Monthly Archives: June 2011
A better bacon for pasta carbonara.
Steve’s guanciale has been sectioned, sealed and frozen, but not before we put some to a very good use. We’ve long been fans of pasta carbonara, even championing Calvin Trillin’s effort to change Thanksgiving into National Pasta Carbonara Day. (Trillin … Continue reading
Gourmandistan unveils guanciale
For months, Steve was haunted by hog jowls. At a mid-Winter Bardstown Road market, Matt Corry of Schacht Farm told Steve about two jowls along with a pair of hocks available from one of his recently-processed pigs. Liking Matt and … Continue reading
So long, strawberries.
We’ve stuffed our freezers (and at times, our stomachs) with strawberries, until they can hold no more. We’ve made gallons of jam, bagged and frozen sliced berries in 1/2-cup increments for breakfast smoothies over the Winter, and made several shortcakes. … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Food, Recipes, Vegetarian
Snow peas, with hints of pork and brevity
Before we had chickens, we had a garden. And from the first season, our garden grew peas. Like sweet corn, peas start turning starchy the moment they’re picked, so the freshest are always the finest. (Steve, of course, would simply … Continue reading
