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A Great Dinner at the Home of Friends

Posted on September 12, 2013 by dgourmac

Saturday night we had a special treat: a colleague and friend invited us to a marvelous dinner at her home.  Even better was the opportunity to get to know the family for the first time — kindred spirits in food … Continue reading →

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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Posted on September 5, 2013 by dgourmac

OK, sports fans, it’s time for something different tonight.  I was flipping through one of my favorite old photo/cookbooks, A Taste of France by Robert Freson (printed 30 years ago).  First, I found exactly what I wanted — a Tian … Continue reading →

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Cianfotta again

Posted on September 2, 2013 by dgourmac

“Cianfotta is a golden, glowing vegetable stew”, is the introduction to one of my favorite recipes from Viana LaPlace.  And it is, indeed, just that. Since today was Labor Day, relaxed and rainy, it was an opportunity to cook as … Continue reading →

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Charbono with Slow-Cooked Delicacies

Posted on August 19, 2013 by dgourmac

This will be a short post, since the key two recipes involved are already on the Internet. Yesterday, I was in the mood for meltingly-tender, slowly-cooked (but not in a slow cooker) vegetables, so I prepared two terrific dishes from recipes … Continue reading →

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Salade Composée and Petit Verdot

Posted on August 18, 2013 by dgourmac

Saturday was a good day, starting early with our two grandsons who slept over with us Friday night when their parents went to the football game.  Recently, I bought some sprouted buckwheat grains because I love buckwheat.  I got up … Continue reading →

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Ken Forkish Pizza dough

Posted on August 16, 2013 by dgourmac

Last Sunday Sarah and the boys came for pizza.  Since I already had two successful rounds of bread making with Ken Forkish’s methods, I decided to try his pizza dough made with levain (including 20% wholewheat flour instead of 100% … Continue reading →

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Lots to Tell You About…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by dgourmac

More than two weeks without a posting, but not two weeks without some interesting food and wine.  I present these in no particular order, since chronology is irrelevant here. Schav Let’s begin with a short trip to Eastern Europe — … Continue reading →

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Artisan Bread — new Featured Gallery

Posted on July 28, 2013 by dgourmac

I just posted a new feature gallery here.

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Red or White?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by dgourmac

That’s not a metaphysical question.  Nor is it (tonight) a question about wine.  Rather, it is the second part to the question: which clam sauce do you prefer? I’ve always been a white clam sauce guy.  It’s something about the … Continue reading →

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Not Your Grandmother’s Salad

Posted on July 25, 2013 by dgourmac

I don’t often have a salad as my dinner.  Tonight was an exception, and a notable one. It’s all about ingredients.  I already had steamed beets in the fridge, as well as a single organic Portobello mushroom, thinly-sliced, marinating in … Continue reading →

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