The Squeal
2 August 2010 – 12:24 pm | No Comment

Pork is the other white meat. The Spanish have a fetishist obsession with pork charcuterie to the point of pork worship, though much of this has historical roots.
The belly is probably my favorite cut of pork to work with. Pork …

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Quinoa risotto
7 March 2010 – 3:46 am | No Comment
Quinoa risotto

Quinoa (pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/ or kinwa) is a pseudocereal that’s been around for about 6000 years but is now of interest as a “supergrain” outside of Peru and the other Inca regions of South America. Why? it …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3
26 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3

While continuing to experiment with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, my botched deba antics left me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and some decided dissatisfaction.
The difficult portion …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2
25 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2

I continue to play with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, and hurried use of a deba found me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 1
23 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 1

I’m currently playing with fish. Not in a “toy” or BFF sense, but in the kitchen, and specifically with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus). It’s part of an ongoing development project, but what I …

Freshly-squeezed quail juice
8 February 2010 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Freshly-squeezed quail juice

No, that’s not a Ziploc container of glomerular filtrate (you crazy wonk): it’s actually clarified quail broth, or what I like to refer to as “freshly-squeezed” quail juice.
Clarification of stock into consommé has been around since …

Sawara set meal
7 February 2010 – 3:33 pm | No Comment
Sawara set meal

It’s Superbowl Sunday today (Superbowl XLIV I think) and while people like my friend and former boss Wayne are busy gearing up for serious pigskin entertainment in front of a large screen, I’m sitting here …