I was in the mood for pasta with clam sauce, but didn’t have the time or inclination to pick up live clams on the way home. Fortunately, I had a can of clams in the cupboard. I riffed off our standard recipe. Tonight’s side dish was an artichoke heart salad with roasted red pepper, green …
January 2017 archive
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Jan 08
Reliable Sources
Even with the sheer number of cookbooks in my library, there are times when I gravitate to certain sources for recipes. The common characteristics are that the recipes are well edited and work in our hands. For weeknight cooking, it helps that I don’t need to make special trips to get obscure ingredients that I …
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Jan 02
For Future Reference
I have over 500 cookbooks, folders full of recipe clippings and internet downloads, and index cards I’ve compiled over the years. Keeping track of what I’ve tried has been challenging. However, I’ve developed a three-pronged system that works for me. (I’ll discuss later how it works for Julian.) The recipe cards were relatively easy to …
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Jan 01
Getting my Goat
I’ve developed a liking for goat meat over the years. It started with our friend Beverly’s Jamaican curried goat dish. We’ve had it several times when we’ve visited her and her family north of Miami. Since then, I’ve ordered goat in several other restaurants of varying ethnicities. Goat is not easy to find. Most standard …
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