I’ve got friends in high places where the cognac drowns and the wine chases my blues away… If I re-wrote Garth Brooks’ little diddy, that’s how the song would go. See, I’ve got these friends. They’re lovely. They’re classy. They’re superb cooks. And they’ve got a place in France where guests go to absorb the [...]
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I’ve got friends in high places
Posted in the savory life, tagged basil, corn, gratin, summer squash on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And oh, the polenta!
Posted in the savory life, tagged corn, polenta on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know Anson Mills? Well, I’m smitten. I peruse their website regularly dreaming of grains and flour, and the old world. They’re based in South Carolina and they produce all manner of organic, heirloom varieties of polenta, farro, buckwheat, rice, oats, and more. Go look around- you’ll love it. Well I love it, anyway! [...]
Marinated flank steak with tomatillo-corn relish
Posted in the savory life, tagged cilantro, corn, flank steak, peach, scallions, tomatillos on July 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My apologies to those of you who opted out of this BBQ’d din-din ’cause it turned out pretty darn good! (But happy-last-day-of-work, nonetheless!) Marinated Flank Steak with Tomatillo-Corn Relish For the steak One day ahead, I salted the 1-3/4 pound flank steak with 1-1/4 teaspoons kosher salt . The next day I marinated it in: [...]
