Monthly Archives: January 2012

January 19, 2012

Braised Short Ribs

Step two of Chef Keller’s Beef Stroganoff is braising the short ribs.  I picked some ribs up at West Side Market, but as I hadn’t planned ahead properly I managed to get the wrong thing. Rather than getting a whole … Continue reading →

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January 16, 2012

Beef Stock

This weekend I started what is sure to be my most time-intensive recipe yet, Thomas Keller’s Beef Stroganoff from the Ad Hoc at Home Cookbook. It’s made in three parts (I’ve completed the first two, with the third coming tonight) … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2012

Marcella Hazan’s Chicken Cacciatora

This winter I took a part-time job at Williams Sonoma, entirely for the employee discount. The very first thing I bought was a set of All-Clad d5 pans, and it came with a book called Essentials of Classic Cooking by … Continue reading →

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