Category Archives: Food

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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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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Purely Vegetables for Supper

Posted on July 24, 2013 by dgourmac

When treated properly, vegetables can provide an absolute riot of colors and flavors.  That was my experience with supper tonight.  It was purely vegetables, plus the wine. I temporized while deciding what to prepare, which means I munched on some … Continue reading →

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Vegan Supper with French and Venetian Overtones

Posted on July 23, 2013 by dgourmac

I usually start to prepare a meal with a question: “What is available?”  That leads to several attractive ingredients, each of which I try to prepare in a pleasing way, and then with an eye to integration, I put it … Continue reading →

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Marcella’s Rosemary and Sage Pasta Sauce

Posted on July 23, 2013 by dgourmac

For lunch today I finished up the lentil dish from last night.  Since I didn’t eat until 2 PM, I was pretty well sated until late this evening.  By the time I started to get hungry, I was ready for … Continue reading →

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Invest in Stocks

Posted on July 22, 2013 by dgourmac

No, not that kind.  I’m talking about stocks = broths, for cooking, of course. When we first got serious about making risotto — many years ago — I learned of the importance of having a plentiful supply of various high-quality … Continue reading →

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Simple, Slow, Subtle, Sumptuous

Posted on July 18, 2013 by dgourmac

As I searched through the refrigerator for items near their perish date — before leaving for the island for a few days — I found some heirloom carrots and Treviso radicchio, the same ingredients Laura had used a few weeks … Continue reading →

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