In Memoriam
Farm animals, wild birds, backyard gardening, raw milk and honey-lime salmon are the highlights of our Memorial Day 2011.
Tag Archives: pan-roast
Adventures in Skillet Focaccia
My attempts to cook focaccia bread successfully on the stove-top.
Leaving the House of Orange
A democratic, if not Protestant, quinoa pilaf incorporates purple carrots, turnip, leftover chicken, and fresh arugula, with a garnish of crispy kale chips.
Halibut Hi-jinx
My attempts to butcher a large piece of halibut, plus two sauces to serve over it: scallion-butter and tomato-dill. A green salad with scallion vinaigrette complements either version.
Work in Progress
A series of recipes experimenting with Thai-style curries, from your basic yellow chicken curry, to potato-crusted salmon with curry-carrot sauce, to cod in a lemongrass-coconut broth.
A Different Kind of Green Bean
An introduction to green (or fresh) garbanzo beans, and a recipe for prosciutto-wrapped chicken with sun-dried tomato sauce.
Salmon Glue
A trio of salmon recipes: Roasted with caper-anchovy butter; sauteed and served under a satiny beurre rouge sauce; and crusted with crispy rounds of potato, with a simple salmon mousse serving as edible glue and…
Grilled Ribs and Sauteed Sweets
This recipe may be one of the only ways I enjoy eating sweet potatoes: They are tender, flavorful, and not overly sweet thanks to caramelized onion, ginger, smoked paprika, and a splash of sherry vinegar.…
Muffin-Cup Gratins
This easy recipe for potato gratins built in a muffin tin, from the winner of The Next Food Network Star, Melissa d'Arabian, is absolutely brilliant, adaptable, and a new favorite side dish in our home.…
Splurging, Two Ways
This special-occasion meal is composed of porcini-crusted filet mignon, pan-roasted and topped with gorgonzola garlic butter. The remaining steak was then transformed into sandwiches on homemade potato rolls (made from leftover chard-laced mashers), smeared with…
Do You Have the Chops?
A basic lamb chop recipe livened up with sun-dried tomato compound butter; the latter can also be tossed with pasta, peas, and feta cheese for an easy side.
Packaged with Care
A summery recipe for zucchini-wrapped halibut with dill and a white wine-butter sauce.
Bacon and Egg Salad
French and American variations on sturdy green salads with bacon and eggs, each with a very different flavor profile.
Purple Cauliflower Eater
Nutrient-dense purple cauliflower is simply roasted in a skillet, its caramelized nuttiness complemented by touches of garlic and pepper flakes.
What Almanzo Liked Most
Pan-roasted brats with a creamy, sweet-tart compote of apples and onions; these are equally at home served over noodles, spaetzle, polenta or potatoes, and I have paired the compote with all manner of pork products.
What’s With the Mint?
The essential lamb chop: pan-roasted loin chops rubbed with a surprisingly savory combination of mint, coriander, cumin and garlic.
Cooking on the DL
Recipes cooked in the wake of a car accident: halibut with a walnut crust, penne with arugula pesto, and roast beef with skillet-roasted Brussels sprouts.
Scottadito
Lamb chops with sauteed baby artichokes, and Greek lamb meatballs with a green bean ragout.
Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Poached Eggs
This was my dinner tonight, and it was amazing. The other times I’ve made this dish, I just steamed the asparagus, which was tasty, but caramelizing them in butter just made the whole dish phenomenal.…