A passion for food

"Madame" has been after me to share what we do in the kitchen, so here goes! I have a passion for preparing and serving great food. I have a goal of getting a great meal on the table every evening in around 45 minutes - the time it takes when I get the phone call that "Madame" is leaving work until the time we eat. I look for fresh ingredients - in season, supplemented with herbs, peppers, and very occasional tomatoes from the garden.

Showing posts with label eggplant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggplant. Show all posts
Thursday, February 16, 2023

A "Quick" Vegetable gratin

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Vegetable gratins are full of pitfalls. The vegetables cook unevenly, there is too much liquid so they end up sloppy, toppings are uneven.. ...
Monday, August 6, 2018

Ajvar - red pepper and egg plant spread

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An article about the Balkan dish called ajvar appeared in the New York Times recently. It looked insanely good, so of course I had to make ...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Eggplant with orange juice and oil

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A group of us were staying in an AirBnB in Buenos Aires. We were working together on a very cool project and staying in a very nice house. ...
Friday, September 8, 2017

Roasted Vegetable Salad

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We had visited a local farmers' market last weekend. One of the farmers had these really cute fairy tale eggplants. These are small...
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Friday, August 4, 2017

We can serve this to chefdave

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While on vacation with Dave Gilbert and friends this summer, he made a vegetable curry using Thai red curry paste. It was outstanding. Even...
Saturday, January 26, 2008

Caponata

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This story goes back a fair distance. Rocco (a Sicilian), Judy, Madame and I went to eat at Daniele Osteria in Dallas a couple of years ba...
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