I think I’m running the risk of being too obsessed with the aesthetics, neglecting the relative simplicity I have always wanted to dominate in these meals. The fish was wonderful, but after it was served I had to admit to myself (and Barry) that there a little too much going on in the presentation. I sometimes find it hard …
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spinaci ravioli, garlic, cool habanero, tomato, pinoli, lovage
I’ve finally found a seasoning pepper I will actually be able to spend some money on. Each year I’m amazed (well, overwhelmed) by the huge variety and numbers of hot peppers displayed by Greenmarket farmers, a bounty which begins in mid-summer and continues until the frost. While I bring them home regularly, it’s normally in very …
‘gilded cod’, sage, chili, fennel flower; grilled zucchini, mint
I fiddled with this recipe a little each time I’ve brought it out. It was originally the late Kyle Phillips‘s terrific approach to cod, although it looks like I’ve only used it with hake until last night. I’ve finished it with with various toppings; this time I used fresh fennel flowers, and before that I played around a little …
oregano/chili-roasted squid; potatoes, chives; 2 dandelions
I’ve always thrown some form of capsicum in the mix with this recipe (the original recipe, and my usual preparation, included only dried red pepper flakes), but this may be the first time I’ve used fresh seasoning peppers other than habanada. While it made for a very flavorful dish, a much smaller amount than I …
marinated, breaded Swordfish, lemon; kale/mustard, garlic
There was nothing new in this entrée, except, I believe, for the greens, which were some kind of kale/mustard combination of which I didn’t get any description from the farmer the day I picked them up. They were quite sweet, and delicious, with much of the flavor of mustard, but with little of the bitterness …
grilled zucchini, chevre; picanha; tomato; roasted potatoes
Sure, it was steak and potatoes, with one small red tomato for a light touch – and – color, but before that there was a very light appetizer of freshly grilled zucchini slices with a really good local chevre and some spicy mint. I think the news about a study about meat studies had just …
pink smoked pork loin; purple potatoes; green pole beans
Well, that headline was really unnecessary, but while the meal wasn’t about color, it wasn’t diminished by its richness (which, I have to admit, wasn’t entirely serendipitous). ‘Leftover Kasslerbraten‘. The unembellished words don’t begin to describe the awesomeness. We had begun feasting on this nearly 7-pound roast the first day of this year. We enjoyed its third, …
tomato bruschetta; lemon pork chop; sautéed bitter melon
Although I hadn’t anticipated any problems earlier, once I had started to put it together, this meal turned out to be a bit of a challenge. Without doing any research on it, I had decided to buy a vegetable (I think it’s actually a fruit) that I seen showing up in the Union Square Greenmarket …
bocconcini; sunchoke fusilli, garlic scapes, chilis, olives, dill
I think of the fairly simple pasta courses I scatter between more serious or composed meat and fish entrées as something like ‘intervals’ between acts, but they’re usually at least as satisfying as what would normally be called more main event dinners. As this one was. There was also a simple antipasto this time. five …
haddock, oyster mushrooms with capsicum, lemon; greens
It was a beautiful balanced meal, beyond the picture, and it included a delicious real Chablis and a fascinating 100-year-old mystical opera that could have been written yesterday. The haddock was really fresh, and with more than a little luck, I managed to cook it perfectly; the mushrooms also ended up just right, that is, …