I wanted to make my own spaghetti sauce this past Monday for our meatless dinner. I was disappointed that Stanley’s didn’t have any canned tomatoes Monday morning when I went shopping for my veggies. I was going to make a mushroom ragu with basil, but those plans went out the window because I didn’t feel like [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Simple Spaghetti – without meat
Posted in Home Cooking, Meatless Monday, tagged basil, canned tomatoes, carrot, cremini mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, garlic, garlic bread, goat cheese, hummus, marinara sauce, meatless monday, onion, pepper, red wine, salt, spaghetti, stanley's, whole foods on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
L2O
Posted in Restaurant, tagged amuse buche, avocado, bailey's, beeswax, brown sugar, bundt, carmelize, chestnuts, chocolate, coconut sauce, custard, deconstructed, duck fat, dumlings, foie gras, frangelico, french, gold fleck, grand marnier, green curry, hibiscus, japanese, kaffir lime, l2o, lamb tartare, laurent gras, lemon oil, lemon zest, lincoln park, liquid nitrogen, lobster, lobster bisque, marshmallow, merengues, meyer lemon, mouse, octopus, parsley, peekytoe crab, pickled peach, pork belly, potato, scallop, scalloped potato, shiro ebi, snapper, souffle, soy, tai, tarragon, tomato, truffle, tuille, tuna, white rice on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So, yesterday was my wife’s birthday. I won’t tell you how old she is now, you should never ask a woman her age. Needless to say, she’s still younger and better looking than me. For this year’s birthday dinner I took her to L2O. I know, I know. I’m unemployed and shouldn’t spend that kind [...]
Japanese Curry with Tofu
Posted in Home Cooking, Meatless Monday, tagged asian market, beef, carrot, chicken, cold beer, green pepper, hard boiled egg, japanese curry, meatless monday, onion, pork, potato, red pepper, silken tofu, soy oil, tofu, water, white rice on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I took the easy way out for this past Meatless Monday adventure. I found a packet of Japanese Curry in my cabinet and decided to use it up. I don’t know if you can buy Japanese Curry packets at regular grocers, but it is available at almost any Asian market. It comes in a box [...]
Shabu-shabu
Posted in Home Cooking, swine, tagged anchovies, beer, carrot, daikon, enoki, green onion, japan, japanese hotpot, kelp, konbu, konnyaku, kurobuta pork, mitsuwa, niboshi, ponzu, shabu-shabu, shanghai cabbage, shiitake, soy sauce, tofu, vinegar, white rice, yuzu on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s starting to get damn cold here in Chicago. In Japan, when it gets cold out, they start eating Shabu-shabu which is a Japanese hotpot. It’s called Shabu-shabu because of the sound the thinly sliced meat makes when you slosh it around in the broth to cook. I didn’t make this one, this dish is [...]
Meatless Monday
Posted in Home Cooking, Meatless Monday, tagged beef, carrots, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, garam masala, garlic, ginger, hard boiled egg, indian, juice, lamb, lime, onions, potatoes, rind, sesame seed, soy oil, soy sauce, spinach, vegetables, yogurt on October 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
So, we just started with an idea Yuki had a while back which is to not eat meat at least one day of the week. This is a very difficult concept for me to digest seeing as beef is my favorite vegetable followed closely by lamb. However, after going through the Food, Inc. the movie [...]
Short Ribs
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged balsamic vinager, bay leaves, beef stock, bone marrow, braising, carrots, celery, chicago, coriander, corn starch, garlic, grilling, hericots vert, mashed potatoes, olive oil, onions, parsley, pepper, red wine, salt, short ribs, stir fryed, thyme on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s starting to get cold here in Chicago, that means less grilling and more braising. My first braise of the season was a batch of beef short ribs. One of the most flavorful cuts. Nice and fatty, lots of bone marrow, what could be better? First, I browned them in a big pot with some [...]
