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Another Take on Spanish Octopus

Posted on December 5, 2021 by dgourmac

Here is Chef John’s approach, which I recently applied to 4 octopus legs from New Deal Fish Market: and the full recipe is here: https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2017/07/spanish-octopus-now-100-trick-free.html I made this for lunch one afternoon, as shown below.

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Lunch with Gemma

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

Our friend Gemma is one person whose food and wine tastes resonate closely with ours, so I was delighted to get a message recently that she would come for a visit and stay for lunch. Her timing was excellent. I … Continue reading →

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Krasi – Meze & Wine

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

One of my favorite haunts for food and wine is Eataly Boston. It has excellent selections of some of my favorite Italian foods. It’s a large store, and it is often crowded, so as one who despises crowds (even BEFORE … Continue reading →

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Erbaluce

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

Since I’m a month and a half behind on my blogging, I make no pretense about maintaining chronological order — this is Catch-Up time! This first post is about two lunches this week, featuring a white wine from Piedmont, a … Continue reading →

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Spanish Tortilla with Prosciutto

Posted on November 2, 2021 by dgourmac

I have two reference points for Spanish cooking. One is Claudia Roden, an author with a wide range of cookbooks touching much of the Mediterranean. She is also the author of Food of Spain, a magnificent compendium with 609 pages … Continue reading →

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Homemade Fettuccine with Oyster Mushrooms and Pancetta

Posted on September 5, 2021 by dgourmac

Once again, I enjoyed a meal featuring homemade pasta and marvelous, fresh oyster mushrooms. I was feeling a bit bereft during August because my source for top-notch mushrooms was on vacation. Elizabeth Almeida, the entrepreneur and founder of Fat Moon … Continue reading →

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The Bounty of Late August…

Posted on August 28, 2021 by dgourmac

One of the great joys of late August in New England in the rich bounty of ripe vegetables and fruits at their peak conditions. If there is a tagline to this post, it would say, “how you cook it makes … Continue reading →

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Tartine Einkorn Bread

Posted on August 5, 2021 by dgourmac

I’ve been happily making my standard sourdough breads every three or four weeks for much of this year, so I recently decided to explore some new breads. Chad Robertson’s Tartine Book No. 3 has been on my shelf for some … Continue reading →

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Clams and Linguine

Posted on August 4, 2021 by dgourmac

I had a hankering for clams this weekend, so I bought a pound of Littlenecks (along with other seafood) on Saturday at New Deal Fish Market in Cambridge. As always, the quality was excellent. So Sunday’s lunch was relatively simple: … Continue reading →

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Georgian Wine with a Cabbage and Onion Torta

Posted on August 2, 2021 by dgourmac

We had a large head of cabbage taking up a lot of space in the refrigerator for more than a week, so I was motivated to find a way to use it soon. Barbara’s go-to dish for cabbage is cole … Continue reading →

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