Today we curry. A Javanese chicken curry, a thrice fried dry beef curry (bebi rendang daging), and a spicy peanut sauce. I'll fit in a quick run to Bob's Quality Meats for goat meat and we'll make a...
Last weekend's salmon extravaganza. I had 3 pounds or so of line caught wild salmon from Pike Place market (though delivered by the elves of AmazonFresh to my front door). And only Irene, Colin, and...
Yesterday's brunch. Irene wanted leek and mushroom omelette. So this is a country omelette: 5 eggs beaten, bit of sea salt, in a large round non stick griddle, finely cut leeks, thin sliced mushrooms...
Yesterday the three pork bellies emerged from almost two weeks of dry brining. They spend most of the afternoon laid out on racks in front of a box fan to develop a pellicle. Today they are going to...
I'm thinking sous vide cooked meatballs, finished in the deep fryer, served with simple boiled Russet potatoes, and boiled Belgian endive. Finish the meatballs in a cast iron skillet and use the fond...
I wanted to smoke salmon this weekend, so I bought salmon. I ended up with 3 pounds of wild caught fresh salmon, but not in one piece. There's also just Irene, Colin, and me ... So I cut the thicker...
It is nice and cold, by Seattle standards. I'm thinking of smoking salmon on Sunday. Maybe smoking Brussel Sprouts and waxy potatoes, after tossing them in bacon fat, serving them with some bacon...
Three pork bellies ... becoming 35-45 pounds of bacon. They're all getting dry brined, koshering salt, a touch of pink curing salt, and a spice mix of ancho, coriander, cumin, dry mustard, smoked hot...
Today we have friends over for dinner. For starters, I'm making steak tartare: fresh ground sirloin, raw eggs, Dijon mustard, bit of coarse sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, single...
