Wild Mushrooms & Escargot in Puff Pastry with Bordelaise Sauce

December 21, 2012

Wild Mushrooms & Escargot in Puff Pastry with Bordelaise Sauce

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Marquise au Chocolat: Christmas Dessert

December 20, 2012

Over the past dozen or so years, I’ve decided that Thanksgiving dinner is kind of a pregame warm-up for Christmas dinner. Also, at 2Gourmaniacs we like to have a couple of dinner parties in between the two holidays. For one of these events, I made a chocolate dessert that a couple of 2GM dinner table […]

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Sous Vide Octopus Carpaccio: a Christmas appetizer

December 15, 2012

If you have been following 2Gourmaniacs for a while, you’ll recall how much we like octopus.  The secret to great octopus is slooooooowwwwwwww cooking.  A great way is to braise it in a 275 degree oven.  Refer to: http://www.2gourmaniacs.com/fine-food-food-photography/braised-octopus-asian-courtbouillon/ But recently it occurred to me that octopus would be an ideal candidate for sous vide. So, […]

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Sous Vide Turducken: A Deconstructed Thanksgiving Entree

November 26, 2012

It’s been several years since we had Thanksgiving dinner at 2gourmaniacs. And before I get into our Thanksgiving dinner, let me go on record as saying that I’m not a big fan of oven-roasted turkey. To paraphrase Grant Achatz, you wouldn’t stick a whole steer or cow in the oven and expect it to come […]

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Challah Bread French Toast

November 12, 2012

It was quite eerie how the sun was shining in our kitchen the morning after Hurricane Sandy blew by. Looking at such a beautiful day, it was hard to imagine the havoc that the storm had wreaked.  We were lucky enough not to lose power.  However, we were without communication for several days – no […]

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Soft Shell Crabs Vindaloo with Sweet & Sour Gelée

November 3, 2012

Storm clouds are gathering over my kitchen as hurricane Sandy bears down on us here on the East End of Long Island. <gulp!> You might think that soft shell crabs are a strange thing to make right before a hurricane. But then consider what I’m making for dinner tonight if the power doesn’t go out: […]

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Sous-Vide Lobster in Puff Pastry with PEI Blue Mussels and Shiitake Mushrooms

October 13, 2012

On the return car ride from Prince Edward Island, I overnighted in Portland, Maine with the other Gourmaniac. It’s one of my top 5 cities in the US. I have a long history with the place starting when I was 8 years old and on my way to summer camp in Waterford, Maine. A hundred […]

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Wild Giant Sea Scallops over Spinach in the Shell

September 29, 2012

“So, what do you like best about Prince Edward Island”, someone asked me on Facebook last week? “Almost the entire island is a farm”, I replied. Well, not just one farm, rather many small, pristine working farms. There are Holstein cows everywhere, a variety of tubers are just beginning to be harvested, and local corn […]

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Late summer dinner: 3-in-1 sampler dishes

September 15, 2012

Late summer dinner: 3-in-1 sampler dishes with grilled lamb chops, curried potatoes and chick peas over Basmati rice, and garden salad.

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Grilled Seafood Skewers for Springtime Outdoor Lunch

May 19, 2012

Today, being the most gorgeous day of the year so far, we went for a nice walk by the water. Subconsciously, it may have just been an excuse to get over to the nearby fish market and pick up some fresh and luscious seafood for our first al fresco lunch of 2012. We chose an […]

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