it would be great to layer thin slivers of very soft poached pears, apples, quince, or other seasonal fruit to give it more interest. I understand the pressure of using a MIL’s gift. Hey, at least she knows you well enough...

My pick for best breakfast is Tableau. It’s become a regular stop for my wife and I on each trip. Absolutely divine ricotta pancakes, duck confit hash with poached egg and kobe short rib and eggs. House blend of coffee is a...

Scaramouche: The Tasmanian sea trout special was excellent, as was the venison, the lobster appetizer, and the raspberry/pineapple napoleon. The sauces were innovative but not gimmicky. Even mundane ingredients like pea pods were...

favorite of mine when I am out to impress my guests in my home....any time of year I would suggest julienne matchsticks of red and yellow peppers and julienne slices of blanched sugar snap pea or snow pea pods....in the citrusy...

in richness and intensity of flavor. We’d hoped to see more evidence of spring in the vegetables, but this was a delicious, satisfying dinner nonetheless. Here’s what we got: — A perfectly poached egg in cool,...

I like them straight,or with congee, but I had a dish where they were combined with stir-fried pea pod tendrils, and cloves of garlic, and the eggs were "poached" in among the veggies... Also had another dish where they were...

that will only work for one kind of red. (Yeah, there are “all-purpose,” but they’re really not.) Likewise, if you cannot imagine poaching a fish, don’t bother with a fish poacher no matter how cool it...

Cold poached salmon is always a hit. You can poach it early in the morning when it isn’t hot. Serve with a salad of spinach, goat cheese, pears & walnuts. A loaf of French bread to top it off.

The key distinction is one of fresh vs. dried chile. Fresh NM chiles are typically sold while still green (regardless of their place of origin), but almost all dried chile sold, whether in whole-pod or powder form, is from fully...

w/o sounding too ambitious (wink, nod), aparagus does make certain bodily funcions like sweating or others... distinctive? wrap it in prosciutto or serrano after the poach, roast or grill and maybe some vinegarette if you do.

My sister got an enchilada recipe from a friend she wanted me to try. It said at the top “total time 45 min / 15 min active time”. Fortunately, I read the recipe. The ingredient list assumed that your chicken was...

, tomato salad they have ever had. The entree’s were all excellent, perfectly cooked, and accompanied by wonderful, tender pea-pods and potatoes. We had breakfast this morning at the Cowgirl Cafe in Paso Robles. HUGE...

’s new signature dish. It is absolutely stunning. I thought it was going to be more fun over substance but it isn’t, it is brilliant. The dish recreates a rock pool with seaweed, oysters, sea water foam, and sand, and you are...

—a jumble of steamed spring vegetables: peas (both shelled and sliced pods), artichokes, onions, and tomatoes. The fish was topped with a bread crumb mixture that I’m sure was meant to be crispy but was instead a...

I like lobster served whole but out of the shell (lazy). I’ve had large pieces poached in butter, if you like butter with it, several local upscale restaurants have been offering it that way recently. Actually my favorite...