bamboo pot harbours gelatinous sesame mousse spiked by a dot of wasabi; playing chaperone are soft, gingery minced shrimp threaded onto spruce needles, a thimble-size roll of pickled burdock and carrot wrapped in rice paper,...

centerpieces of dried sea urchins and maroon pods stuffed with dried star anise. Beneath a silver dome on the table is secreted a vibrant colored glass bowl of butter. This hefty and eye-catching bowl was the first in a parade of...

Creme Brulee (it’s awsome!) add some to a canister of sugar – much like you do with used vanilla pods cakes & cookies custard pie or a nice vanilla pudding infused with lavendar add to a bottle of vodka to infuse Then...

Saddle Peak Lodge is expensive, but for brunch it’s not grotesquely expensive. Entrees (large portions) are $14 - $18 — e.g., “Saddle Peak Lodge ‘Eggs Benedict’ with Country potatoes” is $17, "Wild Boar...

meal, and set to work. 2 hours later, I am cursing at the moon covered in sauce with one very p’od boyfriend (I tend to get crabby when I’m hungry). I threw away the bottle I was using in frustration but I still have...

butter and make a hollandaise sauce with it. Put the warmed lobster meat on a toasted English muffin or some other kind of bread (I usually use a corn cake), top with a poached egg, then the lobster hollandaise, and you’ve...

, Gorgonzola cap, honey poached garlic, Sangiovese reduction and potato gateau with Prosciutto 29.95 and FAGIANO FARCITO AL RADICCHIO, SCALOGNI E SALVIA CON SUGO DI SPUGNOLE ED ASPARAGI Oven roasted breast of pheasant; sage, radicchio...

sauce. A bit bland. Curried pea pods were not a winner. Stewed chickpeas and tomatoes were fantastic. Course 4: Very savory, well-seasoned lamb kebab, an amazing stewed black eyed peas and spinach that felt so rich, and one other...

. I assume they blanch them in a highly salted water and then let them cool, possibly in the salted water. But I have no idea. They give you a pile of them still in the pods and you can suck them out or open them up and eat the...

Loofah was delicate yet flavorful, and provide welcome respite from the sea of red oil and chile pods spreading across the table. #171 CHENGDU PRAWNS The Chengdu prawns are similar to the Chongquing chicken wings: a salt&pepper...

and delicate. Dishes like this exemplify the Cantonese cooking ethos of simple and fresh preparations that highlight the natural flavors. Note that the ends have been clipped off all the pea pods....

This is a recipe I’ve posted before in response to the same request. I think it’s fabulous and so do my friends and family. (In another recent post, asking for ideas for desserts involving pears, I suggested poaching...

Apple Brown Betty Blueberry or apple, peach,pear, strawberry-rhubarb) Crisps (or any combo thereof) Peach Cobbler Plum Clafouti Pears poached in red/white wine with cloves... Tapioca with strawberry coulis Chocolate pudding- to a mix...

or teriyaki poached fish. Sides include blanched spinach served cold with shoyu, lime juice, and sprinkle of sesame seeds; or cold tofu served with shoyu & bonito flakes. Other quick meals can be canned sardines with a touch of...

Roast root vegetables (beets, winter squash, parsnips, carrot, potato)marinated tempeh (simmer in soysauce and ginger)canned beans (black go well with pumpkin seeds and cilantro)hard boiled or poached eggbaguette sliced up