I love leftovers. Not the back-of-the-refrigerator, forgotten-casserole-from-Mom's-house kind of leftovers, but the had-a-great-restaurant-meal kind of leftovers or the epic-dinner-with-friends kind of leftovers. The best morning hash I've ever eaten in my life was from a leftover whole leg of lamb that my friend Tom and I roasted for an epic dinner that went into the [...]
Category: Tastes
Culinary Journeys – Madrid, Spain
Still Life with Game, Vegetables, and Fruit, SÁNCHEZ COTÁN, JUAN, 1602Copyright ©Museo Nacional del Prado This is the fourth of an ongoing series of posts on culinary journeys outside of the Great Lakes region, and the lessons they help reveal about our attempts to define our regional cuisine. Today, we go to Madrid, Spain. One [...]
Upon Trout That Swim
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Cheese Tasting – Fall 2016
The Dane County Farmers’ Market in Madison, WI, is a treasure trove of culinary delights. Madison may just be the perfect place for a farmers’ market – centrally located for local farmers, a populous which appreciates locally harvested, organic foods, and a setting on the Capitol Square. For those of you who have not had the [...]
More Hoppel Poppel Variations
Frequent readers here know that we have an unhealthy obsession with this creation known as Hoppel Poppel (read more on our earlier post here). Quick synopsis of the required ingredients: Basic Hoppel Poppel - Diced, par-boiled potatoes cooked until browned and crisping, sauteed with diced onion, and diced "salami" (see comment below), topped with egg, [...]