Cooking en papillote (French for “parchment”) is a wildly overlooked method of cooking in America. It’s an easy method for a quick weeknight dinner that’s also elegant enough for guests. The smell that escapes when the package is reason enough to try it. This works well for … [Read more...] about Cooking in Parchment (video lesson)
Recipes
Potage Parmentier (Leek & Potato Soup)
When I was a little girl in Michigan, we had potato soup at least once a week. It was inexpensive, warming and ready in relatively little time. I can remember taking my mother's thick homemade bread, slathering it with warm sweet butter and dunking it into the hot soup. A subtle … [Read more...] about Potage Parmentier (Leek & Potato Soup)
Recipe: Flint-Style Coney Islands
I don't care of if I have a fancy French culinary degree. I'll stand on top of a mountain top if need be and shout it. I LOVE A GOOD CONEY DOG! Yes! That involves a hot dog. Possibly non-grass fed beef. White bread buns. I'll say it loud and proud, for all the world to hear, as … [Read more...] about Recipe: Flint-Style Coney Islands
Recipe: Chilled Spinach Asparagus Soup
Chilled soup carries a stamp of posh. "Oh James, prepare the vichyssoise and the champagne for dinner, will you?" The first time that I can recall having chilled soup was as a impressionable 20-year-old college student at the home of a wealthy older man that I was interviewing … [Read more...] about Recipe: Chilled Spinach Asparagus Soup
Fish: Buying Basics
Story by Kathleen Flinn A couple years ago, I attended a screening event of the beautiful, fascinating and depressing documentary The End of the Line. The film illustrates the message and research found in the book of the same name written by British journalist Charles Clover. … [Read more...] about Fish: Buying Basics