On several occasions in the past few weeks, I have purchased flavorful wild brown shrimp at Eataly. The wild brown shrimp, harvested from the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast, have a firm texture that is perfect for this traditional Spanish recipe for Garlic Shrimp, also called… Read More
I love to celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne and buckwheat blini with smoked salmon, gravlax, or caviar. This recipe for buckwheat blini requires a little more time to make due to the yeast in the batter; the yeasted batter creates blini that have a lighter texture… Read More
The Green City Market returned to the south end of Lincoln Park at the beginning of May. I was excited to find a beautiful bunch of lovage on the first day. Lovage has a flavor similar to celery and flat leaf parsley, but it is… Read More
My husband and I arrived home from the master class at Publican Quality Bread with three loaves of artisan bread. It is a special treat in our house to have an abundance of bread. The next evening, I prepared salmon rillettes to complement a sprouted oat boule. Salmon rillettes, a… Read More
When I lived in Portland, I was lucky to eat salmon fresh from the Columbia River. Many of my friends who live in Oregon love fishing, and I was grateful to eat salmon often during the fishing season. Earlier this week, I purchased a wild sockeye salmon from the local fish… Read More
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