Posts tagged as:

bechamel

Green Tomato Gratin

April 26, 2009
Thumbnail image for Green Tomato Gratin

Slices of green tomato are cooked in a creamy mornay sauce with a crisp panko crust in this unconventional green tomato gratin.
With the weather up in the high 80’s here in in Manhattan over the weekend, it really feels like we’ve skipped past spring and have headed straight into summer. This is quite unfortunate as [...]

Read the full article →

Polenta Croquette Filled with Leeks and Ham Hock

January 21, 2009
Thumbnail image for Polenta Croquette Filled with Leeks and Ham Hock

For the last round of deep fried goodness (probably for the rest of the year), I decided to experiment with a dish that migrated to Japan from France. After a weekend filled with failed experiments (mediocre bâtard and a disasterous clementine curd cake), it was nice to finally have something turn out.
This version [...]

Read the full article →

Creamy truffled swiss chard

July 22, 2008
Thumbnail image for Creamy truffled swiss chard

Given that steak is such a dense heavy dish I never fully understood why steakhouse sides are always so heavy. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good baked potato with butter, sour cream, cheddar, bacon and chives, but it’s not exactly what I’d call a contrast up against a big hunk of [...]

Read the full article →