There are so many ways to make a gratin. You can use any kind or combination of root vegetable (winter squash, mushrooms and artichokes are also good). Traditionally a gratin is topped with parmesan or gruyere cheese, but any delicious, aged, hard cheese will work. I am currently in love with Midnight Moon aged goat gouda which…
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Thanksgiving Entrées for Herbivores and Carnivores
WILD MUSHROOM COBBLER This is a vegetarian entrée from The New Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas (more info under the cook book tab). It is supposed to serve 6-8 but I double the recipe for 8 people because everyone loves this and goes for seconds and I don’t mind having some leftovers at all. I have sadly…
Duck Fat Soup (Squash Panade with Red Wine)
This soup was originally called Squash Panade with Red Wine and it is from Chez Panisse Vegetables (one of my favourite cookbooks). It is basically a french onion soup. Deana Acheson re-named it duck fat soup after a particularly good dinner party many years ago. I only make this dish once a year because it…
Vanilla Glaze Beets
I cooked! Finally. Pictured is a little late-night grub version. It’s baked spaghetti squash with these delicious little beets on top, and BBQ marinated tofu on the side. I’m gonna talk about the beets. These beets were baked, wrapped in tin foil on a baking dish at 350 degrees until pierceable but not mushy. The…
Fancy Salad for a Rugged Situation (Greens with Roasted Figs, Asparagus, Mint and Manchego)
Last week I was building puppets outside in Fort Worth Texas in over 100 degree weather. We do a big food shop at the beginning of the project to stretch our per diem and allow for eating mexican food and margaritas at Benito’s once the show is up and running. We are not as frugal…
Salad for a Heat Wave
It been over 90 degrees 6 out of 7 days a week for a month and a half here in NYC. Sometimes watermelon is the only thing that I feel like eating. WATERMELON SALAD WITH MINT As much watermelon as you and your friends can consume in one sitting, cubed feta cheese minced fresh mint…
Big Sis Little Dish 