Tag Archives: good cookbooks to own

♥ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥: Grilled Beef Heart with Celeriac Slaw

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

The first time that I ever had beef heart was at St. John’s Bread and Wine in London. It was two summers ago and I was wandering around Spitalfields on a single-origin chocolate bar search. Suddenly, the skies opened up and down … Continue reading →

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Mission Chinese Food New York

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

I have to admit to having something of a double standard when it comes to snapping pics of restaurant food and posting them on my blog. On vacation, I will happily — nay, gleefully — take pictures of food. I … Continue reading →

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Cherry Clafoutis

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Clafoutis is the classic dessert of the Limousin, the northwestern part of the Massif Central in the middle of France. Traditionally, it is baked in a buttered dish and is more or less a flan with ripe black cherries. Sometimes, other red … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette Carbonara with Freshly-Shelled Peas

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

On a hot and sticky mid-August night several years ago, I boarded an overnight train from Paris to Milan. The cabin was filled with two sets of bunk-beds that were meant to accommodate four people. Instead, we were five because … Continue reading →

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Asparagus with Fried Egg and Parmesan

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

It’s asparagus season! Which means it’s time for my favorite fast lunch: sweet local asparagus topped with a fried egg and sprinkled with Parmesan. To anyone who thinks that making yourself lunch takes too much time, I challenge them to … Continue reading →

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Young, Green Garlic Knots with Parmesan and Marinara Sauce

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Well, I did it. I broke my oven. After a week of intense pizza-making, my oven decided that it was having no more of this high-heat nonsense and promptly decided that it was going to go on strike. The stovetop … Continue reading →

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Young, Green Garlic Pizza

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Have you seen Jim Lahey‘s new book? The one all about pizza? I have been a big fan of Lahey ever since I lived up the street from the Sullivan Street Bakery in Soho. Back then, I used to go over … Continue reading →

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Cooking The Hunger Games: District 11′s Crescent Moon Rolls with Sesame Seeds and Katniss’s Favorite Lamb Stew with Dried Plums

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

“The Hunger Games? Nope, don’t want to read it. Isn’t that for 14-year old girls?” “You read Harry Potter!” It’s true. I read every single Harry Potter book, but this wasn’t Harry Potter. That was about wizards, and good and … Continue reading →

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Stay Tuned: Coolcookstyle cooks The Hunger Games

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

I love The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Love them. Love them so much that I dragged my friends to the midnight IMAX show last night following a Hunger Games-themed dinner cooked by yours truly from recipes from the Unofficial Hunger … Continue reading →

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Mexican-Style Slow Cooked Pork from The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adrià

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

For years I have been both intrigued and repelled by the family meal, the meal cooked just for the restaurant staff to eat before service. Intrigued, obviously, because I have always wondered what the staff is eating without me. Repelled … Continue reading →

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