Alrighty, by now you’ve read all about chicken liver pate and meyer lemon tart, the first and last courses in my holiday menu. Since a potato dish is requisite at any big family meal, I’ve suggested a potato gratin. How can anything composed of potatoes, cream, and cheese be bad? Think of these as fancy [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Vegetables and Sides’
November 9, 2008
Rosemary-Orange Cranberry Sauce
Although you may have repressed the memory, if you try hard you can probably remember a time, probably at an otherwise lovely holiday meal, when a reddish purple, gelatinous, can-shaped abomination was presented as food by someone who ostensibly cared for you. Your first reaction was probably confusion (what is this?), followed by revulsion (I am [...]
October 22, 2008
Scary foods #2: Artichokes
How can any food related to the thistle not be scary? Ok, so artichokes aren’t the scariest thing in the world. In fact, if someone else makes them for you or if they come in a jar (eek!), they aren’t scary at all. But preparing a fresh artichoke, straight from the market, that can be [...]
October 21, 2008
Scary foods #1: Brussels sprouts
A few weeks ago I had a group of friends over for dinner. I think I mentioned that I was making roast chicken, but I didn’t mention anything about the side dishes. Upon arrival, one of my excellent friends casually asked what we were having. “Roast chicken, potato gratin, and brussels sprouts” [...]
