Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Frontier Gastronomy – Farmer’s Market Feast
Posted by: freyabellin on: June 1, 2011
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The produce gods have finally graced us with their springtime bounty. Spring onions, leafy greens, asparagus, cilantro, rhubarb! And so, last weekend I disavowed the potatoes and apples of winter and set out to make a springtime farmers’ market feast. The theme? Green. My best finds this spring have been greens: spicy mustard greens, peppery [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Cream, Caramel, & Fries
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 4, 2011
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If I don’t see another squash for a while, I’ll be a pretty happy girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stuff, but in the spirit of spring, it’s time to embrace the fresh produce that has finally come to surface. Warmer weather brings back crisp and colorful vegetables, most of which are outrageously [...]
Brooklyn Mac and Cheese
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: April 27, 2011
This mac and cheese recipe is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for a slothful midnight refrigerator run. This recipe is for those who want to prepare macaroni and cheese that deserves a shrine and a theme song, for those self-taught gourmands who want to run with giants and emerge king.
Frontier Gastronomy – Crostini
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: April 20, 2011
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A crostini is basically a small, open-faced sandwich that feels much more glamorous. Eating crostini is like eating tapas: a taste of this, a taste of that, and ultimately a meal. When I make crostini, I use French bread or a baguette cut into ½ inch slices. If the bread isn’t fresh-from-the-oven-warm and crispy-crusted (and [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Top 5 Kitchen Tips
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: April 6, 2011
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My cooking expertise is the result of a lot of failures. Exhibit A: When broiling scallops, a few extra tablespoons of oil and some unruly flames nearly set the kitchen on fire. Exhibit B: Coarse grain sea salt turns a bran muffin into a mouth-puckering mess. You get the idea. Luckily, I’m persistent. I learn [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Risotto
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: March 23, 2011
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Even for an adventurous home chef, certain dishes carry the stigma of being too complicated or too authentic to reproduce at home. Lately I’ve been on a kick to prove that I can achieve solid results with “restaurant only” dishes that I find intimidating. I recently took on paella and was pleasantly surprised by the [...]
FP Top 5 – Prospect Heights Cafes
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: March 19, 2011
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As a freelance musician and writer, I’m always on the lookout for great cafés to be my home office. (Otherwise, I might never see the light of day). Below are my five favorite coffee shops around my stomping grounds – Prospect Heights – along with a review of each cafe’s coffee, food, music, and feng [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Homemade Pizza
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: March 9, 2011
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I live in New York, where excellent, award-winning pizza abounds, but there’s nothing like making it at home from scratch. You may lose the instant gratification of walking into a pizzeria and grabbing a slice, but it’s cheaper, a little healthier, and way more fun to make your own. If you cook as an activity [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Tapas Dinner Party
Posted by: freyabellin on: February 23, 2011
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I am simultaneously indecisive and adventurous when it comes to ordering food, so it’s no surprise that I love tapas-style eating: the opportunity to try a whole bunch of plates without seeming like a total pig. And ever since a brief stint living in Seville several years ago, I’ve been hooked on Spanish flavors (pimentón, [...]
