the venison was aborted It was Sunday, and I was going to prepare a meal which would have included two beautiful fallow deer chops, from the Union Square Greenmarket, and two late-season vegetables. I had a great time putting together a rich sauce, with a complex faux-venison stock, but 2 or 3 hours in, all wheels stopped …
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Struffoli, and friendship
Struffoli. For me it means an Italian Christmas, but it also means the memory of one Providence Christmas almost half a century ago, and the very generous love of a good friend. It’s a small story, but my recent revisiting of handmade Struffoli at Buon Italia made me think of Bernie. I had never cooked …
dinner, December 25, 2009
I had originally intended to finish with a quince purée the small rack of venison I had gotten from Ottomanelli this week, but I had been misinformed about the availability of quince this late in December. Learning the truth only the day before yesterday I quickly decided to use pears, one of the alternatives suggested …