Last Sunday I was flipping through my newest cookbook, Classico e Moderno, looking for some inspiration. We were having roast lamb for dinner and I was searching for something new to serve alongside it. I found a classic dish for stewed beans which supposedly is a common Tuscan side for roasts and braises and itContinue reading “Saffron Stewed White Beans: Updating a Classic”
Category Archives: Sunday Dinner
Cavatelli with Duck Sausage and Brussels Sprouts
I’ve been trying out a Christmas present this week; Classico e Moderno, a new Italian food cookbook from Michael White. It’s a great cookbook which is split into two parts, half contains classic Italian preparations and the other half contains his modern takes on them. For Sunday dinner this week I handed the book toContinue reading “Cavatelli with Duck Sausage and Brussels Sprouts”
Creamy Polenta and Mushrooms
We love polenta and during the fall and winter months I like to add it to dinners in place of pasta, rice, or potatoes. It’s a perfect side dish which pairs well with roasted or braised meats, especially ones with sauces and/or gravies. Depending on how much liquid you add when cooking, polenta can beContinue reading “Creamy Polenta and Mushrooms”
First Fall Dish – Lamb Stew with Backyard Garden Vegetables
I probably say this every year but fall is by far my favorite time of the year to cook. It’s nice to get back in front of the stove after cooking on the grill all summer. I just feel more creative in the fall, there’s only so much you can do with the grill, andContinue reading “First Fall Dish – Lamb Stew with Backyard Garden Vegetables”
Cucumber Fennel Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing
I always enjoy when Cheryl picks out recipes for Sunday Dinner. It’s kind of like a mystery ingredient box, I don’t know what she’ll pick and she usually picks a recipe or two we’ve never tried. This past weekend she picked up the Food & Wine magazine I hadn’t even read yet and decided aContinue reading “Cucumber Fennel Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing”
St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef (Part 2 – the finished product)
After 6 days in brine the brisket was ready for cooking and the photo above does not begin to do justice to this corned beef. If you could only taste it! The ready-to-cook corned beef you buy in the store has nothing on this version in terms of flavor. There’s no way you get asContinue reading “St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef (Part 2 – the finished product)”
Palette de Porc a la Biere (ou en anglais Beer Braised Pork Shoulder with a Dijon Mustard Sauce)
Over the weekend Cheryl requested something new and untried for Sunday dinner and said she’d pick from the cookbook shelf. The winning recipe of the ones she chose: Bourdain’s Palette de Porc a la Biere; a.k.a beer braised pork shoulder with mustard sauce.
Spinach and Mushroom Ravioli – A Refreshingly Light Sunday Dinner
After New Year’s and the end of carb-overload season I’m always looking to create some lighter yet fulfilling meals and I think pastas are a great blank canvas for this. It had been a while since I made ravioli so I decided we’d have some for Sunday dinner. The only major question was, what kindContinue reading “Spinach and Mushroom Ravioli – A Refreshingly Light Sunday Dinner”
Garlic Herb Stuffed Leg of Lamb with an Orange Mint Sauce
So remember a few posts back how I said I always make a leg of lamb for Easter? (No? Well go back a few and get caught up!) Since we were traveling I didn’t get to cook Easter dinner. However, upon returning to Chicago I noticed ham and lamb were both on sale. Imagine that. Continue reading “Garlic Herb Stuffed Leg of Lamb with an Orange Mint Sauce”
What’s for Sunday Dinner: Caramelized Onion and Duck Tart
A couple of weeks ago I bought some frozen duck legs with the intention of making confit. I don’t use the traditional method of cooking them in duck fat, I cheat a bit by slowly cooking the legs in olive oil. It achieves basically the same result, some preserved duck legs you can pull outContinue reading “What’s for Sunday Dinner: Caramelized Onion and Duck Tart”
The Roaming GastroGnome 