Weekend Update
You could say this weekend has been exciting…. Saturday afternoon I went to the market and picked up a bunch of stuff as usual — heirloom potatoes, Swiss chard, sheep’s […]
Greens 2
Looks just like the broccoli rabe dish from a couple weeks ago, doesn’t it? You’d be wrong. Mustard greens braised in Belgian beer, with heirloom beans and bacon If you […]
Greens 1
Japanese turnips I bought a whole mess of greens at USGM this weekend. Turnip greens, French breakfast radishes, radish greens, mustard greens and spinach. In addition, I have some leftover […]
Seafood 4
Brodetto di pesce, topped with homemade anchovy-garlic croutons This dish is known by a variety of names, for example “Italian-style fish stew” or “cioppino”. The ingredients are some variation of […]
Gnocchi 2
This isn’t seasonal since tomatoes aren’t due for another four to six weeks unless you count the hydroponic greenhouse toms at USGM. I think you can cut me some slack […]
Seafood 3
Thanks to Eddie. I went with a variation on his earlier suggestion. Mussels steamed in Belgian beer and aromatics, served with sourdough bread and lemon In this case, the aromatics […]
Seafood 2
Not everything turns out to be a success at Chez Spamwise. A case in point was last night’s dinner…. Pan-roasted squid, served with fennel, orange and wild arugula salad I […]
Postcards from the Shire
This blog will have its three year anniversary in a little over six weeks so I thought I’d pull some of my favorite food photography in the intervening period. You […]
Leftovers 1
Chicken congee Toppings include: crispy chicken skin (inspired by the chicken buns served at Momofuku Noodle Bar), shredded leftover roast chicken, shallots and bacon fried in chicken fat, chopped scallions, […]
Seafood 1
Dinner Saturday night — Fettucine with fresh clams, wild arugula, green garlic and herbs I should add that the clams were likely caught either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, courtesy […]
May Flowers
Spring garden salad Roasted fingerling potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes, with fiddlehead ferns, wild asparagus, ramps, nasturtium flowers and a poached egg You can leave out the root vegetables if you […]
Finger Lickin’ Good
Roast chicken la Keller, pan-fried potatoes and watercress, au jus Thomas Keller’s recipe for mon poulet rôti is here. Leftovers will be turned into chicken salad and chicken congee. The […]
Potatoes 4
Roast cod, sautéed shiitake mushrooms and ramps, pan-fried potatoes Remember when I said that potatoes are one of the best vegetables invented? This is one reason why. 4 Bintje potatoes, […]
From Market to Table
Roast cod with lemon-shallot viniagrette, mesclun salad This is as fresh as it gets. Cod, courtesy of Blue Moon Fish, from eastern Long Island. Very likely this was caught either […]
Spring in a Bowl
Warm asparagus salad with bacon and egg I have to confess: this is my favorite time of the year. It’s seeing the leaves come out, flower buds slowly opening and […]
Eat Your Vegetables
12 vegetable ragoût 1 carrot, peeled and sliced 1 parsnip, peeled and sliced handful of fingerlings, scrubbed 1 medium Binjte potato, peeled, cut into 1/4″ thick slices and barely par-boiled […]
