Tag: recipe
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Foraging for Herbs in Drome Region
One of my favourite moments from last summer in Grignan was between a busy lunch service and dinner at Cafe Lulu. Chef Romain, Sam and I left the town and drove out to the forest, in the foothills surrounding a neighbouring town. It was a beautiful day, the sun was aridly hot and seemed to be sucking…
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Hooked
This past week included a lovely night out with the Detour crew – butchering and cooking fish while learning about sustainability. After devouring a platter full of seafood charcuterie, we each got a sea bream and a rainbow trout to practice our knife skills on. Platter full of fish charcuterie and house made pickles –…
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Madeira Caramelized Onions, Thyme, Smoked Chicken, and Truffle
Here is a quick guideline for a pasta I made last week with Madeira caramelized onions, smoked chicken, thyme and truffle: Ingredients: Sweet onions (sliced or diced) Butter Madeira wine (Port or Sherry also work beautifully) Rosemary Flour Chicken stock or smoked chicken stock (optional but enhances flavour) Roasted garlic cloves or oil (optional but…
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Red Wine & Spice Roast Pears with Compote and Pine Nuts
Here’s one of my favourite recipes for red wine syrup and spice poached pears with sundried cranberry compote, candied watermelon rind and pine nuts. This recipe uses the red wine syrup from last week. Pears Red Wine Syrup Water Finely Ground Clove Cinnamon Fresh Nutmeg Pears (I used Bartletts) When choosing a pear to bake,…