122. Smoked Salmon Mousse with Salmon Roe and Crudités p.19

The recipe
I was really looking forward to this recipe, but I didn’t expect to like it at all. I’ve never had a salmon mousse before, and it has a certain reputation. Pop culture uses it to indicate that a character is out of touch, horribly backwards, or disturbingly gross. I suspect many people can’t [...]

24 November 2007 | Hors D'Oeuvres & First Courses, The Book | 1 Comment
Tags: appetizer, cilantro, fish, gelatin, heavy cream, Hors D'Oeuvres & First Courses, jello, lemon juice, mold, salmon, salmon roe, scallions, smoked, smoked salmon, sour cream, Tabasco

34. Brisket a la Carbonnade p.423

the recipe
Sorry for the long interval between posts, I was out of town last week.
I’ve made this recipe twice, on the left is my first attempt, which was almost black, dry, and found me trying to deglaze the sides of my dutch oven to end up with a sauce. On the right is attempt number [...]

30 April 2007 | Beef, Veal, Pork, and Lamb, The Book | 5 Comments
Tags: beef, beer, Belgium, braised, brisket, caramelize, cheap, dutch oven, gelatin, jello, main dish, onion, winter