Corned beef and cabbage is the traditional food on St. Patrick’s Day here in America, and is usually accompanied with Irish soda bread. However, there’s much more of a chance in seeing soda bread year round in Irish pubs and restaurants. And just like corned beef and cabbage is an American contribution to St. Paddy’sContinue reading “Wheaten Soda Bread”
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Braised Pork Belly with a Blood Orange Ginger Glaze
Just a quick post this week as real life is intruding a bit and I am running hither, thither, and yon. Anyway, I know you were left wondering ‘what did he do with the other half of the pork belly from last week’s post.’ Well, wonder no more. I fancied up a simple braise withContinue reading “Braised Pork Belly with a Blood Orange Ginger Glaze”
Pork Belly Goulash (Gulyás) with Spaetzle
This week I fully intended on turning pork belly into bacon and thawed a 4 ½ lb slab, but we were super busy over the weekend so I never got around to it. Unlike last week’s ‘blizzard’ Tuesday was actually quite a miserable day with some rain, sleet, and snow. Good old wintry mix. NotContinue reading “Pork Belly Goulash (Gulyás) with Spaetzle”
Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage Soup
Yesterday I was preparing for a late February blizzard dusting here in Chicago and decided a good soup would be in order. It just so happened there was an interesting recipe for potato, cabbage, and chorizo soup in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal. Looked good so I took the basics of it and transformed itContinue reading “Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage Soup”
Red Wine Risotto with Pancetta and Radicchio
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and if you’re like me you’d probably rather cook a nice romantic dinner at home than go out for dinner. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but if you’re here reading this I’d say cooking is your thing. I’ve got a good story about red wine risotto too.Continue reading “Red Wine Risotto with Pancetta and Radicchio”
Salami di Felino – Mmmm, Salami
Meat service is back on the blog after a vegetable post last week! And not just any meat service but cured, dried, fermented salami meat service. Oh hells yeah! Salami di Felino is an excellent starter salami as its flavor profile is simply garlic and pepper. This is the kind of stuff I dreamed aboutContinue reading “Salami di Felino – Mmmm, Salami”
Braised Fennel Gratin – Yes We Do Eat Vegetables Sometimes
Looking back at recent posts I notice there are a lot of meat-centric ones. Though I do love cooking meat, curing it, making sausages, etc., I think the recent posts are due more to seasonality. It’s winter, we eat more braises and roasts than salads. That’s not to say vegetables disappear altogether from the table,Continue reading “Braised Fennel Gratin – Yes We Do Eat Vegetables Sometimes”
Roast beef with Coffee Rub and Bordelaise Sauce
I had a really nice piece of beef sitting in the fridge and wanted to do something a little different with it. Nothing really jumped out at me from the cookbooks I was looking in but I did see a sauce idea for a rather simple version of Bordelaise sauce. So I thought ok, that’llContinue reading “Roast beef with Coffee Rub and Bordelaise Sauce”
40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken With Tarragon Mustard Sauce
I don’t think I had cooked any chicken since before Thanksgiving so this was a refreshing change of pace for us from all of the Christmas/New Year’s overindulging. Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure the last time we had a chicken dinner here at home I made 40 cloves ofContinue reading “40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken With Tarragon Mustard Sauce”
Cotechino – Buon Anno!
I think this last post of 2015 pretty much sums up my excellent sausage-making year and kicks off the next in an awesome style. Cotechino and lentils is a traditional Italian New Year’s dish served for good luck, much like black-eyed peas here in the US. The lentils are supposed to represent coins, no ideaContinue reading “Cotechino – Buon Anno!”
The Roaming GastroGnome 