Inspired by a Anjum Anand’s gorgeous cookbook Anjum’s New Indian, we could not help ourselves today when we came across these beautiful beets at the farmer’s market. Her book simplifies Indian cooking so that even the most amateur lover of Indian food can feel accomplished. Since we have moved there is nothing we miss more […]
Sauces, Glazes, Chutneys & Vinaigrettes
London Broil with Garlic-Soy Jus
For us it is getting harder and harder to eat out and be satisfied with the amount of money we spend and the meal we eat. This is, in part, due to where we live and the dining options around us. We often end up feeling we could have had a really great bottle of […]
Mushroom Ketchup & Mustard Jus with Beef
Mushroom ketchup is a traditional English condiment. Larousse Gastronomique describes the use of mushroom ketchup in English cooking as “an addition to season sauces and also as a condiment for cold meat”. It also gets a mention in Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, first published in 1861, where she describes how to make your […]
Plum & Fig Chutney
We couldn’t resist the pork chops that the butcher was offering at the market today. It is HOT here though and we also couldn’t imagine anything too heavy for dinner. This super summery plum and fig chutney helped lighten the dish and make it fresh while adding tons of flavor to the pork. […]
Red Currant Vinaigrette with Farmer’s Market Salad
Where we live you can find a great farmer’s market most days of the week if you are willing to drive a little bit. Today we went to our local farmer’s market and came home with ingredients to make a hot weather salad for our dinner. The focus of our meal was going […]
Summer Salsa Chutney
When we made our Taco Inspired Consommé we were left with all the pulp from the beautiful vegetables that we passed through our juicer. Normally the pulp in the juicer is inedible, but in this case it was different – it turned our lovely vegetables into more of a salsa or chutney (I told […]
Fig Chutney with Red Wine & Shallots
As a child the idea of a fig was revolting. There always seemed to be Fig Newtons in our house (although I’m not sure who ate them) and that was the only sort of fig I knew. Now that I’m grown I see the beauty in the fig. When they are fresh they […]
Red Velvet Apricot Glaze with a Hint of Ginger
In second grade I had a babysitter who insisted on trying to get us to eat apricot flavored fruit roll ups. I was always willing to try new flavors but the tart, sticky taste of that made me vow to never eat another apricot as long as I lived….and I hadn’t until just today. […]