Grilled Eggplant And Shiitake Bruschetta I cannot tell a lie. This was a totally failed experiment, but a yummy bite of food. Experiment first: I’ve…
My wife and I just spent a weekend downtown, our last for awhile while we await our second child. Two nights on the town (or…
I’ve been working on a way to easily skim all of the posts on the site. The first version is available now, at Visual Index…
Spectacular Chocolate-Espresso Brownies Brownies of course are one of those topics that cleave the population along multiple dimensions. Cakey or fudgy? Love the middle or…
Gougères with Blue Cheese and Rosemary Goo what? Gougères, pronounced "goo-zherz". You make a simple choux paste (aka pâte à choux) dough, mix in some…
Pappardelle With Cauliflower and Zucchini I find it fascinating how different types of Italian pasta seem to want different sauces. I don’t know how much…
Polenta With Asparagus And Olives This is a quick and easy meal you can throw together in 20 minutes if you have the ingredients in…
Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies Sometimes in life you just want a big, warm plate of chocolate-chip cookies, and sometimes you want oatmeal chocolate-chip. At least that’s…
Panko-Crusted Egg With Cherry Smoked Asparagus, Smoked Paprika, And Sherry Gastrique This was the third course for my recent “underground” dinner party, and definitely my…
Adobo Tofu Taco with Pickled Onions Pickled onions are one of my favorite condiments. I do this almost automatically if I find myself with half…