Yes. Yes. Sweet Jesus, yes. makes your twelve closest friends’ day 1/3 c popcorn 4 strips of high-quality, thick-cut bacon 1 large sprig of rosemary 3 T butter 1/2 c maple syrup Get some corn poppin’. Meanwhile, put a large skillet over medium-low heat. Chop the bacon into 1/2-inch pieces and add to the skillet. [...]
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Maple-Bacon Popcorn
Posted in Appetizers, Carnivorous, Desserts, Grains, Meat on February 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Post-Thanksgiving Croquettes
Posted in Appetizers, Carnivorous, Entrees, Fowl, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When you’ve had all the turkey-cranberry sandwiches and reheated mashed potatoes that you can stand, it’s time to make croquettes with the Thanksgiving leftovers. Croquettes are essentially breaded and deep-fried anythings. Usually, these anythings include bechamel sauce as a binder. The key, then, to post-Thanksgiving croquettes is to make a big ol’ batch of rather [...]
Pan-Seared Turkey Liver
Posted in Appetizers, Carnivorous, Fowl on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This one’s just for the Militant Carnivores. It’s two days until Thanksgiving. You’ve put the turkey in a stockpot full of maple brine. You’ve taken the giblets and added them to the contents of your chicken stock bag and are roasting them in a Dutch oven, along with garlic, onions, carrots and celery, until they’re [...]
Baconourbon
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast and Brunch, Carnivorous on September 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m not proud of this. In my defense, let me just say that I never would have done this of my own accord. Karma, however, had other ideas: No sooner had I written about the absurdities of bacon-infused vodka than a friend asked if I could prepare a batch of bacon-infused bourbon for a weekend [...]
Breakfast on the Grill
Posted in Breads and Flatbreads, Breakfast and Brunch, Carnivorous, Desserts, Fruit, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian on July 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My mother-in-law recently gave me Seven Fires, an encomium to grilling over live fire by the Argentine chef, Francis Mallmann. Seven Fires passes the crucial test of any cookbook: It makes me want to cook. Particularly, this book makes me want to cook an entire cow over a bonfire by a secluded lake in Patagonia, [...]
Penne all’Amatriciana
Posted in Carnivorous, Entrees, Meat, Pasta and Noodles on July 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
If you ever have the great fortune to receive a piece of your friend’s homemade guanciale (cured hog jowls), this is what to do with it. 4 oz. guanciale, pancetta or slab bacon, in one piece 8 oz. penne rigate or other dried pasta (A confession: I love mixing different types of pasta, a fondness [...]
Bacon, Arugula and Tomato Sandwich
Posted in Breakfast and Brunch, Carnivorous, Entrees, Meat, Sandwiches on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It is highly regrettable that, in some circles, arugula has become a code word for effete yuppie snobbery. Good, honest, salt-of-the-earth Americans apparently will eat romaine, Boston bibb and the occasional bunch of spinach, but, for reasons unknown, arugula seems to smack of elitism and pretension in a way that Swiss chard, say, doesn’t. This [...]
Macaroni and Cheese with Mix-Ins
Posted in Carnivorous, Entrees, Pasta and Noodles, Side Dishes, Vegetarian on May 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Although macaroni and cheese, that epitome of comfort food, may be perfect all by itself, the addition of a few other ingredients can transform it into a meal. Even better, these “mix-ins” allow your family members to customize their own servings, adding meat and/or vegetables as they see fit. Using these ramekins creates automatically portioned [...]
Easter Monday Breakfast Sandwich
Posted in Breakfast and Brunch, Carnivorous, Entrees, Meat, Sandwiches on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not having been raised by wolves or in a barn, I was brought up to be polite and not to discuss sex, politics or religion in formal company. I usually fail miserably at this, but I will maintain decorum here insofar as I will not delve into a religious discussion on this blog, except for [...]
Polenta with Broccoli Rabe
Posted in Breakfast and Brunch, Carnivorous, Entrees, Essential Ingredients, Grains, Meat, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian on March 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Polenta is one of those things that make me feel like I’m missing something. I’ll whip up some polenta in 30 minutes or less and really enjoy what I end up with, but to hear people talk about making polenta, you’d think that it was an alchemical problem on the magnitude of turning lead into [...]
