Christmas 2014
My parents came to spend the day with us on Christmas Eve and take me grocery shopping for the holiday meals. I was pretty exhausted from a night of very little sleep between the boys’…
Tag Archives: braise
The Carnivore
No recipe at the moment, just an adorable photo of my paleo poster-baby noshing on a rib bone. These were baby back ribs dry-rubbed and braised in the VitaClay for 2.5 hours, then brushed with a…
Easter Meal 2014
Tender braised lamb shoulder on a bed of grain-free carrot-Parmesan "risotto" graced our Easter table this year.
Rhubarb-Beet Pot Roast
A homey pot roast with an unusual flavor base of rhubarb, ginger, honey, and beets!
Erin Go Bragh
My first experiment with pickling meat---corned beef brisket, to be exact! This recipe is nitrate-free.
Leftover Night, Volume III: Carnivore Edition
Four different meat-centric meals, covering all the bases: beef brisket, crumb-coated pork, roasted chicken, and lamb shanks braised with lentils and curry.
Anything Goes
A few baking recipes that use minimal all-purpose flour for those occasions when you find yourself running low: Pumpkin granola for breakfast, lamb chili with masa dumplings for dinner, and Asian pear crisp for dessert.
Do Not Adjust Your Screen
Moroccan stewed chicken with peas, almonds, and butternut squash, served over purple cauliflower couscous---a rainbow of a meal for a dreary autumn day.
Spice-Rubbed Chops and Scarlet Runner Stew
Crusted with North African spices, these pork chops nestle down between mashed potatoes and a warmly fragrant stew of tomato and scarlet runner beans.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Chicken legs oven-braised with lentils and radicchio---and the leftovers make a fantastic lentil salad for lunch!
Playing in the Kitchen
In honor of the inaugural Kitchen Play Progressive Party, I cooked up the main course recipe of Manzo alla Panna, a beef roast studded with Parmesan cheese, serving it up with braised kohlrabi greens and…
An Early Ode to Fall
A whole chicken braised with pears and rosemary until sweet and succulent, served between creamy mashed potatoes and tender balsamic-glazed pears---the perfect dish to welcome autumn with open arms.
A Fusion Fricassee
Fricassurry? Curricassee? Whatever you want to call this curried chicken fricassee with tender apples and salt-roasted fingerling potatoes, it makes a delicious autumn meal. Amazing where some collard greens can take you!
Purple Hull Peas
My introduction to purple hull peas, braised with bacon and onions for a Southern-style side, and steeped into purple-tinged jelly.
Outshone Again
A short discussion of farmer's market meat options and how it led to a meal of braised oxtail ragu, homemade gnocchi, and more importantly, some sublime roasted dragon beans.
Conundrum
An oddity of a meal---whole chicken braised in milk with lemon zest, sage and cinnamon, with rice to absorb the curdled sauce. It may not sound appetizing, but the flavor and tenderness of the meat…
Check That One Off the List
Barbecue beef sandwiches with my homemade sauce and sandwich rolls, and coleslaw with a dressing made from homemade mayonnaise and yogurt---self-sufficiency can be a beautiful thing.
Peach Butter Barbecue Chicken
Peach butter is transformed into a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce for slathering on roasted chicken. I rounded out this Southern-inspired meal with braised collard greens and super-cheesy potatoes.
Brazilian Chicken and Rice
A one-pot meal of dark-meat chicken braised on a creamy bed of coconut milk, tomato, rice and black-eyed peas.