We had friends coming in from California plus in-laws for dinner and I knew exactly what I wanted to make: braised pork shoulder from SmithMeadows Meats. I started braising the meat the day before the guests were to arrive and there in the recipe (Mario Batali) noticed that the meat was supposed to be marinated […]
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I see no reason why “Dark Days” meals should not tilt toward the sublime. Truth be told, we are entering The Slow Cook’s favorite time of year, when slow cooking yields great depths of flavor and big heavy pots left to their own devices perform transformative magic with the simplest ingredients. Brother-in-law Tom, the oenophile, […]
Tags:beef·dark days challenge
There is always this chicken-and-egg question when shopping for the family dinner: do we approach our provisioning with a preconceived menu in mind, or do we see what the market has to offer and make our meal around that? I went to the Dupont Circle farmers market on Sunday knowing exactly what I wanted: a […]
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