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Jul

13

Lamb Shanks Braised With Garlic Bulbils

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No, that’s not a typo. Bulbil: “In botany, tiny secondary bulb that forms in the angle between a leaf and stem or in place of flowers on certain plants. Bulbils, called offsets when full-sized, fall or are removed and planted to produce new plants. They are especially common among such plants as onions and lilies.” [...]

Apr

10

American Carbonara

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Spaghetti Carbonara, the famous Italian pasta dish, has a somewhat murky origin (here’s a little discussion, as a well as a more traditional recipe), but one thing is certain: When it came to America, some of the versions ended up a bit heavy. Cream, I believe, is the culprit, and though some genuine Italian recipes [...]

Mar

20

Gotta Getta Goetta

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I only recently learned about goetta, courtesy of a Clevelander with an appreciation of this Cincinnati treat. Although I am, technically, a Buckeye by virtue of my birth in the state, I haven’t been in Ohio since I was 3 years old. But after my newly found love of goetta, I feel a closer connection [...]

Dec

21

Red Chili

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Football kicks off the decisive match-ups this time of year, and in honor of that, I present my latest chili recipe, Red Chili. This one focuses on the flavor of beef and tomato, adding just enough spice to make things interesting. And red it is: red tomatoes, red meat, red peppers, red beans . . [...]

Nov

15

24-Hour Roast Pork

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This recipe is adapted from one by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, published in his The River Cottage Meat Book. This book is one of my favorites in my food library, as it serves up equal portions of food philosophy and great recipes. A must for carnivores. Here’s a sample: “There is no doubt that Western society is [...]

Jul

25

Short Ribs, Under Pressure

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Mmmmmmmmmm. Short ribs. One of the toughest, fattiest cuts of beef, but definitely one of the best. And although most recipes call for a long, slow braise to make them edible (Korean galbi is an exception, and a very tasty one!), you can shorten that wait considerably by using a pressure cooker. In fact, you [...]

May

27

Braised Tongue, Under Pressure

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I realize that today’s post may seem a little extreme to some, but meat is meat, and if you’re an omnivore, you really owe it to yourself to try all of the parts, right? Tongue, one of the fattiest pieces of offal, also contains quite a bit of connective tissue, so a slow braising (or [...]

May

10

Larb Gai

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This is an great little dish with plenty of interesting flavors to get your taste buds jumping. It’s my version of the Thai specialty, sometimes also called laab gai. “Gai” means chicken, but this is also good with pork. It’s best served barely warm, either on a bed of lettuce, or rolled up in a [...]

Apr

7

Chicken Piccata

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[Another chicken recipe; sorry, I'm in Italy right now & relying on a post I did before I left.] Love lemons? Me too. Lemonade, lemon candy, lemon gelato, limoncello, and this tidy little weeknight dish, chicken piccata. You can hammer the breasts thinner if you like, but please don’t spare the lemon juice or use [...]

Mar

28

Chicken Salpicon

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I first had this dish in El Paso, Texas on a hot summer night. Arriving late at night at the home of an old El Pasoan after a day of dusty driving, I was welcomed with a huge Mexican ceramic bowl of salpicon and a stack of fresh, tender flour tortillas. Hungrily, gratefully, I spooned [...]

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