Hungry Again
eating is living

Feb

22

Gravlax

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Cured salmon, a lovely treat on top of a cracker or a bit of black bread, is something you really should be making yourself, at home. It’s easy, it’s cheap, and it really impresses the neighbors. The salt pulls the liquid out of the salmon flesh, making a potent brine and curing the fish in [...]

Feb

15

Fresh Egg Pasta

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Fresh pasta is completely different from dried pasta. I wouldn’t say it’s better or worse, just different. Not quite as much tooth as dried, but with a velvety, rich texture, fresh pasta is perfect for dishes like Chicken Noodle Soup or Ragu Bolognese. The technique I use here is a little tricky if you’ve never [...]

Feb

8

Oven-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass

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Patagonian toothfish, AKA Chilean sea bass, is available again from a sustainable fishery, but as far as I can find, Whole Foods is the only retailer around here that sells the Marine Stewardship Council-certified product. So if you’re not sure the fish you’re buying is from the South Georgia fishery, you might want to get [...]

Feb

1

Turkey Barley Soup

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Turkey, Ben Franklin’s choice for the national bird, is almost never cooked whole outside of the holiday season. I consider this no small culinary tragedy, as its flavor is rich and hearty, and easily surpasses that of the modest chicken. Turkeys are large, however, and cooking them requires some forethought as to how the generous [...]