesday, the night following this meal featuring pan-fried duck breast, when I had a …