Archive for April, 2008
Passover Cooking: White Asparagus Soup
Jose Andres is a chef I admire a lot, even though I’ve never eaten at any of his restaurants. He worked with Ferran Adria at El Bulli, and his cooking reflects that level of playfulness and sophistication.
I recently came across this video on Gourmet.com in which Andres demonstrates an easy white asparagus [...]
Passover Cooking: Matzah Meal “Gnocchi” with Artichokes
One dish that shows up at the Passover seder in my family every year is matzah balls in tomato sauce. This is a more refined version of that dish, and it’s pretty simple to make.
For the “gnocchi” I combined an egg with matzah meal. After it was thoroughly combined, I rolled [...]
Restaurant City
My friend Jess and her husband Garrett reflect on living in a city with such a diverse food culture:
“…certainly the sheer diversity of restaurants in New York must be a major factor.”
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Passover Cooking: Quinoa “Risotto”
Although rice is not officially kosher for Passover, I was jonesing for some carbs and so ended up making this dish. The biggest difference between rice and quinoa is that quinoa cooks much faster, and so I had to make some serious changes to the standard risotto cooking method.
I started with the [...]
Passover Cooking: Mushrooms Stuffed with Pecorino and Spinach
I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan of portobello mushrooms. Sometimes the flavor is a little overwhelming; I prefer to chop it finely and cook it in a sauce. That being said, the sheer size of the mushroom caps are enough to inspire me, and the mushroom guy at [...]
Hagi
Yeah that’s a bowl of bacon and spinach and nothing else.
What’s not to love about izakaya?! Beer, small plates, good food, yakitori, chicken skin!!, pork belly, sake, noisy, usually quite small and hidden, and just makes me feel I’m in Japan sorta. Though I do hate the long wait seriously I got to [...]
