Posted in Cooking on Jun 26th, 2010
Recently I’ve had a hankering for some Split Pea Soup, usually something I associate with cold winters days … yet it’s the middle of summer. A few things led me to this urge. I had some ham bones from a ham I’d cured and smoked some time ago in the freezer ( My mother used [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Jun 12th, 2010
I was having some friends over for dinner and wanted to be very french, and just happened to have a lot of stuff stashed in my freezer that was perfect for it … Freshly cured pork belly, a bone from a home cured ham, duck legs, confit pork belly, and slow cooked beef ribs. I [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Feb 15th, 2010
Here’s a really nice simple soup that tastes great. I sauté half an onion and a clove of garlic in some EVO, then add a splash of wine and a chopped head and stem of Broccoli. Added enough stock to just cover the Broccoli and simmered until the Broccoli was soft, but not mush. Blended [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Sep 24th, 2008
On my todo list for a long time as been a Pho stock. I had lined up the ingredients to make a large veal stock, but unfortunately the necessary veal shins fell through ( apparently they chop the legs off the calves at birth so they stack better in the barn ). In a slump [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Feb 23rd, 2008
This is a nice light soup, made slightly heavier by adding meatballs and serving with some yummy cheesy toast on the side. I’ve got a big cooking day tomorrow, so was good to make something nice and simple for dinner. The kitten paws in the background are not for eating.
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