I had no plan for what I was going to make for dinner, other than that 2 ripe plum tomatoes would be a part of it. Then I remembered that Barry was going to be very near Schaller & Weber on the Upper East Side that afternoon, and I knew that one of their excellent ‘ancestral’ German wursts …
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duck, lemon, micro radish; fingerlings, red onion; spinach
It’s like game. It’s very much like game, both footed and winged. For most people however, it’s far more accessible. Very easy to find, it’s also very easy to prepare. We love duck. We also love roots and greens – and offbeat micro flavorings too. I’ve now introduced the meal we enjoyed last night. one 12-ounce duck breast …
Wienerschnitzel; Saltzkartoffeln; Rotkohlsalat
I’ve got the cooking process down, if not quite pat. ‘Wienerschnitzel‘ is not yet something that pops up inside my mind’s rotating index of reiterated home meals, but it’s on the way. The idea of this classic dish occasionally pops up inside my head, even when I’m not in Germany or Austria, but unless I see a supplier …
fennel-grilled tuna; sautéed radish; collard, radish greens
I have no idea how professional chefs manage to reproduce the same dishes over and over again; I’ve used this same tuna recipe more often than I can count, and it turns out at least a little different each time, even without half trying. But then, reproducing the same dinner happens to be exactly what I’m …
herb-roasted tilefish; tomato, oregano; roasted fingerlings
It was a beautiful day, a beautiful fish, and a beautiful meal. I love tilefish, and I jump at the chance to enjoy it almost every time I see it in the market.* Yesterday was one of those days, and it turned out perfectly. I’m getting pretty confident about preparing most fish, so when I …
sautéed pork secreto on cress, patatas alioli with ramps
I had no idea that there were ramps in Spain. Actually, I’m pretty certain that there are none, but tonight, after bringing home an exceptional cut of pork which I associate with Spain, I took a few liberties with what I still saw as a rather Spanish dinner, and the ramps were a part of that. The …
lemon-roasted pork chop, sage; sweet potato ‘frites’; cress
I say something like this every time I serve this dish: The recipe for this incredibly-simple lemon-roasted pork chop is perfection. More details here. two 9-ounce rib pork chops from Flying Pigs Farm, thoroughly dried, seasoned with salt and pepper, seared quickly in a heavy enameled cast-iron pan before half of an organic lemon was squeezed over them, the lemon left …
geräucherte forelle; kartoffelpuffer und apfelmus; rotkohl
This is the German-isch meal I had anticipated in the immediately previous post. It was to be an excuse to enjoy a pretty decent riesling, and an all-too-infrequent visit to the food of the Wagner ancestral Heimat. The wine was in fact more than pretty decent, the food as well, and das Kocherei meant more than a little Sehnsucht nach dem Rheinland. one twelve-ounce …
crab cake, collards, prosciutto; baby potato, savory
Note to self: The dinner and wine were both delicious, but the music was extraordinary, plus a huge surprise, since I had thought, as a huge fan of Hans Werner Henze for well over half a century, I was familiar with virtually all the recorded heterogeneous work of this awesome leftist, queer musical and theatrical genius. The fisher folk were …
haddock roasted with potato, garlic, sorrel, tomato
Haddock does very well without smoking. My celtic Fall River-born stepfather would be shocked, if he were still with us, although he surely knew scrod. I was proud to be able to put this meal together on Saturday, in the midst of some serious problems with hot water, problems now resolved. one pound of small …