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dinner, April 25, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeFor some time I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to sample a very attractively-presented cut of steak I’d first heard of and seen at The Meat Hook in Williamsburg, and spotted several times after that at Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats in Chelsea Market. On April 25 I decided it was time. I was in the…
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Atlantic Sea Bass 4/24/10
Categories: Meals at homeAtlantic sea bass fillet, oven-roasted after a marination of garlic and herbs (bay, rosemary, thyme, parsley), purchased from The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market; accompanied by boiled tiny Carola potatoes purchased three days earlier at the Union Square Greenmarket from Berried Treasures Farm [the name a nod to both of the farmer’s specialties: superb potatoes…
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fresh wild Pike fillet 4/19/10
Categories: Meals at homeI grew up in a place and a time when the fish on the table was always local (unless it was tuna or salmon, which were always canned), and bore names like Perch, Whitefish, Trout, Bass, Bluegill, Sturgeon, Freshwater Smelt or the supremely-elegant Northern Pike. In Michigan and Wisconsin in the 1940’s and 50’s it…
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dinner, April 17, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeorecchiette (using a package of Bartolini Emilio, from Umbria, purchased from Garden of Eden), boiled, drained, then added to a deep pan in which the rest of the ingredients had already been prepared: a mixture of chopped uncured smoked duck bacon from D’Artagnan (also purchased from Garden of Eden), crumbled dry hot pepper, garlic, and…
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dinner, April 14, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeboiled Kielbasa sausage from Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats in Chelsea Market, served with a German whole-grain mustard; accompanied by red cabbage salad, leftover from dinner April 12; and a simple warm potato salad of quartered and boiled Norland Red potatoes from Muddy River Farm in the Union Square Greenmarket combined with a vinaigrette of chopped…
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dinner, April 13, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeLittle more than a week after I had come upon Strauss Brothers veal chops, which we had enjoyed in this meal, I discovered that the same excellent producers also supplied tasty young lamb. I included four of their small rib chops in this dinner. lamb chops, pan-grilled and finished with oil, thyme and a…
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dinner, April 3, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeI generally avoid preparing or eating veal (for the expense; the problematic ethics attached to most of its sources; and the fact that, unless sympathetically prepared, it can end up tasting pretty bland). It’s probably been years since I’ve had it in my kitchen, but with the memory of one particular recipe I’d not been…
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dinner, April 12, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeThis meal anticipated summer by a bit, as nothing required cooking at home, and everything was served at room temperature. We would have continued with a third course of two great, and possibly Germanic-y, artisanal cows-milk cheeses I’d picked up at the Bobolink Dairy stall in the Union Square Greenmarket, if we hadn’t already been…
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dinner, March 28, 2010
Categories: Meals at homethin-sliced La Quercia speck from Iowa, purchased today at The Meat Hook in Williamsburg, along with arugula from Garden of Eden dressed in oil and balsamic vinegar, and slices of ciabatta from Sullivan Street Bakery also purchased at Garden of Eden ravioli all’ortica (small nettle-filled ravioli) from Buon Italia, sauced with hazelnut butter and grated…
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dinner, March 27, 2010
Categories: Meals at homeThis meal wouldn’t have begun as it did if I hadn’t spotted those fava beans. While shopping at Buon Italia this afternoon I happened to see two or three still-unopened bright green pods on plates lying on the wooden dining table near the back of the store. This was the corner where the owner’s own…