1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed 3 ripe but Fuyu persimmons, about 1 pound (see Note) 2 tablespoons peanut oil 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup fresh chives, cut into 1-inch pieces 1)Blanch the green beans in boiling salted water until just barely tender, 3 or 4 minutes. Drain and submerge…
I think I may have mentioned a few dozen times that Thanksgiving dinner is my favorite meal to cook. It’s the ultimate comfort meal but still allows a great deal of creativity. Since my wife and I have no children and our siblings all live hundreds of miles away, gathering…
Beer with dessert is a little trickier than wine and dessert. There is no category of dessert beer, and beers rarely have the sweetness of dessert wines. Unless the wine or beer is as sweet as or sweeter than the dessert, you’ll get a jarring affect similar to the one…
Though plenty rich and malty, the Belhaven had refreshing acidity, unusual for Scottish ales, which are typically less hoppy than English ales. Nonetheless, the acidity gave the beer good balance. There was plenty of body and attractive spice notes, which stood up to the meaty lamb and to the sauce,…
Ohio has been getting a lot of attention of late. As a pivotal swing state in the presidential election, both campaigns and a lot of press have been spending a great deal of time in the Buckeye State. Candidates eat hot dogs at fairs and drink beer at VFW halls.…
Busman’s holidays are common for chefs and often productive. Three years ago, while vacationing in Italy, Marc Vetri and his wife Megan “went nuts” over a celery and puntarella salad with anchovy dressing at a restaurant in Rome. Vetri decided that he had to duplicate it for Amis, one of…