Brown Rice Risotto with Apples
Posted on February 12, 2012It was pointed out to me that this risotto recipe was missing the rice. That seems unworkable. Here is the completed recipe. A hearty dish for a chilly winter evening.
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Rutabaga
Posted on December 30, 2011Rutabaga and Pear Bake
We are in to storage vegetable season. A Rich comforting side dish!
Burdock
Posted on November 20, 2011Sweet and Spicy Burdock
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This is the classic Japanese technique for burdock. The key to success with this dish is to cook down the finishing sauce until it becomes a syrupy glaze.
Maple Syrup Tart
Posted on October 25, 2011
Our friend Christina discovered that the ingredients for the "Maple Syrup Tart" on page 157 of the book are missing. That is unfortunate because this is a great and very simple recipe. Here are the ingredients that go with the directions. This a great alternative to pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving Maple Syrup Tart 1 recipe basic pie dough (see appendix) 1-1/2C maple syrup1C heavy cream1/4C cornstarch1/4C cold water1/2C chopped pecans or walnuts Prepare pie dough a
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Peachy..or maybe Nectariny!?
Posted on September 13, 2011
Now is the time you can get wonderful stone fruit at farmers markets and roadside stalls. Most eat them out of hand but they also make sweet and a colorful salad. The challenge with using peaches, plums and nectarines in a salad is removing the pits without destroying the fruit. There are two kinds of pits you might encounter--a hard stone pit and a cling pit that is stubborn and tricky to work around. The stone pit is easy-- gently run the knife around the equator of the fruit and gi
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