Horseradish mashed potatoes, parsnip chips, spiced red wine syrup
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Parsnips
Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filet
Horseradish mashed potatoes, parsnip chips, spiced red wine syrup
Horseradish mashed potatoes, parsnip chips, spiced red wine syrup
Butternut Squash Pasta
So much with so little. Four steps to real genuine happiness.
Step #1 - Roast butternut squash and run it through a food mill.
Step #2 - Make a pasta dough with the butternut squash puree. Add a little chopped fresh sage if you want.....wait a minute, remove the "if you want", you MUST add fresh sage, it's a good thing to do.
Step #3 - Let the dough rest for 30 minutes and then run it through a pasta sheeter & cutter. Cook in boiling salt water for 45-60 seconds.
Step #4 - Enjoy with oyster mushrooms, good olive oil, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano and fresh herbs. If this fails to make you happy seek help soon.
Step #1 - Roast butternut squash and run it through a food mill.
Step #2 - Make a pasta dough with the butternut squash puree. Add a little chopped fresh sage if you want.....wait a minute, remove the "if you want", you MUST add fresh sage, it's a good thing to do.
Step #3 - Let the dough rest for 30 minutes and then run it through a pasta sheeter & cutter. Cook in boiling salt water for 45-60 seconds.
Step #4 - Enjoy with oyster mushrooms, good olive oil, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano and fresh herbs. If this fails to make you happy seek help soon.
'Smores Concoction
A cross between a sweet terrine of sorts, a papillote of sorts and a fondue of sorts. Maybe it's just wrong to draw comparisons to what it's "most like" because there isn't anything like it.
Hot chocolate ganache, marshmallow cream, crystallized graham crackers, strawberries.
Hot chocolate ganache, marshmallow cream, crystallized graham crackers, strawberries.
Juniper Berries
In the Fall as the juniper berries start turning from green to purple you'd better pick them before the birds swoop in and devour them all. We've used juniper berries before but not fresh berries, they've always been dried. It just so happens we have an abundance of them growing outside of the kitchen so I decided to roast them to make a juniper oil.
For more than 300 years, juniper berries have been a popular flavoring agent for gin. The word gin comes from the Dutch word for juniper, "geniver."
We think the flavor of juniper could make the perfect accompaniment to butternut squash pasta, acorn squash gnocchi or roasted beets.
One interesting observation; they need to be covered while roasting because some of the berries will explode, and I me really explode. If you look at the side of the sheet pan in this picture you'll see some juniper dust, that's from the berries bursting into total disintegration.
Grind the roasted berries into a dust, add to olive oil and steep on a low heat for 15 minutes. Strain through cheese cloth.
For more than 300 years, juniper berries have been a popular flavoring agent for gin. The word gin comes from the Dutch word for juniper, "geniver."
We think the flavor of juniper could make the perfect accompaniment to butternut squash pasta, acorn squash gnocchi or roasted beets.
One interesting observation; they need to be covered while roasting because some of the berries will explode, and I me really explode. If you look at the side of the sheet pan in this picture you'll see some juniper dust, that's from the berries bursting into total disintegration.
Grind the roasted berries into a dust, add to olive oil and steep on a low heat for 15 minutes. Strain through cheese cloth.
Comfort Food Personified
Meatloaf is the perfect metaphor for an uncomplicated, simpler life. It's such a humble dish, it should be on the White House menu. Everyone in Washington could use a little meatloaf. Sorry about the politics.....back to the meatloaf. This was version #9, we were aiming for a lighter, more flavorful meatloaf and #9 proved to be perfection in the field of meatloaf arts. Light & moist yet encapsulating the fat into the final product, which is a good thing because if you render out the fat you'll lose flavor and end up with a dense "Meatcake".
Meatloaf #9Mashed Yukon gold potatoes, red wine mushroom sauce, French green beans and baby carrots with maple butter, onion straws.
Meatloaf #9Mashed Yukon gold potatoes, red wine mushroom sauce, French green beans and baby carrots with maple butter, onion straws.
Winter Menu Development Begins
Today on the 1st day of October we began winter development for January. Here's a glimpse of some warm, comforting ideas we have on our minds. I know I'll regret saying this, but I want it to snow so that I can hide away in a corner booth and immerse myself in the comfort of all that is right about winter food.
Pappardelle pasta, roasted chicken, oyster & shiitake mushrooms, arugula, roasted garlic chicken broth, fresh thyme, romano cheese, pine nuts
The skill of twirling pappardelle displayed here
Creamy polenta with mascarpone cheese. Can you imagine, a bowl of this on a cold winter night.....you bet you can, you'd sell your mother for this
Top secret, we'll let you know when we figure it out.
Pappardelle pasta, roasted chicken, oyster & shiitake mushrooms, arugula, roasted garlic chicken broth, fresh thyme, romano cheese, pine nuts
The skill of twirling pappardelle displayed here
Creamy polenta with mascarpone cheese. Can you imagine, a bowl of this on a cold winter night.....you bet you can, you'd sell your mother for this
Top secret, we'll let you know when we figure it out.
Shelter From The Storm
Come in, she said,Ill give you shelter from the storm
Bob Dylan 1976
Today the temperature dropped and it started to rain, which made this dish seem so appropriate. The hearty flavors of winter on a cool dreary day are good for the soul.
Braised Boneless Beef ShortribsOyster & shiitake mushrooms, baby carrots, pearl onions, mashed potatoes, marsala, pan jus, horseradish gremolata.
Bob Dylan 1976
Today the temperature dropped and it started to rain, which made this dish seem so appropriate. The hearty flavors of winter on a cool dreary day are good for the soul.
2007 Winter Menu
As we move into the cold days of winter, we might feel a bit wistful for fresh tastes of summer fruits and vegetables. Remember, though, that winter has its own hearty and healthy offerings to enjoy. We should enjoy the bounty that captures the richness of fall’s colors and tastes.
Chipotle Steamed Mussels
Andouille sausage, wilted spinach, shoestring potatoes
Seared HalibutPotato gratin, melted leeks, mustard vinaigrette
Panko Crusted Lemon SoleShoestring potatoes, fresh herb aioli, baby carrots & haricot verts
Grilled SalmonButternut squash risotto, vanilla rum beurre blanc, winter vegetables
Hot Chocolate Cake
Chocolate truffle center, Cointreau cream
Chipotle Steamed Mussels
Andouille sausage, wilted spinach, shoestring potatoes
Seared HalibutPotato gratin, melted leeks, mustard vinaigrette
Panko Crusted Lemon SoleShoestring potatoes, fresh herb aioli, baby carrots & haricot verts
Grilled SalmonButternut squash risotto, vanilla rum beurre blanc, winter vegetables
Hot Chocolate Cake
Chocolate truffle center, Cointreau cream
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