Food in the time of isolation

Making and Cooking Food

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Birthday Porchetta

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Our friend Beth had a birthday recently and we hosted a bunch of former colleagues over to celebrate the occasion.   To celebrate I made a p...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Curing Meat with CELR-12

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Earlier this spring I bought a CELR-12 unit from Tablesmith.com .  I had heard about this unit from a YouTube channel that I follow, and he...

Best Ever "Fish Fragrance" Eggplant

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This dish has no fish in it.  The name comes from the flavorings that are traditional used with fish in Chinese cooking.  It is a sichuan st...
Sunday, January 9, 2022

Dateline: January 8, 2022 Pho: Instant Pot Beef Pho

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It is cold here in Brooklyn.  Winter came screaming in and it is chilling my bones.  I wanted something hot for dinner as Mandy and Servet w...

Dateline: January 7, 2022 Wild Boar Bolognese

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I bought a 3 lb hunk of boar shoulder a while ago and decided this was the day it was going to get cooked.  I considered roasting it, but th...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Dateline: December 28, 2021 Salmon in a Spicy Sauce

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Sometimes the little gray cells just don't fire on all cylinders.  For instance, I had some salmon that I wanted to use a recipe that ha...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Dateline: December 6, 2021 Roast Chicken, Green beans and Sweet Potato

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There was a chicken in the fridge, just begging to be cooked.  I coated it with some olive oil and salt and pepper, and put it in a hot oven...
Monday, December 20, 2021

Dateline: December 14, 2021 Seared Duck Breast with Steamed Broccoli

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I had a whole duck breast in the freezer and decided that I was in the mood for duck. Seared Duck Breast with Apple Reduction Ingredients 1 ...

Dateline: December 3 , 2021 Sous Vide Rib Eye Steaks, Brussel Sprouts with Butter and Vegemite, Tomato Jam, and Baked Tater

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  Fresh Direct had rib eyes on sale, so I bought a couple, thinking that I would cook one, we would split it, and then freeze the second.  W...

Dateline: December 2, 2021 Split Pea Soup -- High and Low Brow

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I had a hankering for split pea soup.  I had yellow split peas, and some dying leeks and assorted vegetation.  Besides, it was cold out that...
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