BRAISED PORK CHEEKS
THIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD BRAISE, USING PORK CHEEKS WHICH ARE ONE OF THOSE PERFECT BRAISING CUTS — DENSE WITH LITTLE FAT AND UNIFORM IN SIZE. IF [Read More]
More DetailsTHIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD BRAISE, USING PORK CHEEKS WHICH ARE ONE OF THOSE PERFECT BRAISING CUTS — DENSE WITH LITTLE FAT AND UNIFORM IN SIZE. IF [Read More]
More DetailsBRUSSELS ANTWERP HAS ITS DRAMATIC PORT AND A HIP, COSMOPOLITAN VIBE. BRUGES, THE PRESERVED MEDIEVAL TOWN OF STONE BRIDGES AND COBBLED STREETS, EXISTS FOR TOURISTS BUT IS SAVED [Read More]
More DetailsIF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CHOLESTEROL, DON’T READ THIS RECIPE. GEORGE BLANC INVENTED THE DISH FOR A G-7 CONFERENCE AND ADDED IT TO THE MENU AT HIS 3-STAR [Read More]
More DetailsMY MOTHER, A CHILD OF THE DEPRESSION, HATED WASTE. OUR ICE BOX, AS SHE CALLED IT, WAS A TREASURE TROVE OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND SARAN-WRAPPED PLATES. NOTHING GAVE [Read More]
More DetailsI USE A LOT OF PARMESAN CHEESE IN MY COOKING. IN SALADS, PASTAS, RISOTTO, AND GRATED OVER SOUP. I ALWAYS BUY HIGH QUALITY IMPORTED PARMESAN, PREFERABLY RED COW [Read More]
More DetailsTHE MYTH ABOUT RISOTTO IS THAT YOU HAVE TO STAND AT THE STOVE AND STIR IT CONSTANTLY FOR 45 MINUTES, ADDING HALF A CUP OF BROTH AT A [Read More]
More DetailsLAMB SHANKS, LIKE PORK BELLY AND SHORT RIBS, HAVE BECOME A FIXTURE ON RESTAURANT MENUS. NOT WITHOUT REASON. ALL ARE CHEAP CUTS WHICH LEND THEMSELVES TO SLOW COOKING. [Read More]
More DetailsI ALWAYS HAVE A JAR OF PRESERVED LEMONS IN MY FRIDGE. THEY’RE A CINCH TO MAKE, THEY KEEP FOREVER AND THEIR INTENSE SALTY-SOUR BITE CAN BE USED TO [Read More]
More DetailsTHE WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE: THOSE WHO LOVE CALF’S LIVER AND THEMS THAT DON’T. CLEARLY, I’M IN THE FORMER CAMP. IN FACT, I WILL [Read More]
More DetailsTHERE’S A WORKING-CLASS RESTAURANT IN ROME CALLED MACCHERONI, WHERE THE PASTA CHEF STANDS IN A GLASS-ENCLOSED KITCHEN NEAR THE STAIRS TO THE RESTROOMS, FILLING ORDERS FOR CARBONARA, PUTTANESCA, [Read More]
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