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 potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Vichyssoise

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 This is probably not the most traditional vichssoise you will ever have, but it was pretty good! We served about 1/2 of it to a partof 6 an...
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, February 13, 2023

Hassdelback or Hasselhack

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Our supper club meets periodically. On this occasion the menu was crab bisque, salad, venison, hasselback potatoes, green beans, cheesecake....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Leftover Chuck

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In this previous post , I described cooking a piece of beef chuck sous vide. We of course ended up with more than we could eat at a single s...
Friday, September 9, 2016

A Shore Dinner

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This recipe is adapted from a brilliant idea that we saw on an America's Test Kitchen episode. Prep time is minimal (10 minutes if you ...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Salt Baked Potatoes

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We were at a an event where appetizers were passed around. One of the finger food dishes was baby baked potatoes split and topped with sour...
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