Monkey Gland sauce may sound a little odd, but if you visit South Africa then you will see it on most steak house menus. Often served with flavorful exotic game, it also goes incredibly well with beef steak. To the squeamish, the name may be a little ‘ewwww’, but just read on, once you […]
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Beef Wellington (A Very British Dish)
The history of Beef Wellington is not at all clear. I had always understood that it was named after the Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Waterloo battle in 1815. Clarissa Dickson Wright suggests it was named after the city of Wellington in New Zealand. Which, as the city was named after Arthur Wellesley, the Duke […]
Beef Carpaccio with Celeriac Remoulade
It is a snowy winter day here in New England and we have spent the entire morning cooking. For lunch we wanted something simple and light as we have been eating a lot of comfort food lately and needed a change. We had a lovely piece of tenderloin in the fridge for tomorrow’s Sunday […]