Herb marinated double-cut lamb chops with creamy parsnip puree and a fig port reduction. For this dish, I partially deboned a rack of lamb to make thick-cut chops. I utilized the bones I removed to make a stock that fortified the finished sauce. I realize this is a lot of work! Not everyone is into […]
Six layer spiced apple date cake with caramel and cream cheese frostings, garnished with toasted pecans and caramel candy apples. I look at a lot of food photos. Lately, I have been seeing these beautiful apple cakes with the whole caramel or candy apples on top. The photos are amazing and they make me want […]
Crispy skin poblano garlic porchetta, over-easy egg, pickled red onions, butter lettuce, and cilantro lime mayo on a soft cornmeal bun. Porchetta sandwiches are, without a doubt, the best part of leftover porchetta. Flavorful roasted pork with little bits of crispy skin wrapped in a soft bun. I mean, what’s not to like? I made […]
Crispy-skinned pork belly roast, filled with roasted poblano, garlic-rubbed pork butt. Porchetta is an Italian pork roast, traditionally stuffed with garlic and wild fennel. This porchetta is a little different. It’s filling is made of roasted poblanos, garlic, smoked paprika, and some extra pork! Getting evenly crispy skin on the pork belly is probably the […]
Roasted chicken and parsnips in an herb cream sauce, with a buttery double crust. Pot pies are a great way to use up leftover proteins and straggler veggies. This pie was made using leftover roasted chicken. Not only did I use the meat for the pie filling, but I made a stock with the bones […]
Shaved kabocha pumpkin, gala apples, and brussels sprouts, with black pepper honey pumpkin seeds, bourbon macerated craisins and orange dressing. The majority of people probably aren’t used to eating raw pumpkin. It is a hard, starchy fruit that most often requires boiling or baking. But when shaved, shredded, or spiralized, the pumpkin’s texture becomes crisp […]
