Roasted Bone Marrow, and Me.

roasted bone marrow

Here is the thing with Roasted Bone Marrow and me: I always get anxious introducing this personal preference of mine to anybody new. Am I about to lose my new friend, or will admitting some small nugget of truth serve to cement our friendship further? Or, as is sometimes the case, will I be surprised with a knowing glimmer and nod, unmistakably signifying “me too”?

Once revealed, one can never be too sure about biases to or against one’s truths. My advice: be prepared for any and every reaction! And if said reaction is adverse, well, take comfort in the fact that no matter what one’s preferences are, one is rarely alone with them. As with all characteristic peculiarities,  a large community of like-minded residence usually exists nearby. Go and seek them out for support and communion!

One day, I was all alone, feeling destined for a life spent alone with my desires, and then BAM! A community formed all around me, growing in pride, losing its shame, increasing its visibility and public understanding, appearing just about everywhere on appetizer menus.

Yup. I eat the bone. Roasted Bone Marrow. Mmmm. Bone. [Read More…]

Dorie’s “My Newest Gourgeres” Will Turn Your Head

Newest Gourgeres

If Dorie Greenspan thinks that just because she publishes a souped up, fancy schmancy, new and improved recipe for gourgeres I’m going to kick her oldest recipe for gourgeres the curb, well, she has another thing coming. (“My Newest Gourgeres”, page 8, “Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook”)

No ma’am. I am way too loyal to her classic recipe! I won’t turn my back on the faithful, classic recipe I fell in love with just because some shiny new version comes to town and winks at me while showing me her ample poufs.

Oh, and wink at me these newest gourgeres do! Who knew that  younger-model gourgeres would be the temptresses they are? Ms. Greenspan certainly knows how to turn on her savory wiles and seduce even the most resistant gourgeres monogamist. With only a few bumps and grinds to the original recipe she had me forgetting all about the commitment I made to her original recipe.

FACT: Dorie has been turning my head for eight years now! It is this history together which causes such conflict when confronted with these sexy newest gourgeres. How can anyone resist these delicious, sexy, flavorful mouthfuls of pleasure?  How does one stay faithful to one’s first love when the honeymoon is over?

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Aperol Tequila Swizzle Cocktail – Something Different!

I need to get out my step stool in order to conjure gems like this Aperol Tequila cocktail. Way up high, back in The Inconvenient Cabinet sitting behind the refrigerator, you will just over a dozen bottles of booze. These aren’t my  “main squeeze” libations, no, these bottles are the rather queer stash of alcoholic […]

Lime Berry Paletas and Summer

I can’t say I know much about the differences, if any, between ice pops and paletas. I don’t consider myself an expert at either. “Expert” is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. I’ve been making paletas, especially these Lime Berry Paletas, every summer ever since some wonderful company, I can’t now remember the […]

curried chicken peppers peas en papillote dorie greenspan

Curried Chicken en Papillote

A Food Revolution! French Fridays with Dorie Curried Chicken en Papillote should hardly be considered a revolutionary act. But then neither should being able to feed yourself. Sadly, the latter now seems to be. Or at least so says none other than Jamie Oliver, who has taken it upon himself to start a global campaign purposed […]

Haikus for a Grande Finale

French Friday’s with Dorie When we started with French Fridays with Dorie nearly 5 years ago, it didn’t take very long for me to realize there would be assignments which would not do much to inspire my writing. I would dutifully cook the dish as required. Then I would do my best to take a […]