“OK. I went a little crazy at the market today. Four pints ice cream, sweet potatoes, garlic scapes, radishes, mushrooms, strawberries and rhubarb…” I think I may have swooned out loud at receiving this text message, and that does not happen every day. C’mon! Garlic scapes, farm fresh radishes, and local, handmade ice cream? MyContinue reading “Cowboy Ribeye with Garlic Scape Chimichurri”
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Creamy Broccoli & Parsnip Soup
Buddy doesn’t like cream of broccoli soup. You would think after being together for almost 15 years, I would know that! Since I had never made cream of broccoli soup before, it just never came up. Well, for weeks and weeks during the winter we were getting parsnips in our produce bag from Basis Foods. Continue reading “Creamy Broccoli & Parsnip Soup”
How to Make Hollandaise Sauce
Classic Hollandaise sauce contains three key components: egg yolks, clarified butter, and lemon juice. It’s made by whisking egg yolks together with a little water in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water until they are thick and frothy. Then the bowl is removed from the heat, and warm clarified butter is slowlyContinue reading “How to Make Hollandaise Sauce”
The Difference is in the Brine
Why bother to brine a pork roast, a turkey, or a chicken? Well, there are two reasons. The first is that all three of these meats generally don’t contain a lot of intramuscular fat and therefore tend to dry out when you roast or grill them. Brining helps the meat to retain its juices, evenContinue reading “The Difference is in the Brine”