Author Archives: dgourmac

Pasta with Mushrooms, Baked Squash Gratin

Posted on January 21, 2022 by dgourmac

You already know I love mushrooms. Here’s a dish with Oyster Mushrooms from Fat Moon and sautéed Shiitakes, served with thinly-sliced and baked zucchini, summer squash, and tomato gratin. Best of all was the wine selection: a Cabernet Franc from … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Paella

Posted on January 21, 2022 by dgourmac

So far, January has been a marvelous month for cooking. One of the best dishes was inspired by the food blog, Lemons + Anchovies. It was a vegetarian paella dish, and it called for all of the ingredients I had … Continue reading →

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Farro and Bean Soup of Abruzzo

Posted on January 10, 2022 by dgourmac

In 1984 Joyce Goldstein launched one of my favorite restaurants, Square One, in San Francisco. That was a decade when I was frequently in the Bay Area, for both business and pleasure, and I enjoyed her cooking and the style … Continue reading →

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2021 All Pasta Review

Posted on January 4, 2022 by dgourmac

While we’re wrapping up last year and reveling in our favorite carbohydrates, I thought I would offer the Pasta Year in Review via a 2:47-minute video with Vivaldi for audio accompaniment. It was a good year for Pasta, and I … Continue reading →

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Last Breads of 2021

Posted on January 3, 2022 by dgourmac

If my notes are complete, I baked sourdough bread 17 times last year; that’s 34 loaves. A few days before New Year, I decided to go out in a blaze of glory, and also do some compare and contrast with … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Meals, and a Corsican Wine

Posted on January 1, 2022 by dgourmac

My first day of the new year turned out to be a fine day for revised approaches to favorite dishes. The surprise was that they were anchored by a rosé from Corsica. For lunch I decided to select a jar … Continue reading →

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Just a Few Photos

Posted on December 26, 2021 by dgourmac

Once in a great while, I don’t write about food. Instead, I offer you a few photos which summarize the mood at home as we end the holiday weekend, and play with my Hipstamatic app on the iPhone.

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In Praise of Homemade Tonnarelli

Posted on December 25, 2021 by dgourmac

Now that tonnarelli has been firmly established as one of the most favored shapes in my pasta repertoire, I want to share with you two recent dishes. The first was very simple; pasta made with sautéed julienned vegetables — zucchini, … Continue reading →

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Biba’s Green Tea Tonnarelli

Posted on December 25, 2021 by dgourmac

Once of the most unusual recipes I found this year was Biba Caggiano’s Green Tea Tonnarelli with Shrimp and Candies Cherry Tomatoes. The recipe was from Biba’s Italy, a cookbook of hers I bought 15 years ago but which I … Continue reading →

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Using What You’ve Got

Posted on December 25, 2021 by dgourmac

One day last week, when I was cooking for myself, I opened the refrigerator and found mostly odds and ends of ingredients, but nothing that suggested a traditional meal. Among the items I needed to use before they went bad … Continue reading →

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