The previous post showed how to clean squids while saving their precious ink to make the wonderful recipe Calamares in su Tinta, Calamars à l’Encre or Squid in their own Ink. But first let me share some sweet family history about this dish. When we first moved to this country in 1987, my son Joseph [...]
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Keep the Ink! Cook it…II!
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Clean your Squid! Keep the Ink! — I
July 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Yes, you can buy clean squid but then you are depriving yourself of what will give you one of the most exquisite dishes: Calamare en su Tinta or Squid in its own ink. You can also buy the ink in a little plastic bag and make the sauce from that… but it ain’t the same, [...]
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Tchakchouka
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments
I assisted Pierre in making Tchakchouka, a dish he remembers from his time in Algeria. It is a kind of ratatouille — but to me it is the better dish. The recipe appears in many Mediterranean traditions. I have found Algerian, Jewish, Tunisian, Moroccan & Kabile recipes, all have pretty much the same ingredients with [...]
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Sangría Brava!
July 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments
In order to fully support Spain during the The World Cup Final I decided to make sangría. It was very à propos as we were invited to the home of Spanish friends and neighbors. They had made a delicious buffet of empanadas, calamari, arroz negro (black rice, made with sepia ink), chorizo, queso manchego. They [...]
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Pasta Express & Drawings du Jour
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
I don’t eat much pasta but before a gig I like to have an early dinner that will give enough energy to be able to sing three hours later and pasta & lox is perfect for me. So on Monday before going to our gig at The Local 269 with Pierre Joris & Michael Bisio [...]
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Oeufs Soufflés & Concert Drawings Series
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The bok choy in the fridge was calling for immediate attention. As it was Sunday and brunch time I felt like something a little more festive than bok choy and rice! Some sort of a soufflé came to mind. I preheated the oven to 375º. I sliced the bok choy vertically into 6 sections, then [...]
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March, march, march…
March 6th, 2010 · No Comments
MARCH—collage/drawing from N.P. Calendar Series Yeap! We are in March and I saw some crocuses “piercing” the ground on 71st street yesterday. It cheered me up. The general mood has been down with all the international and national events, catastrophes, health care mess… Even my hometown, Luchon, was seriously affected by a storm coming from [...]
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Lo Magret goes to Paris!
January 12th, 2010 · 7 Comments
André Daguin, chef/owner of the Hôtel de France in Auch (Gers) until 1997, tells how he gave a new life to the tasty magret de canard — and made it famous in the process: “The magret was served only as “confit” in soups, cassoulets and everyone would find it dry. The only way to avoid [...]
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Spirited Noël Dinner
December 26th, 2009 · No Comments
We are not particularly attached to any specific Christmas tradition although this year we were eager to have an intimate family dinner at our new place and to take out the family heirloom china that had been in boxes for a while. So after consulting with husband, sons, and daughter in law, we agreed on [...]
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Hara Chana or Green Garbanzos
December 19th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Until then I had seen them only naked, brown and dry; but on Saturday I got to see them dressed, green and fresh! How on earth did I miss seeing fresh chickpeas in their full regalia until that day? I am a little embarrassed to admit to it, but as the French saying goes: un [...]
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