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Not My Mum’s Venison Lasagna
Lasagne (or is it lasagna?). Whatever, it is a bedrock staple of my childhood in New Jersey. I grew up…
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Lasagne (or is it lasagna?). Whatever, it is a bedrock staple of my childhood in New Jersey. I grew up…
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Well into my adulthood, all I knew about prickly pears was that they are the fruit of a cactus, the…
Pheasant, Grouse, Quail
I’ve met many hereย in California who think that all good things can be had in our Golden State, whereย the magic…
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Consider, for a moment,ย the sweet pepper. No other plant demands so much, gives so little, yet keeps us coming back…
Foraging
Not much about cooking excites me more than experimenting with a new ingredient. I get especially jazzed when that ingredient…
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Some people spend their money on gadgets, rare wines, drugs or Craftsman tools. I spend mine on mushrooms. And after…
Charcuterie
I present to you: mocetta. It was my first-ever dry-cured ham, and it does not come from a pig. This…
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I’ve made a lot of escabeche in my time, and read scores of recipes from all over the world. This…
Charcuterie
Coppa di testa. In France it is Fromage de tete. In England, it’s called brawn. All decent enough names; but…
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May is a wonderful month. Flowers are everywhere, fishing is getting into gear and the summer garden is laden with…
How-To (DIY stuff)
Why bother making homemade paprika? Fair question. After all, the Spanish and Hungarians are better at it than we ever…
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This dish is my little way of protesting an opinion piece that appeared in the New York Times recently suggesting…