Braised Bison Cheek
When I picked up some bison cheeks from the Union Square Farmers Market, the guy responded to my question about how to cook bison cheek with “low heat, long time. Braise it.” Ingredients:- bison cheek- onion chopped- carrot chopped- garlic finely chopped- celery stalk sliced- can of whole peeled tomatoes- red wineDirections: 1) Pre-heat oven … Read more
Citroen DS 1962
Citroen DS 1962 Photograph from Deutsche Fotothek Taken in Dresden, Germany on Freiberger Stasse Citroen DS & Concorde
Chicken & Garlic Sausage & Broccoli Rabe With Saffron Pappardelle
A simple Sunday evening meal using some ingredients picked up at the New Amsterdam Market. Ingredients – Chicken and garlic sausage from Brooklyn Cured (Brooklyn, NY) – cut into chunks – Fresh saffron pappardelle from The Ravioli Store (Long Island City, NY) – Broccoli rabe from the local market (chopped) – Yellow onion from the … Read more
Natural Pickles
Pickle fest was a couple of weeks ago in the Lower East Side and I got to try some natural / lacto fermented pickles. Lots of pickles today are made with vinegar (and spices, flavorings) and this provides consistency and doesn’t require immediate refrigeration. Lacto fermentation or natural pickling on the other hand is pickling … Read more
Pork Loin Roast
Pork loin roast with Dijon regular and whole grain mustards and ground fennel salt. Based on a recipe from epicurious.com.
Equipo Navazos La Bota de Fino #15
There’s lots of chatter in the wine geek circles about Equipo Navazos – so I thought it was time to try a bottle of the fino. Fino and Manzanilla are one of the great ways to start an evening and fortunately (from a cost perspective), sherry is still unpopular and can be relatively inexpensive. Why … Read more
