April 25th, 2010
And I thought Chang’s fried chicken with ‘octo vin’ was good. Good god, i was wrong. Well, not wrong, but there is something even better you can do with some nice pieces of chicken, that still have their skin on. David Changs magnificent recipe from his magnificent book (Momofuku) for the oh-so-magnificent chicken wings. He, himself, claims, that this recipe is the worlds longest recipe for chicken wings and that they’re very, very good. I didn’t know how right he was, when i first read those words.
Two days ago I was finally motivated enough to spend a lot of time on some chicken wings. It was all quite spontaneous. I went to the store, got some chicken wings with tips and a lot of lard. In the original recipe he wants you to cold-smoke the chicken wings, but in my tiny kitchen I really don’t have the possibility to do so. So I decided to do it the alternative way with infusing the chicken with smoky bacon flavor while confiting.
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April 22nd, 2010
As you might have already noticed I’ve been cooking a lot of pasta recently. I don’t really know why, but I kind of felt like I didn’t enough the past months, so I have to catch up a little bit.
I’m still kind of ill, it’s just a cold, but it kind of keeps me from doing big work in the kitchen. So I’m happy about easy dishes, that I can just throw together in a couple of minutes and still have something my suffering body can enjoy in this total agony of cough and snuff. I’m just kidding, but I really need nice food to feel better.
This asparagus and smoked salmon pasta is another great quick weekday dinner dish. It’s easily done in under 20 minutes and still has great and interesting flavor. Fresh asparagus, smoky salmon, zesty lemon, heavy cream and al dente pasta.
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April 21st, 2010
Okay… This is kind of hard for me. I never liked Jamie Oliver. I think it’s just his face. Or his attitude. Or a combination of both? I don’t know. Just seeing him on TV makes me want to hurt myself or others (preferably Jamie of course) in many ways. But some days ago I found this Jamie Oliver Recipe at seasaltwithfood, tried it and actually… I really liked it. There’s one Thing I know for sure: It’s not easy to accept and/or admit that.
But it’s true. This dish is such a great and hearty pasta dish, that just makes you want to eat a whole pot and die happily afterwards. The Lemon in the sauce is a nice contrast to the uber-savory taste of the pork sausage. Perfect balance, that just makes you eat more of that stuff.
P.S.: I’m not saying he’s a bad cook or anything. I mean, who am I to say something like that?! I just (still) can’t stand him. Cheers!
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