This is really more of a sauté than a stir fry, if we’re being fussy about it. Stir frying requires high heat, while this dish is asking for an ever-so-slightly more gentle medium-high heat instead. Adjust the name as you like, it’s still simple and delicious, and is the dish that I demonstrated this past weekend… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Entrees
Mushroom, Bacon, and Potato Frittata
For most of this year, we’ve been experiencing a bit of an egg drought. We’ve had hens since 2004, replacing them as needed – some have been lost to old age, others to neighborhood critters – chicken hawks, dogs, foxes, raccoons, and, we suspect, a fisher cat. Typically, we’re slightly ahead of the attrition, replenishing… Continue Reading
Orange-Honey Shrimp with Broccoli
Holy smokes. Ever have one of those weeks where you’re pretty well convinced you’re going to come down with scurvy? Or, if not scurvy, some other vitamin deficiency that has befallen you because you’ve eaten nothing but starch for, oh, say, 28 straight meals? No? Well, that was me last week. Following the starchapalooza that… Continue Reading
Maple-Mustard Marinated Pork Tenderloin
It should stand to reason that we love pork. I mean, after all, we are raising pigs here on our property, which is a strong indicator of pork predilection. And there is no season during which pork is more top of mind here than it is during the fall. Sure, we grill pork chops and… Continue Reading
Sicilian-Style Roasted Cauliflower with Orange, Fennel Seed, and Raisins
I do have a tendency to obsess about certain foods during certain seasons – asparagus now, tomatoes in August, pumpkin in October – though roasted cauliflower seems to be more of a year-round obsession. It’s just that it’s so easy to prepare, and can be treated so many different ways: served with grated Pecorino Romano… Continue Reading