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Artichokes roll out every so often here at GHT, a family fave. Interactive, tasty, a little different. We serve it with a lemon aoili. On a Saturday afternoon while the rest of dinner is getting itself together.
The Goods:
2 artichokes
mayo
sour cream
zest of 1 lemon
garlic powder, S&P
The Execution:
With…
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There’s a lot happening in this city. But I’m confident that a few Saturdays ago I was the only person in the entire NYC transit system smuggling half-risen dough for Bacon Sticky Buns. This one was a Gotham Home Table / Hoboken Foodie joint production. I made the dough…
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Here’s a dish that’s dressed to impress. Hey there, beets – lookin’ pretty dapper.
The Goods:
Beets
Fresh thyme and parsley
Goat cheese
Roasted salted pistachios
Olive oil
Champagne vinegar
The Execution:
Oven to 425°. Wash beets, cut off tops and tails. Drizzle beets with olive oil, wrap individually in foil with sprigs of fresh thyme. Roast 1…
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That got your attention, didn’t it. Usually don’t hear “sexy” in the same sentence as “coleslaw”, do ya. What makes this slaw different (if not actually full-on sexy) is the unexpected anise zip from the fennel, and the hot smokey note from the chipotle sauce.
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The Goods:
Green cabbage, red radicchio,…
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Let’s close the loop on the soup dumpling cliff-hanger from last week: how do they get the soup into the soup dumpling? The hint in the comments was “celebrity lips” . . . get it?? Collagen, people, collagen. They make a stock with bones (umm – or chicken feet…….
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Let’s trick out a good ol’ BLT with roasted garlic aioli. You may recall our friend roasted garlic from the Tuscan Bean Dip post. Hey, there roasted garlic. Nice to see you again.
The Goods:
Whole wheat sourdough bread.
Double-smoked slab bacon (or just regular old bacon).
Heirloom tomatoes, sliced not too thin.
Boston…
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Knocking off dishes we’ve liked at restaurants is a fun little challenge. Here’s a riff on a dish we had at Pulino’s on the Bowery. Nothing too complicated, but oh so good…
The Goods:
Ruby Red Grapefruit
Unrefined Cane Sugar
Fresh Mint
The Execution:
Stack a few mint leaves on top of each other….
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By roasting in individual buttered gratins, we’ll serve perfectly cooked eggs for eight people, ready all at once. Good luck trying that with over-easy. Unless you have a giant flat-top, which I don’t.
The Goods:
Two eggs per person.
Gratin dishes, buttered or cooking-sprayed.
S&P, a bit of fresh chopped herbs.
The Execution:
Oven to…
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Nephew Ry was in town last week, playing at Carnegie Hall (he got there one way, I got up there via the Q local). So we hosted the extended fam at The Room for dinner the night before. And what to serve… A couple weeks ago, this…
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When the little one presented herself, instructions weren’t included. So we read a lot and spoke to relatives/friends/doctors. And aside from some fairly basic (mostly safety-related) tenets, turns out nobody agrees on anything. Let cry vs. don’t let cry. Crib vs. your bed. Antibiotics vs. no antibiotics. So…
