Posted in Fall, Garlic, Italian, Italy, Liguria, Olive Oil, Piemonte, Potato, Recipe, anchovies, appetizer, butter, condiments, easy, fondue, food, grilled, tradition, travel, vegetables, winter on Nov 29th, 2008
And, while you’re at it, good fellow, I’ll have a warm bath with virtually anything you’ve got on the menu: pasta, potatoes, fish, chicken, soup, bread…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
A man goes to the doctor complaining of neck ache. The doctor gives him some painkillers telling him to take two after a […]
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Posted in Chorizo, Recipe, Recipes, Steak, beans, beef, cabbage, chicharron, cilantro, cornmeal, crispy, diversity, egg, food, fried, grilled, indulgent meal, lunch, masa, morcilla, peppers, pinto beans, pork, red beans, spicy, tourism, tradition, yucca on Oct 1st, 2008
We are fortunate enough to live in a city with a ridiculous amount of diversity when it comes to restaurants, and one place we frequent often is a ‘hip’ Colombian restaurant (what the hell, it is Brooklyn). When we go there it’s because of two things: 1) We’re friggin starving and are ready to eat […]
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Posted in Moroccan, Recipe, Recipes, asparagus, cheap meal, chops, grilled, grilling, healthy, lamb, lemon, olives, onions, paprika, pine nuts, pistachios, spices on Jul 26th, 2008
Although we were the lucky recipients of a gorgeous red tagine as an engagement pressie from my parents friends a few years ago, we decided to forgo using it in the 95 degree heat New Yorkers were forced to endure last week. For those who may not know, a tagine (or tajine) is a […]
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Posted in New Jersey, Olive Oil, Recipe, Recipes, butter, cabbage, capers, chipotle, crab, easy, lemon, peppers, sandwiches, sauce, soft-shell on Jun 28th, 2008
So now you’ve searched high and low for soft-shell crabs, maybe to make Soft-Shell Crabs with Butter and Garlic and a side of Aglio e Olio? I can just see it - you finally find them and, in a panic, you decide to spend part of your life savings so you can put a bunch […]
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Posted in British, Garlic, Jamie Oliver, Meat, Mexican, Olive Oil, Recipe, Recipes, Spain, Squid, calamari, chile, chipotle, easy, fish, food, grilled, grilling, lemon, morcilla, onions, parsley, racione, sauce, sausage, savory, seafood, spicy, tapas, tomato on Jun 4th, 2008
A lot of people love Jamie Oliver for his informal, cheekie-chappie attitude and antics, which they welcome as a nice break from the seemingly unapproachable TV chefs of the past. Personally, I find his mockney styles and instant familiarity grating, and have let this issue influence my opinion of his cooking. However, I’m big enough […]
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