Lamb Heart

Lamb Heart

Grilled Lamb Heart with Herb Chimichurri, Polenta and Chive Blossoms. A rare treat due to the scarcity. I have a couple of these in my freezer, ready for the right customers. If you like what you see, please consider hiring me for an in-home dinner or cooking lesson....
Miso & Koji Workshops with OurCookQuest

Miso & Koji Workshops with OurCookQuest

Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Philadelphia to attend a koji workshop with Rich Shih of OurCookQuest (and his earlier blog.) I met Rich a few years ago through Twitter, where he was posting some really interesting food ideas and experiments. Over the...
Working with Country Ham

Working with Country Ham

Country ham is not something I grew up with. There was nothing quite like it in Massachusetts. It is a dry, salty ham similar to European hams like Italian prosciutto or Spanish serrano . It makes sense given that they’re all produced roughly at the same...
Dried Fruit Jam & It’s Spin-Offs

Dried Fruit Jam & It’s Spin-Offs

A few years ago I found a recipe for a red wine fruit jam. I’ve been sitting on the recipe for a while, having never made it. I honestly can’t remember where I found it, but decided to finally give it a go. Making a few adjustments, the base recipe is...
Return of The Scrapple Dip

Return of The Scrapple Dip

I posted a rough recipe for this back in February, but just got around to getting actual measurements. I made some changes from the initial version, and have come up with a recipe that I like. Edit 4/10/17- It has come to my attention that McCormick, the producer of...