Broccoli | Gourmandistan

Broccoli and bacon salad proves raw vegetables have a place in Gourmandistan

March 28, 2017 by Steve

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that raw food has no place in Gourmandistan, but we are after all a cooking community. While Steve is more than happy to snarf up just about anything in raw form, Michelle usually likes her food a bit more done. (Once, at a three-star Michelin restaurant in France, Michelle pronounced the quivering veal marrow on her plate “raw” and refused to eat it. Whether it was actually raw, and undoubtedly it wasn’t, Steve got a […]

Categories: Broccoli, Food, Recipes, Salad

Korean Fried Broccoli because we need some mind-altering substances at the moment

November 18, 2016 by Steve

Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy menu describes this dish as “crack in broccoli form.” We’re not about to disagree. We’re losing track of the nights we’ve made this Korean Fried Broccoli as we’ve watched anything but the news, which at the moment is too distressing and disorienting to bear. Steve has been delighted to discover that stove-top smoking actually works, and adds another layer of robustness to this in-your-face, extra-crunchy-despite-sauce idea. If you have the ingredients at hand (and a way to smoke something) […]

Categories: Broccoli, Cooking, Food, Korea, Recipes

Deliciously dumbing down duck curry

April 13, 2015 by Michelle

Michelle has been revisiting David Thompson’s Thai Food, a cookbook we’ve had for many years. In addition to enjoying the stories about Thai culture and history, she has also been searching for some fresh recipe ideas. The ingredient list in a recipe for “red duck curry” drew her attention, and our first preparation went well in spite of the omission of shrimp paste (we need to visit some bigger city Asian markets again soon) and the addition of some vegetables. While we did bone out the […]

Categories: Broccoli, Cooking, Duck, Food, Recipes, Sweet potatoes, Thailand

Refining Rocky Top Relais & Chateaux Roasted Broccoli Salad

March 24, 2013 by Steve

What with the luxury accommodations, lovely scenery and lavish menus, it’s not hard to see why people may confuse Blackberry Farm and Gourmandistan. Here are a few key differences: • While Blackberry Farm remains firmly fixed in the foothills of Eastern Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, Gourmandistan, when given the proper incentive, tends to wander about the globe. • Relais & Chateaux property catalogs can be found at both places. But Blackberry Farm has them as a proud member of the association, while Gourmandistan merely collects them as […]

Categories: Broccoli, Cooking, Food, Nuts, Recipes, Restaurants, Salad, Vegetarian

Brassicas (broccoli + cauliflower) and the last bit of bitching about winter

November 30, 2011 by Michelle

A combination of Thanksgiving over-planning and continued concern over our vanishing seasonal vegetables recently deposited pounds of broccoli and golden cauliflower in our refrigerator. But thanks to Michelle (and of course, our voracious and demonstrably-upset-at-the-arrival-of-cold chickens), very little of our efflorescence of florets went to waste. One preparation was a last-minute substitute for a creamier broccoli salad, as we realized our Thanksgiving meal’s butterfat quotient was beginning to approach Brillat-Savarin cheese levels. This version mixed broccoli and golden cauliflower into […]

Categories: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cooking, Food, Recipes, Salad, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian

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